The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.

It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.

All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.

Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.

I don't think I've ever made any good financial decisions.

I have long believed the corporate world is plagued by poor capital allocation decisions.

I have seven children. Even if you got a lot of money, feeding 5, 6, 7, 8 mouths, it will do some damage to your pocket.

You have a very poor neighborhood. You have students that are required to go to school. They have no money, no habit of work. What if you paid them in the afternoon to work in the clerical office or as the assistant librarian?