Clint Emerson > Quotes

“The goal in psychological warfare of any sort is to distort a target’s perception of reality in order to bring about a change in behavior.”
― Clint Emerson, 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation

“Why waste the space on a stack of half-read books and periodicals, when you could turn your nightstand into a tactical toolbox?”
― Clint Emerson, 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Surviving in the Wild and Being Prepared for Any Disaster

“In the absence of clamming tools, the operative can simply press the key against a soft patch of his own skin; the resulting mark will last several minutes.”
― Clint Emerson, 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation

“Lighters and cigarettes are always carried, even by nonsmokers, as they may be used as a tool of escape or to create a distraction or diversion.”
― Clint Emerson, 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation

“Our fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive—the decisions we make to survive. We must do whatever it takes to endure and make it through alive. —BEAR GRYLLS”
― Clint Emerson, 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation

“If you don't have the physical conditioning necessary to get your self out of trouble, the skills in this book won't do you much good.”
― Clint Emerson, 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Surviving in the Wild and Being Prepared for Any Disaster

“A knife that is not used safely provides no defense at all—it’s more likely to imperil the user than to wound his attacker.”
― Clint Emerson, 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation

“All that is needed to conceal valuable data, keys, or surveillance devices such as cameras and microphones are two ingredients commonly found in any household kitchen: milk and vinegar. Heated and strained so that the milk’s casein proteins coagulate into a rubbery, plasticlike substance, the mixture can be molded into any shape, drying to a claylike consistency.”
― Clint Emerson, 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation

“to many of the skills in this book, there is much the average civilian can learn from an operative’s mindset. First and foremost, that mindset is defined by preparedness and awareness. Whether in home territory or under deepest cover, operatives are continually scanning the general landscape for threats even when they’re not on the clock. Civilians, too, can train their minds toward habits such as scouting exit routes in crowded restaurants or building spur-of-the-moment escape plans. This kind of vigilance allows an operative confronted with sudden danger to take”
― Clint Emerson, 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation

“Just as spies once concealed information-filled microdots on the head of a pin, today operatives embed text documents into digital images that must be decompressed to reveal their contents.”
― Clint Emerson, 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation

“Such a contraption may not present intruders with a permanent obstacle, but it will slow their progress, bridging the gap between the moment of crisis and the arrival of emergency services.”
― Clint Emerson, 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Surviving in the Wild and Being Prepared for Any Disaster

“Armed with nothing more than an aluminum soda can, a pen or pencil, a pair of scissors, and a paper clip, a Violent Nomad can effectively turn a key clamming into a duplicate key that will grant him direct access to the target’s domicile or business.”
― Clint Emerson, 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation

“A safety knot used by rock climbers as a form of lifesaving backup, the Prusik knot is tied in such a way that it can move only up a rope or line; downward pressure causes it to lock into place. Tied to a climber’s harness, the knot can provide a fail-safe that may catch the climber in the event that other”
― Clint Emerson, 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation

“When an armed and violent intruder breaches the premises of your home or workplace, the first course of action is to attempt escape. But if a timely exit isn’t possible, proceed to a lockdown.”
― Clint Emerson, 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Surviving in the Wild and Being Prepared for Any Disaster