The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on.

Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them.

Major Major had lied, and it was good. He was not really surprised that it was good, for he had observed that people who did lie were, on the whole, more resourceful and ambitious and successful than people who did not lie.

Clevinger had a mind, and Lieutenant Scheisskoph had noticed that people with minds tended to get pretty smart at times.

When I grow up I want to be a little boy.

mankind is resilient: the atrocities that horrified us a week ago become acceptable tomorrow.

When you consider the opportunity and power He had to really do a job, and then look at the stupid, ugly little mess He made of it instead, His sheer incompetence is almost staggering.