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If we take as given that critical infrastructures are vulnerable to a cyber terrorist attack, then the question becomes whether there are actors with the capability and motivation to carry out such an operation.
Dorothy Denning

Motivation, Question, Whether

I think it's the easiest thing in the world to be horribly critical about yourself.
Andrea Riseborough

Yourself, Easiest, Horribly

It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical.
Alan Perlis

Education, Learning, Fun

I'm too obsessed that the people who say critical things about me are right, even though I'm getting to do something I love.
Sam Raimi

Love, Getting, Though

The only reason I've been so critical of hip-hop is because I've always been aware of the effect that it has, and the reflection that it gives of the African-American community.
Saul Williams

Reason, Reflection, Community

America has a critical role to play as the most powerful member of the world community.
Adam Schiff

Powerful, America, Play

Whether you are just entering the workforce or nearing retirement age, planning for the future is critical.
Ron Lewis

Age, Future, Whether

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning points there is no other rule possible than the old one, that the end justifies the means.
Arthur Koestler

Politics, History, End

I believe in the critical importance of participating in the political system - from voting to standing for election. It's both rewarding and necessary that men and women of good will and clear thinking engage in honest, open debate.
Michael Nutter

Good, Women, Men

People, as critical as it looks, we're OK. We are in control, whether we feel it or not.
Lionel Richie

Control, Whether, Looks

If Washington continues to fumble issues like taking care of the debt, getting the troops home, and rebuilding our economy, my wife and I may sit down and say, 'These are critical things and maybe we need to get back in the ball.'
Joe Scarborough

Home, Care, Wife

The first assistant director is just so important that the choice of that person is critical to the movie.
John Frankenheimer

Important, Person, Choice

Math and science fields are not the only areas where we see the United States lagging behind. Less than 1 percent of American high school students study the critical foreign languages of Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Russian, combined.
Cathy McMorris

Science, School, Study

At the bottom, the elimination of spyware and the preservation of privacy for the consumer are critical goals if the Internet is to remain safe and reliable and credible.
Cliff Stearns

Goals, Privacy, Internet

We see entrepreneurship and small businesses and supply chains as a critical part of the economic growth and competitiveness agenda.
Karen Mills

Small, Growth, Economic

I think we've learned that the S.B.A. plays a critical role in providing access and opportunity when the market is not providing that access. We help banks get that money out into the hands of important and viable businesses, particularly those owned by minorities, women, immigrants and veterans.
Karen Mills

Money, Women, Help

We've gotten tremendous support. Everybody now understands how critical it is to help small businesses get out of this recession and into recovery.
Karen Mills

Help, Small, Support

The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is as relevant today as at any time in its history, but it needs reform.
Chuck Hagel

Time, History, Today

This past year has been very turbulent for the Middle East, and my conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu strengthened my belief that we need to remain vigilant in our support of our critical ally.
Rob Portman

Past, Year, Support

From whichever angle one looks at it, the application of racial theories remains a striking proof of the lowered demands of public opinion upon the purity of critical judgment.
Johan Huizinga

Opinion, Public, Looks

It's fundamentally unfair to have so much of the tax relief go to so few. And it is a 10-year tax plan rather than one, as mine, focused on the next two years, which in my opinion is the critical time to jumpstart the economy.
Bob Graham

Time, Two, Opinion

I was once a welfare recipient and am very aware of the successes and failures of this critical safety net. There are those that would have us believe that those receiving TANF benefits are lazy, shiftless, freeloaders who are just sitting around thinking of another way to suckle from the government teat.
Gwen Moore

Government, Thinking, Lazy

The critical importance of honest journalism and a free flowing, respectful national conversation needs to be had in our country. But it is being buried as collateral damage in a war whose battles include political correctness and ideological orthodoxy.
Juan Williams

War, Political, Country

I just mean it's very difficult for me to watch my work, in some ways, because I am critical of what I didn't get across or I thought I was making one point.
Tea Leoni

Work, Mean, Thought

Community health centers do a great deal with limited resources. They provide critical medical care services to many who would otherwise have no other place to go or would end up in an emergency room.
Jan Schakowsky

Health, Great, Medical

After two years of hard work and debate, Congress has passed a highway bill that will help fuel our economy by creating roughly 500,000 new jobs, as well as address many critical transportation needs in Ohio and the 18th Congressional District.
Bob Ney

Work, Help, Hard

Coal is absolutely critical to our nation's economic health and global competitiveness.
Jerry Costello

Health, Nation, Economic

Everybody says how hard comedy is, but, when it comes time to honor things, whether it's on a weekly critical basis or whether it's award time, at that time of the year, comedy is the poor, dumb child of dramatic work.
Ivan Reitman

Work, Time, Hard

I wouldn't describe that 'position' as 'parasitic.' I'd describe that experience as 'edifying.' I don't merely write from a critical intellectual distance. I actually live around here.
Bruce Sterling

Experience, Live, Around

At times he could be very critical. He didn't like prints on me. He didn't like stripes. He didn't like boldness. He said I was petite and that was taking away from my looks.
Priscilla Presley

Said, Away, Times

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