First organize the inner, then organize the outer ... First organize the great, then organize the small. First organize yourself, and then organize others.

Those who are skilled in combat do notbecome angered, those who are skilled at winning do not become afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.

There is no greater weapon than a prepared mind.

The wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.

An enlightened ruler doesnot worry about people not knowing him; he worriesabout not knowing people.

Do the unexpected, attack the unprepared.

Detach from emotions and desires; get rid of any fixations.

Nothing is harder to see into thanpeoples nature. The sage looks at subtle phenomena and listens tosmall voices. This harmonizes the outside with the inside and the inside with the outside.

Good generals select intelligent officers, thoughtful advisors, and brave subordinates. They oversee their troops like a fierce tiger with wings.

The loss of any army is always caused by underestimating the enemy. Therefore gather information and watch the enemy carefully.

What loss is there in dignity, what worry is there of failure?

Stop trying to explore what is different about yourselves and explore the commonality you have instead.

Step One: Grab Mattie. Step Two: Run. It wasn't much of a plan. But what it lacked in potential it made up for in simplicity.

People connect with me just as a cool, around-the-way type of guy.

Beauty is spoiled by an immoral nature; noble birth by bad conduct; learning, without being perfected; and wealth by not being properly utilised.

I came up from a difficult background.

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author.

They're fake bullets, so why do I feel like Im bleeding out?

Americans have gotten to know Sarah Palin. They know that she's a role model to women and other - and reformers all over America. She's a reformer.

I'm one of those fellas who's got lots of regrets, but I don't regret having regrets.

[William] Klein has eyes like a knife. He is ruthless and outrageous but never mean - he is tender and funny and violent - and, I'm sure, really in love with our crazy Rome.