“he also discovered a correlation between their opinions and the conviction with which they stated them. It seemed that the less someone knew, the more forcefully he tried to state his case.”
“instead of fighting the system, it was often better to say yes and then go off and do whatever you thought was best.”
“As a military historian Flood knew all too well the pitfalls of taking the easy road in times of crisis, of negotiating for today without an eye to the future.”
“door and said, “Let’s get that thing open, and then”
“moving down the stairs. “What’s our best guess?” he whispered. There was some discussion on”
“Safety and Security Instruments out of San Diego.”
“To my future self... Thank you... for sending the letter. I wonder if... today's present from Kakeru... reached the «Me» in the future...?" (p.215)”
“It’s easy to say that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few when no one’s holding a gun to your head.”
“Grip the nettle firmly and it will become a stick with which to beat your enemy.”
“Fifteen years is too long to be holding on to a few heart-pounding moments from college.”
“In this country we get stuck with taxes, but in the old country we used to get stuck with bayonets.”
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