Do our government's poorly paid contract killers deserve our 'support' for blindly following orders? — Ted Rall Copy Share Image
I was only following orders," the Mayor mocks. "The refuge of scoundrels since the dawn of time. — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
“Just following orders' is no excuse unless you're in the bedroom.” — Donna Lynn Hope Copy Share Image
“Following orders is right. Giving orders for the wrong reasons isn’t.” — Aleksandr Voinov Copy Share Image
War crimes will be prosecuted. War criminals will be punished. And it will be no defense to say, 'I was just following… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“So you’re following orders,” I said. “That’s the worst and scariest excuse in the world, really.” — wildbow Copy Share Image
We’ve always assumed The Aegis is all-knowing highly trained and organized but it’s nothing but a cult, isn’t it ? The weak… — Larissa Ione Copy Share Image
“Soldiers were the backbone of a people, but the leader was the head and heart. We had to make the big choices,… — Jaymin Eve Copy Share Image
Is there anybody here who thinks that following the orders takes away the blame Is there anybody here who wouldn't mind a… — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
I learnt what I am not good at: listening, staying focused, turning up on time, following orders... I realised that I was… — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
“I’m not in the Scouts anymore,” I remind her. Mr. Moody our scoutmaster told me to get lost, so I did, and… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
Later, with time, I learned that although all men are capable of good and evil, the worst among them are those who,… — Arturo Pérez-Reverte Copy Share Image
“Bob Hope: You live here? Richard Carlson: Yes. Bob Hope: Well, maybe you know what a zombie is? Richard Carlson: When a… — Paul Dickey Copy Share Image
“No, it's human, Curran said. That's the problem. People, especially unhappy people, want a cause. They want something to belong to, to… — ilona Andrews Copy Share Image
When it was reported to General Washington that the army was frequently indulging in swearing, he immediately sent out the following order:… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Q: What’s hard for you? A: Mostly I straddle reality and the imagination. My reality needs imagination like a bulb needs a… — Tom Waits Copy Share Image
“Too many people live the lives other people think they ought to, following orders they don't agree with, for causes they don't… — Simon R. Green Copy Share Image
What more fiendish proof of cosmic irresponsibility than a Nature which, having invented sex as a way to mix genes, then permits… — John Updike Copy Share Image
“I've met your cousin," he told her, and her veins turned to ice. "Oh,really? When was that?" "A little over two years… — Kat Martin Copy Share Image
“In the Israeli army, soldiers are divided into those who think with a rosh gadol—literally, a “big head”—and those who operate with… — Dan Senor Copy Share Image
“My undersheriff readjusted herself, the irony of her squeaking gunbelt underlying her next statement. “Who you wanna shoot?” He sat there under… — Craig Johnson Copy Share Image
“Some of his [Chester Bowles's] friends thought that his entire political career reflected his background, that he truly believed in the idea… — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
“Takamasa Saegusa: 'Seigen, a mere member of the Toudouza, had the effrontery to sully the sacred dueling ground. For that reason, our… — Takayuki Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
“Jessa was the person I went to whenever I’d been bad,” he said, adding wryly, “after my mother was through with me,… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“We have strict rules—” “You’re murdering innocent people,” she said, suddenly short of breath. “Our government is killing its own citizens.” “We’re… — Arthur T. Bradley Copy Share Image
“Looking back, the only ones who really paid for Abu Ghraib were the enlisted personnel, who were following orders, and General Taguba,… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
“There was a time when you trusted me with your life!” “And there was a time when you used your brain instead… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
How far do you go in following orders? So many people use it as an excuse, right? 'I was following orders.' But… — Sabaa Tahir Copy Share Image
Most aspects of my training didn’t agree with me. There wasn’t as much bossing around as I’d hoped for, and there was… — Rachel Vincent Copy Share Image
“The claim 'I was only following orders' has been used to justify too many tragedies in our history.” — Star Trek Copy Share Image
We were defined by what we did. What we had to do. I think this is why guys like football, and why… — Pete Hautman Copy Share Image
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We relinquished our freedom that day, and we were more than happy to see it go. From that moment on we lived… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
The truth is that people who pull triggers are ultimately responsible, whether they're following orders or not. An army of people making… — Joel Stein Copy Share Image
For a while in my teens, I was sure I had it. It was about getting to heaven. If heaven existed and… — Alan Alda Copy Share Image
“[One other thing I learned from working in a company was that] the majority of people in the world have no problem… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Peope, especially unhappy people, want a cause. They want something to belong to, to be a part of something great and bigger,… — Ilona Andrews Copy Share Image
Just go along with things and let your mind move freely. Resign yourself to what cannot be avoided and nourish what is… — Burton Watson Copy Share Image
“Simply put, a strategy is the “what,” while tactics represent the “how.” “A strategy is an idea… A conceptualization of how the… — Chuck Frey Copy Share Image
“It is useful to reflect that the word 'liturgy' did not originate in church or worship settings. In the Greek world it… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
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