Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Jake Sullivan

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American public servant Jake Sullivan.

Last updated on September 16, 2024.

Jacob Jeremiah Sullivan is an American political advisor who currently serves as the United States National Security Advisor to President Joe Biden. He was previously the deputy assistant to President Barack Obama, National Security Advisor to Vice President Biden, deputy chief of staff to Hillary Clinton at the U.S. Department of State, senior advisor to the U.S. government at the Iran nuclear negotiations, and senior policy advisor to Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, as well as visiting professor at Yale Law School.

American - Public Servant | Born: November 28, 1976

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In the real world, answers may not be clear cut. There will be messy choices, and you're not going to be able to construct a policy response in a neat and tidy way. Being able to listen to other people, even as you stay true to your principles, that's how you actually succeed.

Jake Sullivan

For being in a place that's landlocked, Minnesotans have a real sense of the wider world. Teachers, friends, neighbors - everywhere I went in Minnesota, people put their heads up and looked out to the horizon.

Jake Sullivan

Public policy is a study in imperfection. It involves imperfect people, with imperfect information, facing deeply imperfect choices - so it's not surprising that they're getting imperfect results.

Jake Sullivan

Reject cynicism. Reject certitude. And don't be a jerk. Be a good guy.

Jake Sullivan

By the time I was 10 or 13, I'd learned the world capitals.

Jake Sullivan