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How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces than take part in such an abominable business. — Albert Einstein

Life is getting better, but that won't stop a war if politicians and business people decide it's to their advantage to have one. — Octavia Butler

So long as victory can be attained, stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness. — Sun Tzu

Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will. — Sun Tzu

The desire of any war photographer is to be put out of business. — Robert Capa

Do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat — Sun Tzu

War is a grim, cruel business, a business justified only as a means of sustaining the forces of good against those of evil. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

Banks are the temples of America. This is a holy war. Our economy is our religion. — Giannina Braschi

The principle on which to manage an army is to set up one standard of courage which all must reach. — Sun Tzu

Fear will keep you alive in a war. Fear will keep you alive in business. There's nothing wrong with fear. — Norman Schwarzkopf

The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation — Sun Tzu

Be stern in the council-chamber, [Show no weakness, and insist on your plans being ratified by the sovereign.] so that you may control the situation. — Sun Tzu

There's an eternal war between a creative person and the business person. — Jerry Della Femina

Andrew Saul is John Hall in a business suit. He's wrong on the war, on national security, immigration, abortion. He's Sue Kelly all over again. — Andrew Saul

The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent. — Sun Tzu

Our business in the field of fight, Is not to question, but to prove our might. — Alexander Pope

Conform to the enemy's tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive. — Sun Tzu

Great results, can be achieved with small forces. — Sun Tzu

Hengall the Warrior hated war. The business of life, he liked to say, is to plant grain, not blades. — Bernard Cornwell

My curse on plays
That have to be set up in fifty ways,
On the day's war with every knave and dolt,
Theater business, management of men. — William Butler Yeats

Who does not know the evils of war cannot appreciate its benefits — Sun Tzu

In the business of war, the role of women is really to maintain normalcy and ensure that there is cultural continuity. — Lynn Nottage

Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of business. — Sun Tzu

If the business community and political elite want to go to war they find it easy to mobilize domestic consent. — Edward S. Herman

Courage is the counterpoint of fear. Courage appears when in war or business, one is indeed scared. — G.R. Gopinath

Ground on which we can only be saved from destruction by fighting without delay, is desperate ground. — Sun Tzu

If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak. — Sun Tzu

The war on drugs is really no war at all - it's a business! — Jerry Brown

On Wall Street, the lawyers play the same role as medics in war: They come in after the shooting is over to clean up the mess. — Michael Lewis

The biggest threats to human survival today are not wars or conflict, it is modern business. — Steven Magee

Knowing the enemy enables you to take the offensive, knowing yourself enables you to stand on the defensive. — Sun Tzu

You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked. — Sun Tzu

We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors. — Sun Tzu

Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was business; but now when great fortunes are only made by business: Business is war! — Christian Nestell Bovee

War what is it good for? It's good for business. — Billy Bragg

No. That's someone else's business. Quagmire is - I don't do quagmires. — Donald Rumsfeld

Modern warfare is an intricate business about which no one knows everything and few know very much. — Frank Knox

In cooking - as in business and war - hope for the best but plan for the worst. — Timothy Ferriss

For capitalism, war and peace are business and nothing but business. — Karl Liebknecht

To begin by bluster, but afterwards to take fright at the enemy's numbers, shows a supreme lack of intelligence. — Sun Tzu

So war is an extremely sad business, because the majority of people don't want to be in it. — Gerald Scarfe

War is a beastly business, it is true, but one proof we are human is our ability to learn, even from it, how better to exist. — M.F.K. Fisher

Today's opponents can be your allies tomorrow. And today's allies can be tomorrow's opponents. — Suzy Kassem

If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. — Sun Tzu

Business is a combination of war and sport. — Andre Maurois

The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure — Aristotle.

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

There is two things that can disrupt business in this country. One is War, and the other is a meeting of the Federal Reserve Bank. — Will Rogers

War is a bloody, killing business. You've got to spill their blood, or they will spill yours. Rip them up the belly. Shoot them in the guts. — George S. Patton

It is the business of a general to be quiet and thus ensure secrecy; upright and just, and thus maintain order. — Sun Tzu

Victory after all, I suppose! ... Well, it seems a very gloomy business. — J.R.R. Tolkien

Danger has a bracing effect. — Sun Tzu

War is only a passing phase in business life ... If you want my opinion there's nothing like a spot of patriotism for blinding people to reality. — J.G. Farrell

It's because fear sells. It's because war is sport. And it's also very good business. — Hugh Howey

Violence begets violence by whomever used. War is a dirty business and entails the use of degrading means, whoever wages it. — A.J. Muste

These military devices, leading to victory, must not be divulged beforehand. — Sun Tzu

Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical. — Sun Tzu

War is the most profitable business on earth — Kenneth Eade

When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy. — Sun Tzu

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism - despotism during the campaign - is indispensable. — Walter Bagehot

Companies aren't families. They're battlefields in a civil war. — Charles Duhigg

Whether in an advantageous position or a disadvantageous one, the opposite state should be always present to your mind. — Sun Tzu

Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt. — Sun Tzu

Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack. — Sun Tzu

If his forces are united, separate them. — Sun Tzu

Economically considered, war and revolution are always bad business. — Ludwig Von Mises

All suffering is caused by one belief....the belief in separation — Vivian Amis

Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day. — Sun Tzu

I would prefer a sword to fight duel, but a pen to plan a war. — Robert Thier

The battle of the North Atlantic is a grim business, and it isn't going to be won by charm and personality. — Edmund H. North

War is a business in which a lot of people watch a few people get killed and are damn glad it wasn't them. — Herman Wouk

When deliberating, think in campaigns and not battles; in wars and not
campaigns; in ultimate conquest and not wars. — Steven Pressfield

When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION. — Sun Tzu

When the officers are too strong and the common soldiers too weak, the result is COLLAPSE. — Sun Tzu

War is good business Invest your son — Allen Ginsberg

Business is war and your past clients and customer's great online reviews are your elite soldiers in battle. — Tom Kenemore

You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended. — Sun Tzu

Really, Mr. Lincoln, I have had enough of this show business. — Ulysses S. Grant

War is the business of barbarians. — Napoleon Bonaparte

mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy — Sun Tzu

It is the business of cavalry to follow up the victory, and to prevent the beaten army from rallying. — Napoleon Bonaparte

There are some corrupt Christians who do their business with female donkeys. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Business is war by other means. — Kambiz Mostofizadeh

Business, like a jackal, trotted on the heels of war. — Barbara Tuchman

who wishes to fight must first count the cost — Sun Tzu

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

If you fight with all your might, there is a chance of life; where as death is certain if you cling to your corner — Sun Tzu

Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy's purpose. — Sun Tzu

In war, the stronger overcomes the weaker. In business, the stronger imparts strength to the weaker. — Frederic Bastiat

War is not just the business of death, it is the antitheses of life. — Joss Whedon

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

Business is warfare; don't get into it if you are afraid to draw blood. — Matshona Dhliwayo

War is such a dangerous business that mistakes that come from kindness are the very worst. — Carl Von Clausewitz

It is the business of a general to be serene and inscrutable, impartial and self-controlled. — Sun Tzu

The business of America is not business. Neither is it war. The business of america is justice and securing the blessings of liberty. — George Will

Never venture, never win! — Sun Tzu

If there is disturbance in the camp, the general's authority is weak. — Sun Tzu

I sincerely wish war was a pleasanter and easier business than it is, but it does not admit of holidays. — Abraham Lincoln

Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots. — Sun Tzu