Art of War

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I am greatly amused just now when, thinking back on my dream of this morning, I recognize that my subconscious and conscious are in complete agreement about how to handle some things... Bound to be some Lao Tzu quote, "When all the parts are in alignment victory is swift..." Some such hooey. ;)

Actually, reminds me of a few quotations I saved a couple years back.

My ex-girlfriend was very sexy. She reminded me of the Sphinx because she was very mysterious and eternal and solid and her nose was shot off by French soldiers.
--Emo Philips

I've been a very bad girl, but you have to admit I was very, very good at it.
--Halle Berry (The Flintstones)

Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny.
--Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1

I'm all for people being honest with their significant others about their pasts, their sexual interests, and their formative sexual experiences. But there are limits. While honesty and openness get all the good press—too much good press, in my opinion—the crucial role that deceit plays in the health and survival of long-term relationships is too often overlooked. The fact is, without gentle spinning, the omission of damning details, and the occasional bald-faced lie, no relationship would last more than a week.
--Dan Savage, column from 9/17/03

We all wind up having to live up to the lies we told about ourselves, and it's this living up to the lies that often makes us better people. With some effort, and provided the lies weren't huge, we can make the lies come true.
--Dan Savage, column from 9/17/03

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
--M.L. King Jr.

Oh, and an actual Lao Tzu quote:

If feelings of appreciation and trust are not established in people's minds from the beginning, they will not form this bond.
--Ch. 9, "Maneuvering Armies"