The best thing Dan did was put in his time at the shop. There's no other way to do it. read more

The best thing Dan did was put in his time at the shop. There's no other way to do it. It's how you learn.

[Aziz's patrol continues on past one of the two main mosques in Karmah. Over the past few days, the Iraqi read more

[Aziz's patrol continues on past one of the two main mosques in Karmah. Over the past few days, the Iraqi soldiers have told the Marines what the imams have blasted over loudspeakers—calls to rise up and attack the Americans. But, under strict orders, the Marines may not enter mosques or schools. They don't like it.] What I'd give to be able to look in there, ... You know they're hiding something.

Error is certainty's constant companion. Error is the corollary of evidence. And anything said about truth may equally well be read more

Error is certainty's constant companion. Error is the corollary of evidence. And anything said about truth may equally well be said about error: the delusion will be no greater.

I don't champion the idea of being in a Hollywood movie. I never had fun in one of them.

I don't champion the idea of being in a Hollywood movie. I never had fun in one of them.

One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible.

One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible.

It requires no banks, no safe-deposit boxes. It just needs communication.

It requires no banks, no safe-deposit boxes. It just needs communication.

That's not the way we operate here at NASA. We promote openness and we speak with the facts.

That's not the way we operate here at NASA. We promote openness and we speak with the facts.

[Thompson made himself the centerpiece of his stories] to show that a regular person could be in the midst of read more

[Thompson made himself the centerpiece of his stories] to show that a regular person could be in the midst of the craziness of the time, ... He was our historian.

We are really just shuffling the problem around as opposed to dealing with the root cause.

We are really just shuffling the problem around as opposed to dealing with the root cause.