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“Any other instructions?”
“Not without breaking one of my own golden rules. In an unpredictable situation, the man or woman on the spot should make the decisions, not the general sitting on his ass a million miles away from the action.”

— Charles Sheffield The Spheres of Heaven (2001)

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It is very clear that nothing in nature presents such a danger to the human race is our own actions.

Dancing with Myself (1993)

The mills of bureaucracy may or may not grind fine, but they certainly grind exceeding slow.

The Compleat McAndrew (2000)

The laws of probability not only permit coincidences; they absolutely insist on them.

The Compleat McAndrew (2000)

Nothing in life produce a more powerful joy than a near miss by the Angel of Death.

Convergence (1997)

Intelligence is too subtle an attribute to be inferred from appearance.

The Mind Pool (1993)

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