“Seems to me the only difference between your friends and your enemies is how long they stand around chatting before they shoot you.” “Yes,” Vorkosig… - Lois McMaster Bujold

"Yes," Vorkosigan agreed, "I could take over the universe with this army if I could ever get all their weapons pointed in the same direction."

Men have always a choice - if not whether, then how, they may endure.

“All right,” Miles pulled Suegar to his feet, “let’s go preach to the unconverted.”
Suegar laughed suddenly. “I had a top kick once who used to say, ‘Let’s go kick some ass,’ in just that tone of voice.”

If you're trying to take a roomful of people by surprise, it's a lot easier to hit your targets if you don't yell going through the door.