Tom Clancy Quotes

He had to do so many things and make each appear as though it were the only thing he had to do. He had to compartmentalize everything, when on one task to pretend that the others didn't exist.

Comrade, you can deceive us. Anyone can―for a time. But not a very long time.

The assistant commander at any post is supposed to be a ruthless son of a bitch.

Intelligence people are no different from anybody else. They have preconceptions, and when they see them in real life, it reinforces how brilliant they think they are.

They loved their country largely because they controlled it.

Sunday was the normal day for the political awareness session at sea. Ordinarily Putin would have officiated, reading some Pravada editorials, followed by selected quotations from the works of Lenin and a discussion of the lessons to be learned from the readings. It is very much like a church service.

The only way to do all the things you'd like to do is to read

He was learning to curse his newly acquired status as resident genius.