A biography for Valerie Plamehasn’t been written yet.
“Any time you're a poster child for the CIA, there are a lot of people that are - either have ideological or they are mentally unbalanced - that are going to try to find you and perhaps cause you harm.”
“I would never jeopardize classified information. I served my country well and loyally, and I had to sue the C.I.A. on First Amendment grounds.”
“I know having a Jason Bourne all alone in a field firing at bad guys is much more dramatic, but it's not real.”
“We have known Hillary Clinton both professionally and personally for close to 20 years, dating back to before President Bill Clinton's first trip to Africa in 1998 - a trip that they both acknowledge changed their lives and gave considerable meaning to their post-White House years and to the activities of the Clinton Foundation.”
“I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.”
“Joe was being called a liar and a traitor; I'm being accused of nepotism, of being a glorified secretary. The stresses that that places on an individual and, of course, a marriage were tremendous. It was - there were some dark days.”
“Regarding Wikileaks, I have profound ambivalent feelings about it. I am a firm believer in a strong intelligence service. There's a need for classified information.”
“I was working for the CIA and prohibited from speaking publicly.”
“Of course we wish that more people involved in the leak of my true CIA identity had been prosecuted, but the system worked.”
“Hillary stood with us, as she has stood with so many over the years, and we are proud to stand with her for our country now.”
“I have always been appalled by the depiction of female CIA operatives.”
“One characteristic that I hope I never relinquish is an intense curiosity about the world around me.”
“Of course, we all watch James Bond with envy - knowing the U.S. government would never pay for the lifestyle he enjoys.”
“Of course, when you're a parent, that's your paramount concern, for your children, and there were some very credible and frightening threats, and the agency declined to provide any security, and it felt like a betrayal all over again. It was really painful.”
“The options are war versus peace, and I am delighted that, so far, it appears that peaceful negotiation has won the day.”
“Americans want to believe that we are a nation of laws, and no one is above them, including the president. Mr. Trump's and his associates' actions during his campaign and during his brief time in office are extremely troubling.”
“I find it really hard to relate to the Bond women or Angelina Jolie in 'Salt.' And of course it's informed by my experiences and the people I've met along the way and the places I've been.”
“There is definitely a sense that when you, as a CIA ops officer... are handling assets, they are delivering to you their trust and their well-being. And you feel very protective of them, even if they're not very nice people.”
“How lucky are we to have Naomi Watts and Sean Penn playing us? We've seen the final cut now a couple times, and the scenes with the marriage fraying at the edges are still very difficult to watch. However, our hope was that no matter your political persuasion, you're taken with the idea that it's important to hold power in check.”
“Certainly, if we had not invaded Iraq on intelligence that was clearly manipulated and cherry picked, we would be in a different position today.”