Vernon A. Walters Quotes

"It is an endless procession of surprises. The expected rarely occurs and never in the expected manner."
- Vernon A. Walters
(Related: Surprises)

"I'm a participant in the doctrine of constructive ambiguity."
- Vernon A. Walters
(Related: Ambiguity, Doctrine)

"Americans have always had an ambivalent attitude toward intelligence. When they feel threatened, they want a lot of it, and when they don't, they regard the whole thing as somewhat immoral."
- Vernon A. Walters
(Related: Intelligence, Attitude, Americans, Want)

"I don't think we should tell them what we're going to do in advance. Let them think. Worry. Wonder. Uncertainty is the most chilling thing of all."
- Vernon A. Walters
(Related: Uncertainty, Wonder, Worry)