American - Novelist | April 12, 1947 - October 1, 2013
The control of information is something the elite always does, particularly in a despotic form of government. Information, knowledge, is power. If you can control information, you can control people.
Tom Clancy
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The good old days are now.
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Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Your life may change, but your dream doesn't have to. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it.
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Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die.
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The U.S. Military is us. There is no truer representation of a country than the people that it sends into the field to fight for it. The people who wear our uniform and carry our rifles into combat are our kids, and our job is to support them, because they're protecting us.
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The human condition today is better than it's ever been, and technology is one of the reasons for that.
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I've made up stuff that's turned out to be real, that's the spooky part.
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Helicopters don't fly, they vibrate so badly the ground rejects them.
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Show me an elitist, and I'll show you a loser.
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The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.
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Ebola is a nasty disease to get. It's scary. But as a weapon, it is probably not likely. Ebola is a difficult malady to weaponize and deliver efficiently.
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Fighting wars is not so much about killing people as it is about finding things out. The more you know, the more likely you are to win a battle.
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