The Survivor Quotes

“The problem was that unimaginably stupid had become a job requirement in Washington.”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“The world is chaos, punctuated by brief outbreaks of civilization.”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“The country had a lengthy history of coups and the undeniable fact was that Pakistan performed better under military rule. The”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“It was the fundamental flaw of democracy: Power found its way into the hands of liars and mobs instead of the cunning and the strong.”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“There was no innovation, no plan for the future, no attempt to meaningfully engage the West. Only the occasional flexing of military muscle to stir the people’s nationalism and blind them to the fact that they had no more hope now than they did under the communists.”
― Vince Flynn, The Survivor

“People with good lives are hesitant to jeopardize them. People who have nothing, on the other hand, are often no better than wild animals.” She nodded and took”
― Vince Flynn, The Survivor

“When he’d started out, he’d been vaguely competent, but now political aspirations had set in. Apparently, his wife was the second cousin to King Arthur’s maid or something. She felt entitled to a higher station in life.”
― Vince Flynn, The Survivor

“Rickman wouldn’t let something as trivial as death stop him.”
― Vince Flynn, The Survivor

“It was one thing to trust in God, but another to rely on his intervention. Allah might see this as arrogance and punish those involved.”
― Vince Flynn, The Survivor

“I have to admit that I thought Gould had a good chance to take you out. I mean, if not him, who? He’s one of the top private contractors in the world and he already blew the crap out of your wife and kid.” Rickman’s face broke into a wide grin as Rapp’s darkened. He wished the son of a bitch really could come back to life. Because then he could kill him again.”
― Vince Flynn, The Survivor

“He apparently wasn’t wearing a seat belt and the part of his brain you’d want to communicate with is still on the inside of the windshield.”
― Vince Flynn, The Survivor

“The world is chaos, punctuated by brief outbreaks of civilization. Mitch,”
― Vince Flynn, The Survivor

“Intellectualism that not only marginalized God, but often denied his existence. And the hopeless, endless arrogance.”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“Maslick’s 220-pound frame was wedged behind the wheel. Raindrops were collecting on the windshield, blurring ancient row houses and a street narrow enough that passing required having two wheels on the sidewalk. After days on the move in a city where good driving etiquette meant clipping fewer than three people a week, they’d resigned themselves to the impossibility of staying”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“Voters are idiots who do what they’re told.”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“Leo Obrecht was a Swiss national who controlled Sparkasse Schaffhausen, a boutique bank based in Zurich.”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“Politicians were creatures controlled by passion and it was most effective to quietly absorb that energy without actually giving ground.”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“The modern state of Pakistan had been established in 1947, carved from the Muslim regions of British India.”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“Bebe Kincaid, a plump, gray-haired woman who was the most unlikely employee of his company, SEAL Demolition and Salvage.”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“The Winchester Ranger Bonded wasn’t his normal go-to ammunition, but it was ideal for this scenario. Subsonic to eliminate the crack caused by the round breaking the sound barrier but with excellent penetration capability.”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“There was nothing politicians liked to do more than Monday morning quarterback decisions that they themselves wouldn’t have the guts to make.”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“Their mastery of technology was their greatest strength. But their utter reliance on it was, ironically, their greatest weakness.”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“It was the fundamental flaw of democracy: Power found its way into the hands of liars and mobs instead of the cunning and the strong.”
― Vince Flynn, The Survivor

“The only thing he despised more than people recognizing him was being touched.”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“In every disaster lay opportunity." pg.56”
― Kyle Mills, The Survivor

“Politicians were creatures controlled by passion and it was most effective to quietly absorb that energy without actually giving ground.”
― Vince Flynn, The Survivor

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― Vince Flynn, The Survivor

“The problem was that unimaginably stupid had become a job requirement in Washington.”
― Vince Flynn, The Survivor

“Everyone makes mistakes. What matters is that we try to make up for them.”
― Vince Flynn, The Survivor

“We don’t need a press like the Americans have, Ahmed. One that spews lies and distortions twenty-four hours a day in search of profits.”
― Vince Flynn, The Survivor