Spy' is such a short ugly word. I prefer 'espionage.' Those extra three syllables really say something.
Howard TaylerStichwörter: humour vocabulary spy espionage
So you're a fellow mercenary, then."
"Does this mean you'll afford me some professional courtesy?"
"Don't ask for that. All it means is that you might get to face the person who kills you. . . But only if it's convenient.
Stichwörter: humour violence mercenary convenience reality-television professional-courtesy
Are you guys really arguing over where to eat dinner?"
"It's one of the more savage tools in the diplomatic arsenal.
Stichwörter: diplomacy dinner arguments location
They're holding flushes of face cards, and I think we're the pot.
Howard TaylerStichwörter: metaphor poker tight-spot
You know... confessing to avoid prosecution is a time-honored strategy.
I don't want to be honored with time. Honor me with "slap-on-the-wrist," or maybe even "scot free.
Stichwörter: confession jailtime prosecution time-honoured
As long as we only have to lie to the enemy, it's honest enough for me.
-Captain Tagon
Stichwörter: honesty humour military enemy
Captain, you have heard the charges. How do you plead? Before you answer, you should know that if you plead "guilty" you'll be immediately extradited and U.N.S. law will take over."
"Not guilty."
"Also, it's not very nice to lie in court."
"But it beats extradition.
Stichwörter: humour guilty court tight-spot extradition not-guilty
Maxim 28:
If the price of collateral damage is high enough, you might be able to get paid for bringing ammunition home with you.
-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries
Stichwörter: strategy military rules-to-live-by collateral-damage
Maxim 20:
If you’re not willing to shell your own position, you’re not willing to win.
-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries
Stichwörter: winning strategy military rules-to-live-by overkill
Maxim 18:
If the officers are leading from in front, watch out for an attack from the rear.
-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries
Stichwörter: military suspicion unexpected rules-to-live-by attacks
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