Assessments Quotes

When former Defense Secretary Robert Gates wrote his recent book, 'Duty', it was full of tough assessments and candor.

Everyone's going to have an opinion on the way I play the game, or things I've done.

It is much easier to make the speeches than to finally make the judgments.

I have nine armchairs from which I can be critical.

It behooves a prudent person to make trial of everything before arms.

If you look at our world, it's a world of critique.

We can be judged in many ways.

Now everyone is a critic.

I was told that I had to give grades to the students, which I wasn't particularly interested in doing.

You have to study the people and the ones that measure up are not always the ones you expect.