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Tom Clancy Quotes: What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It's not good at much else.
         

What the government is good at is collecting taxes, taking away your freedoms and killing people. It's not good at much else.


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There are people in government who don't want other people to know what they know. It's just another example of elitism. And I spit on elitism. Show me an elitist, and I'll show you a loser.

There are people in government who don't want other people to know what they know. It's just another example of elitism. And I spit on elitism. Show me an elitist, and I'll show you a loser.



Helicopters don't fly, they vibrate so badly the ground rejects them.

Helicopters don't fly, they vibrate so badly the ground rejects them.



The good old days are now.

The good old days are now.



Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change.

Fix your eyes forward on what you can do, not back on what you cannot change.



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.

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.



The tactics...no, amateurs discuss tactics,.... Professional soldiers study logistics.

The tactics...no, amateurs discuss tactics,.... Professional soldiers study logistics.



Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed.

Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed.



The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.

The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.



Whenever somebody comes up with a good idea, there's somebody else who has never had a good idea in his life who stands up and says, "Oh, you can't do that..."

Whenever somebody comes up with a good idea, there's somebody else who has never had a good idea in his life who stands up and says, "Oh, you can't do that..."



Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die.

Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die.





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After all, 'I've been thinking' meant she had previously identified the parameters and analyzed all the branching considerations.

After all, 'I've been thinking' meant she had previously identified the parameters and analyzed all the branching considerations.



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Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor.



Never leave your customers wondering.

Never leave your customers wondering.



There is a definite moment when a work congeals and crystallizes. Once I am finished with a painting, I am happy to send it off into the world so I can get to work on the next one.

There is a definite moment when a work congeals and crystallizes. Once I am finished with a painting, I am happy to send it off into the world so I can get to work on the next one.



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How could your cover be blown in Canada? Why even bother going dark there? How could you tell?

How could your cover be blown in Canada? Why even bother going dark there? How could you tell?



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Genius finds its own road and carries its own lamp.



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No pills gonna cure my ill.



After you develop your Self-confidence and love for God then you can share your experiences with others. But it is a good rule to talk very little, even about God.

After you develop your Self-confidence and love for God then you can share your experiences with others. But it is a good rule to talk very little, even about God.




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