Howard Tayler Quotes

• If violence wasn't your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.

  Howard Tayler

  Lasts, Violence, Enough

  "Schlock Mercenary" by Howard Tayler,

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• Some survived due to advancements in engineering. Personally I'd take a vaccine over living in an iron lung. http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/01/what-america-looked-like-polio-children-paralyzed-in-iron-lungs/251098/

  Howard Tayler

  Children, Engineering, Iron

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• Maxim 20: If you’re not willing to shell your own position, you’re not willing to win. -The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

  Howard Tayler

  Winning, Shells, Mercenary

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• Maxim 3: An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody. -The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

  Howard Tayler

  Running, Ordnance, Mercenary

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• The size of the promised paycheck is inversely proportional to the likelihood of surviving to collect it.

  Howard Tayler

  Size, Paychecks, Likelihood

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• The spirit of the law is the least of the things we're prepared to violate.

  Howard Tayler

  Law, Spirit, Prepared

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• Spy' is such a short ugly word. I prefer 'espionage.' Those extra three syllables really say something.

  Howard Tayler

  Spy, Three, Ugly

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• Where's your sense of adventure? It died under mysterious circumstances. My sense of self-preservation found the body, but assures me it has an airtight alibi. -Captain Tagon & Captain Andreyasn

  Howard Tayler

  Adventure, Self, Body

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• Right now I've got just two rules to live by. Rule one: don't taunt elephants. Rule two: don't stand next to anybody who taunts elephants. -Sergeant Schlock

  Howard Tayler

  Elephants, Two, Rules To Live By

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• When the messenger arrives and says 'Don't shoot the messenger,' it's a good idea to be prepared to shoot the messenger, just in case.

  Howard Tayler

  Ideas, Messengers, Cases

  "Schlock Mercenary". Webcomic by Howard Tayler, 2003-2006.

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• Judging by the sounds of general panic, I want a gun like that.

  Howard Tayler

  Gun, Judging, Sound

  "Schlock Mercenary". Webcomic by Howard Tayler, www.schlockmercenary.com. January 16, 2002.

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• Only cheaters prosper.

  Howard Tayler

  Cheater, Prosperity

  "Schlock Mercenary (The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries)". Comedic webcomic by Howard Tayler, (June 12, 2000 - ).

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• As long as we only have to lie to the enemy, it's honest enough for me. -Captain Tagon

  Howard Tayler

  Lying, Long, Enemy

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