“To survive in a lot of male-dominated situations - the police, the military, what have you - you put on a bit of the crass, blowhard thing, because you just can't survive being the nice guy in those environments.” GuyBitsSituationEnvironmentNiceMilitaryPoliceMalesHard ThingsNice GuyCrassBlowhards Author:Dean Norris
“In the military I could exercise the power of being automatically respected because of the medals on my chest, not because I had done anything right at the moment to earn that respect. This is pretty nice. It's also a psychological trap that can stop one's growth and allow one to get away with just plain bad behavior.” DoneMomentsGrowthNiceMilitaryExerciseBehaviorPsychologicalGet AwayChestsTrapsMedalBad Behavior Book:What It Is Like To Go To War Source: What It Is Like To Go To War
“We need, from time to time, to use military force or all of the resources at our command in order to defend the nation and defend our friends. Sometimes, that requires us to take actions that generate controversy. I think there are probably some who actually believe, if we just go talk nice to these folks, everything is going to be OK. I don't think the world works that way.” IfsThinkingWorldWayNeedsBelieveSometimesUseActionOrderForceNationsNiceMilitaryResourcesFolksCommandControversyMilitary Force Author:Dick Cheney
“As a military brat, it is always an honor when I meet someone from the Armed Services. It is always nice to hear that often Aliens is played for them before going on a mission. It's nice to know that I was a small part of something that is so important to the people that serve our country.” PeopleImportantCountryNiceMilitaryHonorAliensBrat Author:Carrie Henn
“Whoever creates an artificial intelligence first has such a distinct military advantage over every other nation on the planet that they will forever, or they will at least indefinitely, rule the planet. It's very important that a nice country, a democratic country, develops A.I. first, to protect other A.I.'s from developing that might be negative, or evil, or used for military purposes.” ImportantCountryPurposeEvilForeverNiceMilitaryProtectNegativeDemocraticArtificial Intelligence Author:Zoltan Istvan