“I think it's going to be remembered as the last major war on planet Earth, if we're lucky, if we maintain our foreign policy properly. It will be remembered as the last time major countries had to put people in the field and put them in harm's way. It may be the last of all human nature wars, which is a nice way to remember any kind of a war, as the last one.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayHumansKindMayWarCountryEarthLastsRememberNiceHuman NaturePolicyFieldsPlanetsLuckyMajorsHarmRememberedForeign PolicyLast TimePlanet Earth Author:Tom Clancy
“I think it's an intellectual duty for a person who lives in a free society to read material not only with which you agree, but with which you disagree. Because every so often somebody you think is wrong will actually turn out to be right.” ThinkingPersonsTurnsMaterialsDutyIntellectualAgreeDisagreeFree Society Author:Tom Clancy
“It was one thing to use computers as a tool, quite another to let them do your thinking for you.” ThinkingUseOne ThingComputerTools Book:The Hunt for Red October Source: The Hunt for Red October
“You learn to write the same way you learn to play golf... You do it, and keep doing it until you get it right. A lot of people think something mystical happens to you, that maybe the muse kisses you on the ear. But writing isn’t divinely inspired – it’s hard work.” PeopleThinkingWayWritingHardPlayHappensHard WorkKissingEarsGolfInspiredMuseMystical Author:Tom Clancy
“Fundamentally, I think of myself as a storyteller, not a writer.” ThinkingMemorableStoryteller Author:Tom Clancy
“Bill Clinton is a man who thinks international affairs means dating a girl from out of town.” ThinkingMenMeanGirlDatingTownsBillsClintonAffairInternationalInternational Affairs Author:Tom Clancy
“I think about the characters I've created and then I sit down and start typing and see what they will do. There's a lot of subconscious thought that goes on. It amazes me to find out, a few chapters later, why I put someone in a certain place when I did. It's spooky.” ThinkingCharacterCertainGoes OnDown AndChaptersSubconsciousSpookyTyping Author:Tom Clancy
