Thoughts Arising From Practical Experience May Be

The Devil Is In The Details, And Everything We Do In The Military Is A Detail.

The Devil Is In The Details, But So Is Salvation.

The Tools Of The Academic Designer Are A Piece Of Paper And A Pencil With An Eraser. If A Mistake Is Made, It Can Always Be Erased And Changed. If The Practical-reactor Designer Errs, He Wears The Mistake Around His Neck; It Cannot Be Erased. Everyone Sees It.

Good Ideas Are Not Adopted Automatically. They Must Be Driven Into Practice With Courageous Impatience. Once Implemented They Can Be Easily Overturned Or Subverted Through Apathy Or Lack Of Follow-up, So A Continuous Effort Is Required.

More Than Ambition, More Than Ability, It Is Rules That Limit Contribution; Rules Are The Lowest Common Denominator Of Human Behavior. They Are A Substitute For Rational Thought.