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
“A woman will be inclined to repeat a request that doesn't get a response because she is convinced that her husband would… — Deborah Tannen 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
“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
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
“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
“So you’re following orders,” I said. “That’s the worst and scariest excuse in the world, really.” — wildbow 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
“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
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
“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
I was only following orders," the Mayor mocks. "The refuge of scoundrels since the dawn of time. — Patrick Ness 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
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
“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
Do our government's poorly paid contract killers deserve our 'support' for blindly following orders? — Ted Rall 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
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
“Following orders is right. Giving orders for the wrong reasons isn’t.” — Aleksandr Voinov 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
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
“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
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
“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
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
