Bradley Johnson

“one may need to undergo several regimens of training and sample several different professions before determining where one’s strongest talents lie. This is the driving force behind many life-path alterations. There are few sets of skills that match only one specific job. More often they are adaptable to many different professions. Sometimes, one can plan such a change. Other times, the change appears without warning. In both instances, one must be alert and carefully consider all options. Not every change is a step forward. —”
― Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn

“No one is immune from failure. All have tasted the bitterness of defeat and disappointment. A warrior must not dwell on that failure, but must learn from it and continue on. But”
― Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn

“Sometimes a commander’s decisions must be made without regard for how they will be perceived,” Thrawn said. “What matters is that the commander does what is necessary for victory.”
― Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn

“Leadership is a role and a task that should never be aspired to lightly. Neither should loyalty be given without reason.”
― Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn