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Tom Clancy

Born: April 12, 1947

Died: October 1, 2013

Nationality: American

Occupation: Novelist

Biography: Thomas Leo Tom Clancy, Jr. was an American author, best known for his technically detailed espionage, military science, and techno thriller storylines set during and in the aftermath of the Cold War, along with video games on which he did not work, but which bear his name for licensing and promotional purposes.

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Tom Clancy

“America is the most inventive country in the world because everybody has access to information.”

- Tom Clancy

Source/Notes: Schafer interview (1995)

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“Collaboration on a book is the ultimate unnatural act.”

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“Fighting wars is not so much about killing people as it is about finding things out. The more you know, the more likely you are to win a battle.”

- Tom Clancy

Source/Notes: Schafer interview (1995)

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“I was one of the first generations to watch television. TV exposes people to news, to information, to knowledge, to entertainment. How is it bad?”

- Tom Clancy

Source/Notes: Schafer interview (1995)

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“I've made up stuff that's turned out to be real, that's the spooky part.”

- Tom Clancy

Source/Notes: The New York Times (27 July 1986)

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“In the Soviet Union it was illegal to take a photograph of a train station. Look what happened to them. They tried to classify everything.”

- Tom Clancy

Source/Notes: Schafer interview (1995)

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“It's not right to say that our loss in Vietnam turned out to be a gain. But lessons were learned. And they were the right lessons.”

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“Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die.”

- Tom Clancy

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“Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed.”

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“Never ask what sort of computer a guy drives. If he's a Mac user, he'll tell you. If not, why embarrass him?”

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“No matter what you or anyone else does, there will be someone who says that there's something bad about it.”

- Tom Clancy

Source/Notes: Schafer interview (1995)

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“Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it. Because the dream is within you, no one can take it away.”

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“People live longer today than they ever have. They live happier lives, have more knowledge, more information. All this is the result of communications technology. How is any of that bad?”

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“Probably what pushed the Russians over the edge was SDI. They realized they couldn't beat us.”

- Tom Clancy

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