Quotes from Dead or Alive

“An overnight success is ten years in the making.”
― Tom Clancy, quote from Dead or Alive

“That’s up to you, Jack, but part of doing this kind of work is the willingness to put on blinders. Deal with what’s in front of you. Every terrorist has a mother and father. Maybe kids, maybe people that love him. Hell, six days out of seven he might be a decent citizen, but on that one day he decides to pick up a gun or plant a bomb, he’s a threat. And if you’re the guy standing between him and innocent lives, the threat is all you can afford to worry about. You get what I’m saying?”
― Tom Clancy, quote from Dead or Alive

“Ladies and gentlemen, it is not the job of government to be the national nanny. The average citizen can look after his or her own needs without assistance from somebody who works here in Washington.”
― Tom Clancy, quote from Dead or Alive

“That’s all it might take. It wasn’t death he feared—none of them feared that—but rather failure. But were not the Holy Warriors of Allah those who did the hardest things, and would not his blessings be in proportion to his merit? To be remembered. To be respected by his compatriots. To strike a blow for the cause—even if he managed to do that without recognition, he would go to Allah with peace in his heart.”
― Tom Clancy, quote from Dead or Alive

“question that remained now was whether he would be alive to perform the day’s final salaat. That was in Allah’s”
― Tom Clancy, quote from Dead or Alive

“«Lo único que se necesita para que triunfe el mal es que los hombres de bien no hagan nada.»”
― Tom Clancy, quote from Dead or Alive

“There was reality, and then there was perception, and rarely the two shall meet.”
― Tom Clancy, quote from Dead or Alive

“it’s about doing the job you’ve trained your ass off to be good at, taking care of the guys to your left and right, and coming out the other side with all your fingers and toes.”
― Tom Clancy, quote from Dead or Alive

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