“He who controls the past commands the future. He who commands the future conquers the past.” George Orwell (1903 to 1950) Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell was an English novelist, essayist, and critic famous for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-four (1949), the latter a profound anti-utopian novel that examines… Read More
“Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks a battle; a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory.” Sun Tzu (400 BCE to 301 BCE) Sunzi, Wade-Giles romanisation Sun-tzu, also spelled Sun Tzu, personal name Sun Wu, (flourished 5th century BC), reputed author of the Chinese classic Bingfa (The Art of War), the… Read More
“I would rather have a general who was lucky than one who was good.” Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 to 1821) Also known as Napoleon I, the Corsican or the Little Corporal, he was a French general, first consul of France (1799-1804), and emperor of the French (1804-1814/15), one of the most celebrated personages in the history… Read More
“Do you enter war to win it, or just fight? Do you enter a war to make peace, or just to kill something and have a good time?” Unknown
“Death can be experienced once, winning maybe more, but losing can happen all the time.” Ron Howard (1954 to Present) Ron Howard, byname of Ronald William Howard, is an American filmmaker who first achieved fame as a child actor and later became a respected director.
“Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement.” J.R.R. Tolkien (1892 to 1973) J.R.R. Tolkien, in full John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, was an English writer and scholar who achieved fame with his children’s book… Read More
“Amateurs talk about tactics. Professionals talk about logistics.” Attributed to Aleks Hindin
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