The first rule in keeping secrets is nothing on paper: paper can be lost or stolen or simply inherited by the wrong people; if you really want to keep something secret, don't write it down. — Thomas Powers Copy Share Image
The logic of war seems to be if the belligerent can fight, he will fight. That leaders will not surrender until surrender is academic.… — Thomas Powers Copy Share Image
The composer Stravinsky had written a new piece with a difficult violin passage. After it had been in rehearsal for several weeks, the solo… — Thomas Powers Copy Share Image
Betrayal, in one form or another, is at the very heart of the world of intelligence. — Thomas Powers Copy Share Image
The first rule in keeping secrets is nothing on paper: paper can be lost or stolen or simply inherited by the wrong people; if… — Thomas Powers Copy Share Image
I find myself being quite cynical - and I think we all kind of are - towards the idea that it's associated with being… — Thomas Powers Copy Share Image
