It was rumored she held grudges till they died of old age, then had them stuffed and mounted.
David WeberGiving orders you know won't be obeyed is one of the best ways I know to destroy your own authority.
David WeberThe 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 WeberIt hadn't really percolated through my brain that I was going to see real, live TV from the surface of the Moon, and boy, oh, boy, had that Saturn V launch been exciting! And then, there it was - late at night, sitting up, watching, and there was Neil Armstrong actually standing on the surface of the Moon.
David WeberI think it's like that for people who don't remember 1969 first-hand. It's that sense of 'old hat.' Of 'been there, done that.' Space shuttles, space stations, communications satellites, GPS - they're all part of our everyday, taken-for-granted world in 2009, not part of an incredible odyssey.
David Weber