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Quotes from Schafer interview — Tom Clancy

1947–2013 United States

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The more information available to the average person, the greater the synergy that develops from it.

Schafer interview (1995)

Democracy is spreading across the world. Democracy is only possible with easy access to information and good communications. And technology is a way of facilitating communications.

Schafer interview (1995)

Fighting wars is not so much about killing people as it is about finding things out. The more you know, the more likely you are to win a battle.

Schafer interview (1995)

Our tools keep getting better, and as a result of that, our lives keep getting better.

Schafer interview (1995)

A field commander never has the information he needs. He has to go with his best hunch. The more information he has, the easier it is for him to win the battle.

Schafer interview (1995)

Countries that do not control knowledge and information tend to do better because the average guy who is exposed to a lot of information can get ideas and profit from them.

Schafer interview (1995)

I'd rather talk to people who do things than complain about other people who do things. I say they're idiots.

Schafer interview (1995)

Computers are going to be even bigger. TVs are one-way. You sit there and you watch it. Computers, you interact with.

Schafer interview (1995)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Tom Clancy (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.