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Invincible (The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier, #2) Invincible by Jack Campbell
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“Humanity's gift to the universe. Duct Tape.”
Jack Campbell, Invincible
“Fast and stupid is still stupid. It just gets you to stupid a lot quicker than humans could on their own. Which, I admit, is an accomplishment," she added, "because we're pretty damn good at stupid.”
Jack Campbell, Invincible
“Security is not a license for people in authority to hide the tactics they would never openly admit to using.”
Jack Campbell, Invincible
“Oh, by the way, you left out one step in the plan."
"What step was that?"
"The one where we pray this works, Admiral.”
Jack Campbell, Invincible
“I never liked cows,” General Carabali added. “I like heavily armed cows even less. And I like at least thirty billion heavily armed cows least of all.”
Jack Campbell, Invincible
“Courage, real bravery, is being afraid and doing what you need to do anyway.”
Jack Campbell, Invincible
“the old lament he had heard from the first enlisted sailors he had commanded. Why is there never enough time to do it right but always enough time to do it over?”
Jack Campbell, Invincible
“Why is there never enough time to do it right but always enough time to do it over?”
Jack Campbell, Invincible
“never attribute to malice that which could be explained by stupidity.”
Jack Campbell, Invincible
“I can just imagine the kind of book cover they'll insist on. Some really heroic pose by you doing something you never did, probably. Maybe in battle armor. With a gun."

"Like that would ever happen. So if I die, you'll just write a memoir?"

"No, I'll probably get a cat, too.”
Jack Campbell, Invincible
“ALLIANCE FLEET ISSUE, TAPE, DUCT, MULTIPURPOSE, TWENTY COUNT (NOT FOR USE ON DUCTS).”
Jack Campbell, Invincible