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W.E.B. Griffin QUOTES

W.E.B. Griffin QUOTES

1 " All warfare is based on deception. "

― W.E.B. Griffin , The Traffickers (Badge of Honor, #9)

2 " it’s easier finding a virgin in a whorehouse than an honest politician. "

― W.E.B. Griffin , The Vigilantes (Badge of Honor, #10)

3 " Gentlemen,” he said, “I am a simple soldier. When I was a cadet at Norwich, I was told, and I believed, and my subsequent career has proven true, that the essence of command is to make sure the troops have confidence in what they are doing. Troops must have faith in their officers Officers build and maintain that faith in a very simple manner: They never lie to their troops; they never ask them to do something they cannot do themselves, or are unwilling to do themselves; and they never partake of creature comforts until the last private in the rear rank has that creature comfort. If you’ll keep that in mind, I’m sure that we’ll get along. "

― W.E.B. Griffin , The Captains (Brotherhood of War, #2)

4 " They walk between raindrops. "

― W.E.B. Griffin , In Danger's Path (The Corps, #8)

5 " Gentlemen,” he said. “The Marine Corps loves you. Because the Marine Corps loves you, it has gone to considerable effort and expense to provide you with a healthy, nutritious breakfast. The Marine Corps expects you to eat the healthy, nutritious breakfast it has provided for you. "

― W.E.B. Griffin , Semper Fi (The Corps, #1)

6 " we say here in Texas, ‘Cold as an ex-wife’s heart. "

― W.E.B. Griffin , The Last Witness (Badge of Honor, #11)

7 " only thing worse than not realizing one’s dreams was to realize them: "

― W.E.B. Griffin , Battleground (The Corps, #4)

8 " was cheaper in the long run to go first class. "

― W.E.B. Griffin , The Last Heroes (Men At War, #1)

9 " the true test of another man’s intelligence is how much he agrees with you? "

― W.E.B. Griffin , In Danger's Path (The Corps, #8)

10 " Find capable subordinates, give them a clear mission, and then get out of their way and let them do their jobs. "

― W.E.B. Griffin , Under Fire (The Corps, #9)

11 " As far as he was concerned, there were only two kinds of soldiers. There were those who lost their heads at the sound of hostile fire, and those who didn’t. The warriors and the chair-borne. "

― W.E.B. Griffin , The Captains (Brotherhood of War, #2)

12 " The first duty of an officer—whether a lieutenant or a captain or the Commander in Chief—is to the enlisted men. That was a basic principle of command. He could not justify not calling up the best qualified officers simply because they had already done their duty. They were needed again. They could save some lives. It was a dirty goddamned trick on them, but that’s the way it was going to have to be. "

― W.E.B. Griffin , The Captains (Brotherhood of War, #2)

13 " mellifluous "

― W.E.B. Griffin , Deadly Assets (Badge of Honor, #12)

14 " was, while inarguably patriotic, almost "

― W.E.B. Griffin , Hazardous Duty (Presidential Agent, #8)

15 " The first duty of an officer—whether a lieutenant or a captain or the Commander in Chief—is to the enlisted men. That was a basic principle of command. He could not justify not calling up "

― W.E.B. Griffin , The Captains (Brotherhood of War, #2)

16 " Everybody, sooner or later, stubs their toe. When that happens, the thing to do is swallow hard and go on "

― W.E.B. Griffin , Call To Arms (The Corps, #2)

17 " The behavioral scientists at the University of California, after extensive research, concluded that the best human material to train to be a pilot are classified intellectually as cretins. "

― W.E.B. Griffin , In Danger's Path (The Corps, #8)

18 " When you are angry, you make bad decisions in direct proportion to the level of your anger. "

― W.E.B. Griffin , By Order of the President (Presidential Agent, #1)

19 " And it also says, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,’” McCoy said. “And that ‘he who lives by the sword shall die by the sword. "

― W.E.B. Griffin , Semper Fi (The Corps, #1)

20 " God, it is said, takes care of fools and drunks, "

― W.E.B. Griffin , In Danger's Path (The Corps, #8)