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

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?

Some see the glass half full, some see it half empty, and some see it crawling with toxic alien parasites who want to devour your pancreas.

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

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.