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Engineers working in the 'black world' of classified military projects are often referred to in military circles as 'black hats.' There are a lot of jokes about the difference between 'white hats' and their spooky counterparts. ”
Civilian law around aviation is much looser than those governing military. Civilian planes can basically fly wherever they want in the world. ”
My dad was not one of these stereotypical military people - buzz-cut, rah-rah-rah. ”
Every person who went into the space industry did so because they looked up at the sky and were fascinated by it - not because they wanted to make a military or commercial object. ”
In a way, I have to have a dictatorship. I can't be told that I'm wrong. That conflicts with what I was saying earlier about listening. It isn't to do with receiving criticism and responding to other views, it's who has that last decision. ”
The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations. ”
Pakistan has done some really terrible things, and yet they also have facilitated our military capabilities in ways that are critical to our country. ”
I would want THAAD outside in our backyard, if we could get the military to put one there, because I believe it will be a protection to my children and no danger to them. ”
As much as I'd love to give everybody a really cheap option, it's just simply not possible in certain sorts of extreme events... I guarantee that our strategy on surge pricing is the optimal way to get as many people home as possible. ”
While exceptional employees don't seek conflict, they don't run away from it either. They're able to maintain their composure while presenting their positions calmly and logically. They're able to withstand personal attacks in pursuit of the greater goal and never use that tactic themselves. ”