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Michael Mullen

Michael Mullen Biography

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Michael Mullen, born on October 4, 1946, is an individual whose profession is unknown. His life story and contributions are currently limited in available information.

Michael Mullen, born on October 4, 1946, is an individual whose profession is unknown. His life story and contributions are currently limited in available information.

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“Let us all be men and women in full. Let us expect from ourselves more than we think we can give, more than we think we can do and more than we think we already know.”

Thinking Knows Men Giving Can Do Men And Women Be A Man

Author:Michael Mullen

“We can't kill our way to victory, and no armed force anywhere - no matter how good - can deliver these keys alone. It requires teamwork and cooperation.”

Author:Michael Mullen

“Mr. Chairman, speaking for myself and myself only, it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy that forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens.”

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Author:Michael Mullen

“I'd have no problem serving under any president.”

Problem President Serving No Problem

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“The best day was when we got bin Laden.”

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“I'm not a policy and a strategy guy. I'm - you know, the military basically supports what the president wants, the decisions that he makes.”

Knows Want Guy President Decision Support Military Policy Strategy

Author:Michael Mullen

“Don't try to run your life through a single straw. Someone, some event, will cut it off.”

Trying Running Cutting Events Straws

Author:Michael Mullen

“Few things are more damaging to our democracy than a military officer who doesn't have the moral courage to stand up for what's right or the moral fiber to step aside when circumstances dictate.”

Moral Steps Democracy Military Circumstances Officers Fiber Moral Courage Moral Fiber

Author:Michael Mullen

“I am convinced that America's great sea of goodwill can be, in fact, a rising tide, a tide that could lift every veteran and every family of our wounded and fallen.”

Facts America Sea Convinced Lifts Fallen Rising Tides Wounded Veteran Goodwill

Author:Michael Mullen

“If the untimely battlefield deaths of generations of American heroes have taught us nothing else, it should be this unalterable fact: what you do with your time here on earth is far more important than the time you had to do it. Those who live most are those who love most, who act the noblest and do their best.”

Ifs Should Important Facts Earth Generations Taught Hero Battlefields Taught Us American Hero

Author:Michael Mullen

“If you listen closely to the voices of our veterans, you understand that yes, they all returned from war changed, but what never changed is this: They never forgot your generosity. They never forgot the power of opportunity. They never forgot the American dream.”

Ifs War Dream Opportunity Voice Changed Generosity American Dream Veteran Never Change Our Veterans Your Generosity

Author:Michael Mullen

“Our people sacrifice a lot for their country, including their lives. None of them should have to sacrifice their integrity as well.”

People Should Wells Country Sacrifice Integrity Should Have Including

Author:Michael Mullen

“The truth is, we live in deeds, not days; in actions and thoughts and feelings, not heartbeats.”

Feelings Action Truth Is Deeds Heartbeat Thoughts And Feelings

Author:Michael Mullen

“No matter the organization, the goal, or the mission, you've got to do it through people. It's been that way for me since my first command. I work to understand the people, their views and needs, and how tasks are being carried out.That interaction might cause me to modify my guidance or the way I delegate. It also affords me an opportunity to learn what goals people have and how as their boss I can facilitate their future in ways that not only help them, but also help the ship or the organization.”

“It has been a little surprising to me, anyway, is to find out through media that there actually have been several chemical attacks recently. Now, with some belief on my part, and I think a lot of people, that we thought we got rid of the chemical weapons with the regime that President Obama and President Putin put in place.”

People Thinking Belief President President Obama

Author:Michael Mullen

“I worry a little bit about - quote - "regime change." We haven't had a great deal of success with that in years. That's just really difficult.”

Difficult Worry

Author:Michael Mullen

“We have to stop the killing. We need to let the refugees - we need to let Syrian citizens go home.”

Home Killing Refugee

Author:Michael Mullen

“Every Sailor has the potential to lead," said Mullen, "I don't care if it's a seaman recruit or someone higher ranking than myself. Where there's a will, there's a way.”

Ifs Way Said Care Military Higher Don't Care I Don't Care Sailor Recruit Ranking Seamen

Author:Michael Mullen

“I'm blessed to be in a command position in a Navy this good”

Military Position Blessed Command Navy

Author:Michael Mullen

“We're at a real time of transition here in terms of future aviation. What's going to be manned? What's going to be unmanned? There are those who see [the JSF] as the last manned fighter/bomber. And I'm one that's inclined to believe it-whether it's right or not.”

Believe Real Lasts Term Military Fighter Aviation Transition Bombers Air Power Airpower Times Of Transition

Author:Michael Mullen

“In every war at some point in time, you do sit down and negotiate.”

War Military Down And

Author:Michael Mullen

“We think we're near energy independence - nothing could be further from the truth. We're in much better shape now, but the price of a barrel of oil is going to be controlled by the Middle East for the next 10, 20, 30 years for sure.”

Thinking Years Next Energy Middle Shapes Independence Oil East Controlled Middle East Barrels Energy Independence

Author:Michael Mullen

“I think anybody in our - in the, in the national security apparatus has, has got to take full cognizance of their responsibility for the safeguarding of classified information.”

Thinking Responsibility Security Information National Security Safeguarding Classified Information

Author:Michael Mullen

“I think the central mission in Afghanistan right now is to protect the people, certainly, and that would be inclusive of everybody, and that in a, in an insurgency and a counterinsurgency, that's really the center of gravity.”

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Author:Michael Mullen

“I've said for a long time, clearly the - a, a critical key to success in the region is going to be Pakistan and our relationship with Pakistan, which was one that was broken in the late '80s and which we've worked hard to restore.”

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Author:Michael Mullen

“The mission - the overall mission is to dismantle and defeat and disrupt al-Qaeda. But we have to make sure there's not a safe haven that returns in Afghanistan.”

Havens Return Safe Defeat Missions Als Afghanistan Al Qaeda Safe Haven

Author:Michael Mullen

“The single biggest existential threat that's out there, I think, is cyber.”

Thinking Threat Existentialism Existential Cyber

Author:Michael Mullen

“To the Cold War veterans here, know that your steadfast efforts preserved a delicate balance, and, because of you, the global war that many feared never came to pass. We are thankful for you, as we are for all the veterans here with us.”

Knows War Effort Cold Balance Victory Delicate Cold War Veteran Steadfast Because Of You Thankful For You War Veteran

Author:Michael Mullen

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Born: October 4, 1946
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Quotes: 28

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