If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them.

Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.

Victory comes from finding opportunities in problems.

It is more important to outhink your enemy, than to outfight him

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

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

He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

Those who are victorious plan effectively and change decisively. They are like a great river that maintains its course but adjusts its flow.

Swift as the wind. Quiet as the forest. Conquer like the fire. Steady as the mountain

A leader leads by example not by force.

I'm not sure I have the physical strength to undertake a novel.

As Long as We Can Breathe, We Can Hope.

To me, the word 'decadent' is so difficult to use; it's a very sensitive word, in a way.

The League of Nations is the greatest humbug in history. They cannot even protect a little nation like Armenia. They do nothing but pass useless resolutions.

Vodka does not ease back pain. But it does get your mind off it.

The situation in the film is like me going out to Venice Beach and talking to a homeless guy on the boardwalk, and 13 years later he's the president.

I am going to continue to work hard, but I do not take it too seriously, I just do what feels right and I really want to have a good time.

Of what shall a man be proud, if he is not proud of his friends?

I eat green ants often enough. They are wonderful. The trick is to squash them before you eat them, otherwise they bite your tongue and it ruins the experience.

What drink'st thou oft, instead of homage sweet, But poisoned flattery?