Lawyers will always buckle under to something, whether its bribes, violence, court orders, or the weight of their own bullshit.

Lawyers will always buckle under to something, whether its bribes, violence, court orders, or the weight of their own bullshit.

I hated relying on luck. When it worked, it made me feel so damned eerie.

That's the first rule of command; be consistent! You can be sadistic, you can be lazy, you can be stupid, but if you're consistent the crew will still let you sit in when they play dominoes.

What kind of programmer is so divorced from reality that she thinks she'll get complex software right the first time?

You don’t free yourself from duty by running away. That only increases the weight on your shoulders.

I do not care about the greatest good for the greatest number . . . Most people are poop-heads I do not care about them at all.