A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.

If violence wasn't your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.

Maxim 3: An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody. -The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

Where's your sense of adventure? It died under mysterious circumstances. My sense of self-preservation found the body, but assures me it has an airtight alibi. -Captain Tagon & Captain Andreyasn

The spirit of the law is the least of the things we're prepared to violate.

The size of the promised paycheck is inversely proportional to the likelihood of surviving to collect it.

Maxim 20: If you’re not willing to shell your own position, you’re not willing to win. -The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

When the messenger arrives and says 'Don't shoot the messenger,' it's a good idea to be prepared to shoot the messenger, just in case.

Spy' is such a short ugly word. I prefer 'espionage.' Those extra three syllables really say something.

Judging by the sounds of general panic, I want a gun like that.

Right now I've got just two rules to live by. Rule one: don't taunt elephants. Rule two: don't stand next to anybody who taunts elephants. -Sergeant Schlock

I write for myself and strangers. The strangers, dear Readers, are an afterthought.

I believe Innovation is more likely to emerge from a culture of encouragement.

If I can only write my memoir once, how do I edit it?

Anguish heart attack is tightly packed on to people with actions full of emotions and personal tragedies yet they can overcome it with personal self esteem and nice thinking.

I also have a pair of ruby red slippers from the 'Wizard of Oz' and Dorothy's gingham dress...and on and on. I saved as much as I could and still do, because people are still interested in it.

Global climate change has a profound impact on the survival and development of mankind. It is a major challenge facing all countries.

What hidden, hoarded longings there are in all of us.

The goal of our life should not be to find joy in marriage, but to bring more love and truth into the world.

Yoga is the methodology with which to unveil the miracle that exists right in front of our faces and inside ourselves.

One thing I will say about the Germans, they are always perfectly willing to give somebody's land to somebody else