William Cohen
William Cohen
William Sebastian Cohenis an American politician and author from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives and Senate, and as Secretary of Defenseunder Democratic President Bill Clinton...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 August 1940
CityBangor, ME
holocaust nuclear world
For while the threat of nuclear holocaust has been significantly reduced, the world remains a very unsettled and dangerous place.
moving wmd mass-destruction
I am absolutely convinced that there are weapons...I saw evidence back in 1998 when we would see the inspectors being barred from gaining entry into a warehouse for three hours with trucks rolling up and then moving those trucks out.
giving-up freedom order
We have to yet really seriously debate the constitutional issues and whether or not we're willing to give up more freedom in order to have more security.
peace war miracle
The miracle of Grenada is how quickly the Cuban workers beat their plowshares into Soviet AK-47s.
jobs lasts computer
Taxpayers have spent more than $200 billion in the last decade on computer systems that are antiquated, incompatible, and not doing the job.
real eugenics volcanoes
Others are engaging even in an eco- type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves. So there are plenty of ingenious minds out there that are at work finding ways in which they can wreak terror upon other nations. It's real, and that's the reason why we have to intensify our efforts, and that's why this is so important.
government enemy needs
Government is the enemy until you need a friend.
successful opportunity problem
The opportunities and threats existing in any situation always exceed the resources needed to exploit the opportunities or avoid the threats. Thus, strategy is essentially a problem of allocating resources. If strategy is to be successful, it must allocate superior resources against a decisive opportunity.
fighting helping-others people
My research debunks the myth that many people seem to have . . . that you become a leader by fighting your way to the top. Rather, you become a leader by helping others to the top. Helping your employees is as important, and many times more so, than trying to get the most work out of them.
dream grateful risk
No on should pass an American in uniform without saying "Thank you, we are grateful." Always mindful that they are prepared to risk all their dreams so that all of us can reach ours.
country believe technology
I believe the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction presents the greatest threat that the world has ever known. We are finding more and more countries who are acquiring technology - not only missile technology - and are developing chemical weapons and biological weapons capabilities to be used in theater and also on a long range basis. So I think that is perhaps the greatest threat that any of us will face in the coming years.
fall successful strategy
A firm that continues to employ a previously successful strategy eventually and inevitably falls victim to a competitor.
again allowed america memorial military modern name national noble reminder security service social today train uniform united women
This memorial is more than a remembrance, it's also a reminder that women in the military's service to America is not new and should never again be allowed to go unrecognized. We don't allow women in service as a social favor; we do not train women in the name of a noble social experiment. Today, women in uniform are part of the national security of the United States, and this isn't a modern nicety, it's a military necessity. . . . Our military wouldn't be what it is today without women.
best decision factor line prepared public service
I am prepared to place 30 years of public service on the line to say the only factor that was important in this decision is what was in the American people's best interest. There were no other factors.