John Wear

“Bilateral symmetry can have grave consequences for a police officer in a tense situation where he is holding a pistol on a suspect.”
― Dave Grossman, On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and Peace

“The sense of personal effectiveness and self confidence created by realistic training is as much a stress reducer as when the muscles go on autopilot.”
― Dave Grossman, On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and Peace

“Ted Turner said: “Television violence is the single most significant factor contributing to violence in America.”
― Dave Grossman, On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and Peace

“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it. —Thucydides”
― Dave Grossman, On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and Peace