Sun Tzu — "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

"If, in the midst of difficulties, we are able to seize an advantage, then we shall surely triumph."

"The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him."

"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 …"

"The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand."

"The line between disorder and order lies in logistics."