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John Le Carre Quotes

He worked for the fleshy side of the Foreign Office and his job consisted of lunching visiting dignitaries whom no one else would have entertained in his woodshed Picture Quote #1

Balls, the lot of it. It's death, that's what I'm suffering from. the systematic encroachment of the big D Picture Quote #1

Savages... Are by nature rash. They have no middle gear. The middle gear of any man is self-discipline Picture Quote #1

Why is it that so many men of small stature have more courage than men of size? Picture Quote #1

Peace, gentlemen, it is well known, does not come of its own accord, and neither does freedom. Peace has enemies. Peace must be won by the sword Picture Quote #1

We were both hybrids: I by birth, he by education. We had both taken too many steps away from the country that had borne us to belong anywhere with ease Picture Quote #1

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No problem exists in isolation, one must first reduce it to its basic components, then tackle each component in turn Picture Quote #1

There is a big difference between fighting the cold war and fighting radical Islam. the rules have changed and we haven't Picture Quote #1

We were not faced (in the cold war) in a conflict with people who are prepared to die for their cause. We weren't in conflict with people whose idea is to kill as many as they could Picture Quote #1

You can't make war against terror. Terror is a technique of battle. It's a tactic that has been employed since time immemorial. You can conduct clandestine action against terrorists, and that must be done Picture Quote #1

To operate an intelligence network against the Islamist terror is terribly difficult because they don't have a central command and control center such as we would understand. therefore you cannot penetrate at the top and find out what will happen on the ground Picture Quote #1

Because we are so unfamiliar with the motivation of the people we are dealing with, we are more afraid of them than we need to be Picture Quote #1

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On one hand we go like hell for every terror cell we can find, we penetrate it, we destroy it. On the other hand, there is a much bigger need for a political solution Picture Quote #1

For decades to come the spy world will continue to be the collective couch where the subconscious of each nation is confessed Picture Quote #1

It's easy to forget what intelligence consists of: luck and speculation. Here and there a windfall, here and there a scoop Picture Quote #1

I move my lips when I read - I'm painfully slow - so I like really good English Picture Quote #1

Ideologies have no heart of their own. they're the whores and angels of our striving selves Picture Quote #1

A good writer can watch a cat pad across the street and know what it is to be pounced upon by a Bengal tiger Picture Quote #1

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By repetition, each lie becomes an irreversible fact upon which other lies are constructed Picture Quote #1

Few men can resist expressing their appetites when they're making a fantasy about themselves Picture Quote #1

In the hands of politicians grand designs achieve nothing but new forms of the old misery Picture Quote #1

Love means having something to betray Picture Quote #1

I think bankers will always get away with whatever they can get away with Picture Quote #1

I think the greatest single enemy is the misuse of information, the perversion of truth in the hands of terribly skillful people Picture Quote #1

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There is a terrible alienation in the ordinary man between what he is being told and what he secretly believes Picture Quote #1

It’s a principle of mine to come into the story as late as possible, and to tell it as fast as you can Picture Quote #1

The cat sat on the mat is not a story. The cat sat on the other cat’s mat is a story Picture Quote #1

The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous Picture Quote #1

A good writer is an expert on nothing except himself. And on that subject, if he is wise, he holds his tongue Picture Quote #1

He met failure as one day he would probably meet death, with cynical resentment and the courage of a solitary Picture Quote #1

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He worked for the fleshy side of the Foreign Office and his job consisted of lunching visiting dignitaries whom no one else would have entertained in his woodshed (John Le Carre Quotes) Balls, the lot of it. It's death, that's what I'm suffering from. the systematic encroachment of the big D (John Le Carre Quotes) Savages... Are by nature rash. They have no middle gear. The middle gear of any man is self-discipline (John Le Carre Quotes) Why is it that so many men of small stature have more courage than men of size? (John Le Carre Quotes) Peace, gentlemen, it is well known, does not come of its own accord, and neither does freedom. Peace has enemies. Peace must be won by the sword (John Le Carre Quotes) We were both hybrids: I by birth, he by education. We had both taken too many steps away from the country that had borne us to belong anywhere with ease (John Le Carre Quotes) No problem exists in isolation, one must first reduce it to its basic components, then tackle each component in turn (John Le Carre Quotes) There is a big difference between fighting the cold war and fighting radical Islam. the rules have changed and we haven't (John Le Carre Quotes) We were not faced (in the cold war) in a conflict with people who are prepared to die for their cause. We weren't in conflict with people whose idea is to kill as many as they could (John Le Carre Quotes) You can't make war against terror. Terror is a technique of battle. It's a tactic that has been employed since time immemorial. You can conduct clandestine action against terrorists, and that must be done (John Le Carre Quotes) To operate an intelligence network against the Islamist terror is terribly difficult because they don't have a central command and control center such as we would understand. therefore you cannot penetrate at the top and find out what will happen on the ground (John Le Carre Quotes) Because we are so unfamiliar with the motivation of the people we are dealing with, we are more afraid of them than we need to be (John Le Carre Quotes) On one hand we go like hell for every terror cell we can find, we penetrate it, we destroy it. On the other hand, there is a much bigger need for a political solution (John Le Carre Quotes) For decades to come the spy world will continue to be the collective couch where the subconscious of each nation is confessed (John Le Carre Quotes) It's easy to forget what intelligence consists of: luck and speculation. Here and there a windfall, here and there a scoop (John Le Carre Quotes) I move my lips when I read - I'm painfully slow - so I like really good English (John Le Carre Quotes) Ideologies have no heart of their own. they're the whores and angels of our striving selves (John Le Carre Quotes) A good writer can watch a cat pad across the street and know what it is to be pounced upon by a Bengal tiger (John Le Carre Quotes) By repetition, each lie becomes an irreversible fact upon which other lies are constructed (John Le Carre Quotes) Few men can resist expressing their appetites when they're making a fantasy about themselves (John Le Carre Quotes) In the hands of politicians grand designs achieve nothing but new forms of the old misery (John Le Carre Quotes) Love means having something to betray (John Le Carre Quotes) I think bankers will always get away with whatever they can get away with (John Le Carre Quotes) I think the greatest single enemy is the misuse of information, the perversion of truth in the hands of terribly skillful people (John Le Carre Quotes) There is a terrible alienation in the ordinary man between what he is being told and what he secretly believes (John Le Carre Quotes) It’s a principle of mine to come into the story as late as possible, and to tell it as fast as you can (John Le Carre Quotes) The cat sat on the mat is not a story. The cat sat on the other cat’s mat is a story (John Le Carre Quotes) The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous (John Le Carre Quotes) A good writer is an expert on nothing except himself. And on that subject, if he is wise, he holds his tongue (John Le Carre Quotes) He met failure as one day he would probably meet death, with cynical resentment and the courage of a solitary (John Le Carre Quotes)

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