Missiles Quotes

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Greg Mortenson
“I'm no military expert, and these figures might not be exactly right,' I said. 'But as best I can tell, we've launched 114 Tomahawk cruise missiles into Afghanistan so far. Now take the cost of one of those missiles, tipped with a Raytheon guidance system, which I think is about $840,000. For that much money, you could build dozens of schools that could provide tens of thousands of students with a balanced, non extremist education over the course of a generation. Which do you think will make us more secure?”
Greg Mortenson, Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Mehmet Murat ildan
“The best defense industry is to build good relationships with your neighbors! The best missile, the best tank, the best atomic bomb is to be good friends with other countries! Enmity and its measures belong to the world of stupidity!”
Mehmet Murat ildan

J.E. Fison
“I'm scanning the sky for doo-doo missiles, when there's a bloodcurdling scream. An ugly thing with a human body, ears like a rabbit and a face so grotesque it would make gladiators wet their pants leaps off the roof of the houseboat. It lands right in front of me.”
J.E. Fison, Snake Surprise!

Michael Bassey Johnson
“The devil depends on a dark secret chance, but God does it now before your own eyes.”
Michael Bassey Johnson

Olawale Daniel
“Writing code is one of the most peaceful things one can do if the intentions are right.”
Olawale Daniel

Olawale Daniel
“The most dangerous and powerful people in the world do not carry guns or shoot missiles, they write code to surveil and suppress the opposing views.”
Olawale Daniel

Stephen Hunter
“He had an erection like an SS-24. He was set to blast off.”
Stephen Hunter, The Day Before Midnight

Stephen Hunter
“The question is, where would he get a bomb? I mean, if he doesn't have a Russian missile silo or a missile sub at his command, where does he get a bomb? Does he buy it at Eddie Bauer's?”
Stephen Hunter, The Day Before Midnight

Steven Magee
“When I watch rioters throwing missiles at riot police, I think to myself: What kind of idiot would want to be a police officer?”
Steven Magee

Etgar Keret
“During the brief war with Iran, I found myself several times trapped in the neighborhood bomb shelter with people I barely knew. It was stressful. The missiles were frightening, but there was something straightforward and clear about them. People, on the other hand, are a lot more ambiguous and confusing, especially when they’re crammed into a small, closed space, listening to sirens and explosions on the other side of a concrete wall. But the explosive reality outside the shelter was soon forgotten, replaced by an unpleasant group dynamic that reminded me of a bad high school field trip: Who ends up sitting in the unsafe spot right opposite the door? When are we allowed to open it and leave? How do I get away from the sweaty neighbor who keeps checking his WhatsApp updates? And how the hell do you explain to the sad French Bulldog who’s in love with your left leg that you’re a happily married man? And yet all these worries, exasperating though they are, pale in comparison with the one really important question: When the missile attack finally ends and we open that steel door, what kind of world will be waiting for us out there?”
Etgar Keret