General Petraeus Quotes

#1. I introduced myself to then-Lieutenant General Petraeus and told him about my research interests; he gave me his card and offered to put me in touch with other researchers and service members working on the same issues.

Paula Broadwell

#2. I suspect that with men like General Petraeus, where honor means something - losing your life is secondary to losing your honor.

Trey Gowdy

#3. I want you to know what I have told Australia's Parliament in Canberra - what I told General Petraeus in Kabul - what I told President Obama in the Oval Office this week. Australia will stand firm with our ally the United States.

Julia Gillard

#4. General Petraeus is not a miracle worker. He can not be successful unless the president creates greater confidence within his own team about the decisions which the president has himself made.

Jim Talent

#5. Thanks to General Petraeus, our leadership and the sacrifice of brave young Americans. To deny that their sacrifice didn't make possible the success of the surge in Iraq, I think does a great disservice ... the progress has been immense.

John McCain

#6. A few months into my research, General Petraeus, who was then leading Central Command, invited me to go for a run with him and his team along the Potomac River during one of his visits to Washington. I figured I could interview him while we ran.

Paula Broadwell

#7. If there were no women then men would still be living in the jungle.

Debasish Mridha

#8. True Christians are not bigoted and this is actually not a matter of equality, no matter how often it is referred to as equal marriage. Civil partnerships are equal to marriage - they might not have the same name but they are equal.

Robert Flello

#9. The United States is considered a puritanical society by many Western nations. For example, they can't believe we hassle public servants like General David Petraeus because he had a mistress. In France, if a powerful man doesn't have a mistress, he's considered a wimp.

Bill O'Reilly

#10. Joy brings smiles on our faces, it brings power, peace and sound mind.

Euginia Herlihy

#11. Walking on water wasn't built in a day.

Jack Kerouac

#12. General David Petraeus was so successful at getting on covers of magazines, having journalists fall in love with him, that in fact he was able to use that power to go around the normal chain of command.

Michael Hastings

#13. Replacing General McChrystal with David Petraeus was a good first step, but more will be needed.

Jim Talent

#14. It's okay. You aren't my type.
What's your type?
Someone who gets into less trouble.

Karen Chance

#15. But what if you don't like Chico?" she asked him, her brow furrowed.
"Will you be there? Because if that's where you want to be, I'll find plenty to like.

Robyn Carr

#16. Okay. Good point." He's very honest. I should ask how he is in bed. She slapped her hands over her mouth. "I didn't just say that out loud again, did I?"
"Yes, you did.

Mimi Jean Pamfiloff