“Security sets a premium on feebleness.”

“Strength is the outcome of need; security sets a premium on feebleness. The work of ameliorating the conditions of life -- the true civilizing process that makes life more and more secure -- had gone steadily on to a climax... And the harvest was what I saw.”

“Charging a premium amount allows me to offer a premium service.”

“There are many premium writers, yes? Tolstoy, yes? He wrote War, and also Peace, which are both premium books.”

“The SEALs place a premium on brute strength, but there's an even bigger premium on speed. That's speed through the water, speed over the ground, and speed of thought. There's no prizes for gleaming a set of well-oiled muscles in Coronado. Bulk just makes you slow, especially in soft sand, and that's what we had to tackle every day of our lives, mile after mile.”

“Now Death usurps my premium”