The things that are done in the name of the shareholder are, to me, as terrifying as the things that are done - dare I say it - in the name of God.

Unfortunately it is the weak who destroy the strong.

Once you've lived the inside-out world of espionage, you never shed it. It's a mentality, a double standard of existence.

There is a big difference between fighting the cold war and fighting radical Islam. The rules have changed and we haven't.

Never trade a secret, you'll always get the short end of the bargain.

The fact that you can only do a little is no excuse for doing nothing.

In itself, the practice of deception is not particularly exacting; it is a matter of experience, of professional expertise, it is a facility most of us can acquire.