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David Weber quotes: Extremists tend to grow more extreme, not less, as problems get closer to solutions,

Extremists tend to grow more extreme, not less, as problems get closer to solutions,

David Weber quotes: What's conquered by the sword depends on the sword to stay conquered.

What's conquered by the sword depends on the sword to stay conquered.

David Weber quotes: Nothing in the universe had a shorter half-life than a politician's memory for inconvenient facts,

Nothing in the universe had a shorter half-life than a politician's memory for inconvenient facts,

David Weber quotes: You can't waste resources reinforcing failure ...

You can't waste resources reinforcing failure ...

David Weber quotes: It was rumored she held grudges till they died of old age, then had them stuffed and mounted.

It was rumored she held grudges till they died of old age, then had them stuffed and mounted.

David Weber quotes: Parallel worlds, right?" Aston nodded. "Our sci-fi writers love 'em." "They still do back home," Ludmilla assured him.

Parallel worlds, right?" Aston nodded. "Our sci-fi writers love 'em." "They still do back home," Ludmilla assured him.

David Weber quotes: A people or a faith divided against itself became the sum of its weaknesses, not its strengths, and anyone who didn't know that was doomed.

A people or a faith divided against itself became the sum of its weaknesses, not its strengths, and anyone who didn't know that was doomed.

David Weber quotes: mercy and justice are deadlier than any rifle or bayonet.

mercy and justice are deadlier than any rifle or bayonet.

David Weber quotes: I can't say for certain. I can paper over the cracks for a while, maybe even maintain a facade of affluence, by robbing Peter to pay Paul

I can't say for certain. I can paper over the cracks for a while, maybe even maintain a facade of affluence, by robbing Peter to pay Paul

David Weber quotes: Hamish Alexander stood on Benjamin the Great's flag deck with his hands clasped behind him and tried very hard not to feel a sense of godlike power.

Hamish Alexander stood on Benjamin the Great's flag deck with his hands clasped behind him and tried very hard not to feel a sense of godlike power.

David Weber quotes: Let's be about it, people.

Let's be about it, people.

David Weber quotes: ...the one certain thing in life is that no one can make the truth untrue simply because it hurts.

...the one certain thing in life is that no one can make the truth untrue simply because it hurts.

David Weber quotes: Giving orders you know won't be obeyed is one of the best ways I know to destroy your own authority.

Giving orders you know won't be obeyed is one of the best ways I know to destroy your own authority.

David Weber quotes: Agreement not to discuss. "He never gets tired of comparing one physical artifact to another," Anders went on, "even if they all look pretty

Agreement not to discuss. "He never gets tired of comparing one physical artifact to another," Anders went on, "even if they all look pretty

David Weber quotes: That was about as good as it was going to get this side of a hot tub, a good-looking man, and a chocolate milkshake.

That was about as good as it was going to get this side of a hot tub, a good-looking man, and a chocolate milkshake.

David Weber quotes: The world's best swordsman doesn't fear the second best; he fears the worst swordsman, because he can't predict what the idiot will do.

The world's best swordsman doesn't fear the second best; he fears the worst swordsman, because he can't predict what the idiot will do.

David Weber quotes: Were significantly more

Were significantly more

David Weber quotes: Recipient and that, as a surprise honeymoon gift, I'd

Recipient and that, as a surprise honeymoon gift, I'd

David Weber quotes: I see you're closer to on time than usual!

I see you're closer to on time than usual!

David Weber quotes: All right, Chief Killian." She allowed herself an airy gesture at the forward visual display. "That away - full military power.

All right, Chief Killian." She allowed herself an airy gesture at the forward visual display. "That away - full military power.

David Weber quotes: WAGs ... That's a technical term we engineers use. It means 'Wild-Assed Guess'.

WAGs ... That's a technical term we engineers use. It means 'Wild-Assed Guess'.

David Weber quotes: The moral, Lieutenant, is that there is no such thing as a deadly weapon. There are only deadly people,

The moral, Lieutenant, is that there is no such thing as a deadly weapon. There are only deadly people,

David Weber quotes: Your Grace," she said, "I have only one question. Do you wish this man crippled, or dead?

Your Grace," she said, "I have only one question. Do you wish this man crippled, or dead?

David Weber quotes: But every time I told myself one lie, I had to tell another to justify the ones that came before it.

But every time I told myself one lie, I had to tell another to justify the ones that came before it.

David Weber quotes: you people's departments

you people's departments

David Weber quotes: There was an almost terrifying lack of intelligence in his eyes.

There was an almost terrifying lack of intelligence in his eyes.

David Weber quotes: as his mother had always told him, ignorance could be fixed; stupid was forever. "My

as his mother had always told him, ignorance could be fixed; stupid was forever. "My

David Weber quotes: liars ultimately destroy the things they lie to protect, and corruption, ambition, and betrayal inevitably betray themselves, as well.

liars ultimately destroy the things they lie to protect, and corruption, ambition, and betrayal inevitably betray themselves, as well.

David Weber quotes: Jesus, look at that idiot!" Waters' exec muttered, and the citizen captain shook his head in disgust. Having

Jesus, look at that idiot!" Waters' exec muttered, and the citizen captain shook his head in disgust. Having

David Weber quotes: There are two sides to any war-game, Your Highness, and the other side is trying to win, too.

There are two sides to any war-game, Your Highness, and the other side is trying to win, too.

David Weber quotes: They could hate her guts all they liked as long as they did their duty.

They could hate her guts all they liked as long as they did their duty.

David Weber quotes: It's not what you don't know that hurts you; it's what you think you know that isn't so.

It's not what you don't know that hurts you; it's what you think you know that isn't so.

David Weber quotes: One of the first signs of a self-destructing aboriginal culture always seems to be an increase in the use of drugs and intoxicants,

One of the first signs of a self-destructing aboriginal culture always seems to be an increase in the use of drugs and intoxicants,

David Weber quotes: It had to be the greatest irony in the history of mankind, he thought. The last Christian in the entire universe was a machine.

It had to be the greatest irony in the history of mankind, he thought. The last Christian in the entire universe was a machine.

David Weber quotes: Fail not in this charge at your peril.

Fail not in this charge at your peril.

David Weber quotes: Vegtables, what food eats before it becomes food.

Vegtables, what food eats before it becomes food.

David Weber quotes: My favorite's toxophilia, arousal from archery. You wouldn't believe the poses people get into. Remember: one overnight bag, that's it.

My favorite's toxophilia, arousal from archery. You wouldn't believe the poses people get into. Remember: one overnight bag, that's it.

David Weber quotes: Never keep a lawyer waiting. They have friends in low and infernal places.

Never keep a lawyer waiting. They have friends in low and infernal places.

David Weber quotes: Oh, bother!, said Pooh, as Piglet came back from the dead.

Oh, bother!, said Pooh, as Piglet came back from the dead.

David Weber quotes: Without love, there can be no true marriage; with love, there can be nothing else.

Without love, there can be no true marriage; with love, there can be nothing else.

David Weber quotes: The problem is that we won't ever know that, and a lack of data never wins debates.

The problem is that we won't ever know that, and a lack of data never wins debates.

David Weber quotes: If one of her officers needed reprimanding, she would attend to it in private, just as she made it a point to deliver praise in public.

If one of her officers needed reprimanding, she would attend to it in private, just as she made it a point to deliver praise in public.

David Weber quotes: Son, you'll know you're in love when a woman's voice settles into your spine.

Son, you'll know you're in love when a woman's voice settles into your spine.

David Weber quotes: Courtesy seldom costs anything, and the willingness to extend it can be its own subtle declaration of strength. There

Courtesy seldom costs anything, and the willingness to extend it can be its own subtle declaration of strength. There

David Weber quotes: Sweeping, simplistic solutions to complicated problems are much more appealing than tackling the real thought that might actually solve them.

Sweeping, simplistic solutions to complicated problems are much more appealing than tackling the real thought that might actually solve them.

David Weber quotes: My duty is not affected by what others may or may not do to discharge their own.

My duty is not affected by what others may or may not do to discharge their own.