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Tom Clancy
said
Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die.
— As quoted in The Appraiser's Handbook: A Guide for Doctors (2007) by Nick Lyons, Susanne Caesar, Abayomi McEwen, p. 11.
Tom Clancy
American author (1947–2013)
- Fame65.2
- Momentum7.7
- United States rank#234
Source-basedFalling
- Fame65.2
- Momentum7.7
- United States rank#234
- Writers rank#130
- Wikipedia157.3K
Lived 1947–2013, aged 66United States
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Updated 2026-06-09
He was selling insurance when he wrote a submarine thriller so dense with classified-seeming detail that the Navy wondered if he'd leaked secrets. He hadn't — just read a lot and guessed right.
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Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. was born April 12, 1947, and spent years as an insurance agent before publishing The Hunt for Red October in 1984. That first novel launched the Ryanverse, a techno-thriller empire centered on CIA analyst Jack Ryan, and eighteen more books followed through 2013. The series sold over 100 million copies, spawned films with five different actors playing Ryan, and seeded video game franchises including Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, and Splinter Cell. Clancy died October 1, 2013, at sixty-six; his family estate has kept the Ryanverse alive through hired authors. He turned procedur…
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Tom Clancy
said
Things rarely happen for a single reason. Even the cleverest and most skilled manipulators recognize that their real art lies in making use of that which they cannot predict.
— Debt of Honor (1994), ch. 5
Tom Clancy
said
There's two kinds of people in the world, the ones who need to be told and the ones who figure it out all by themselves.
— Without Remorse (1993), p. 231
Tom Clancy
said
If a hero must have an unmarked grave, it should at least be close to where his comrades fell." "Comrades?" "One way or another we all fight for the things we believe in.
— Jack Ryan and MG Dalmatov, SA; The Cardinal of the Kremlin (1988), p. 796
Tom Clancy
said
Victory comes only to those prepared to make it, and take it.
— Patriot Games (1987)
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Momentum7.7
Historical29.5
Now attention14.8
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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