"If asked how to cope with a great host of the enemy in orderly array and on the point of marching to the attack, I should say: "Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will." Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots."

-- Sun Tzu

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“If more government is the answer, then it was a really stupid question.”
“Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, â€œWhat is that junk?â€ Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It's the storytelling.”
“I got a pair of red, synthetic satin women's pants through the post the other day with a phone number on. That was quite strange. I haven't tried the phone number. In times of stress I may.”
“It is the sheer ugliness and banality of everyday life which turns my blood to ice and makes me cringe in terror.”

Source : Jean Lorrain (2002). “Nightmares of an Ether-drinker”
“Perhaps passing through the gates of death is like passing quietly through the gate in a pasture fence. On the other side, you keep walking, without the need to look back. No shock, no drama, just the lifting of a plank or two in a simple wooden gate in a clearing. Neither pain, nor floods of light, nor great voices, but just the silent crossing of a meadow.”

Source : Mark Helprin (1991). “A Soldier of the Great War”, Harcourt
“I like to razz the Trekkies a little bit. Who doesn't? It's trainspotting, isn't it? But they are very well-meaning, actually. I've done a couple of Star Trek conventions, and they've only been really welcoming.”

Source : Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. June 21, 2011.
“The goal of the EU is to form a region of freedom, security and justice. Freedom in this connection cannot be just the freedom of the strong, but it must be combined with fraternity and equality.”
“I was a little self-centered gutter punk in the early 1980s and all I wanted to do was diss everybody.”

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