He who advances without seeking fame, Who retreats without escaping blame, He whose one aim is to protect his people and serve his lord, The man is a jewel of the Realm

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.

Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.

He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.

When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.

Great results, can be achieved with small forces.

You are good enough to make whatever you want to achieve possible. You just need to find your talent and passion, then put a heck a lot of work into it.

Pain and beauty, our constant bedfellows

No sensible author wants anything but praise.

It is less difficult for a woman to obtain celebrity by her genius than to be forgiven for it.

A lot of what Groupon is generating is demand for something people didn't know they wanted.

Writing is nothing more than a guided dream.

Being born with a pair of beady eyes was the best thing that ever happened to me.

It is a truism that education is no longer a luxury. Education in this day and age is a necessity.

Religion is everywhere. It is in the mind, in the heart, in the love you put into what you do.

I have a regret that the entire discussion [with El Chapo]... ignores its purpose, which was to try to contribute to this discussion about the policy in the War on Drugs.