Ron

“He got out to go into a bar and have a drink,” Squeaky mumbles. “What an asshole.” “Who did?” “T-Bone. See, T-Bone was, like, the registered owner of this unit. The suitcase. And as soon as he got more than about ten feet away from it—foosh—it self-destructed.”
― Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. —ABRAHAM LINCOLN As”
― Joseph T. Hallinan, Kidding Ourselves: The Hidden Power of Self-Deception

“Sir, winning is usually a matter of making one less mistake than the enemy or just getting up one more time than you get knocked down.”
― Jack Campbell, Valiant

“How many things there are that I do not want. —SOCRATES, CIRCA 425 B.C.”
― Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit