a mere sentence can change a persons whole life.

"i dont love you"
"will you marry me?"
"im dying"
"i hate you"
"will you love me forever?"
"i cant stop thinking about you"
"im leaving"

and even the smallest word can change your life.

"hello"
"goodbye"

Paradoxes of our time

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings
but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.
We spend more,but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less.
We have bigger houses and
smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.
We have more degrees
but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts,
yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too
much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast,get too
angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little,
watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but
reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too
often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life.
We've added years to life not life to years.
We've been all the way to the moon and
back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.
We conquered outer space but not inner space.
We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.
We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.
We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less.
We've learned to rush, but not to wait.
We build more computers to hold more information, to
produce more copies than ever,
but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and
small character, steep profits and shallow relationships.
These are the days of two incomes but more divorce,
fancier houses, but broken homes.
These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers,
throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies,
and pills that do everything
from cheer, to quiet, to kill.
It is a time when there is much in the
showroom window and nothing in the stockroom.

Wedge formation is particularly good for calvary Charge
but in the movie '300' i noticed they used the wedge formation to defend themselves.
if they built a strong wall covering the narrow path leading to the Sparta and station themselves on top of the hills they would have lasted longer. A perfect example for the quote "all brawn no brain"

Watch your thoughts; they become words.

Watch your words; they become actions.

Watch your actions; they become habits.

Watch your habits; they become character.

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

A good leader inspires other men and women with confidence. A great leader inspires them with confidence in themselves.
Successful leaders see the opportunities in every difficulty rather than the difficulty in every opportunity.
A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see.

Chapter 1: Winning Strategies

1. Deceive the sky to cross the ocean (Traditional Chinese: 瞞天過海; Simplified Chinese: 瞒天过海; Pinyin: Mán tiān guò hǎi)
   Moving about in the darkness and shadows, occupying isolated places, or hiding behind screens will only attract suspicious attention. To lower an enemy's guard you must act in the open and hide your true intentions under the guise of common every day activities.
   
   
2. Besiege Wèi to rescue Zhào (Traditional Chinese: 圍魏救趙; Simplified Chinese: 围魏救赵; Pinyin: Wéi Wèi jiù Zhào)
   When the enemy is too strong to be attacked directly, then attack something he holds dear. Know that in all things he cannot be superior. Somewhere there is a gap in the armour, a weakness that can be attacked instead.
   The origins of this proverb is from the Warring States Period. The state of Wèi attacked Zhao and laid siege to its capital Handan. Zhào turned to Qí for help, but the Qí general Sun Bin determined it would be unwise to meet the army of Wèi head on, so he instead attacked their capital at Daliang. The army of Wèi retreated in haste, and they were ambushed and defeated at the Battle of Guiling, with the Wèi general Pang Juan slain on the field.
   
   
3. Kill with a borrowed knife (Traditional Chinese: 借刀殺人; Simplified Chinese: 借刀杀人; Pinyin: Jiè dāo shā rén)
   Attack using the strength of another (in a situation where using one's own strength is not favourable). Trick an ally into attacking him, bribe an official to turn traitor, or use the enemy's own strength against him.
   
   
4. Substitute leisure for labour (Traditional Chinese: 以逸待勞; Simplified Chinese: 以逸待劳; Pinyin: Yǐ yì dài láo)
   It is an advantage to choose the time and place for battle. In this way you know when and where the battle will take place, while your enemy does not. Encourage your enemy to expend his energy in futile quests while you conserve your strength. When he is exhausted and confused, you attack with energy and purpose.
   
   
5. Loot a house on fire (Chinese: 趁火打劫; Pinyin: Chèn huǒ dǎ jié)
   When a country is beset by internal conflicts, when disease and famine ravage the population, when corruption and crime are rampant, then it will be unable to deal with an outside threat. This is the time to attack.
   
   
6. Make a sound in the east, then strike in the west (Traditional Chinese: 聲東擊西; Simplified Chinese: 声东击西; Pinyin: Shēng dōng jí xī)
   In any battle the element of surprise can provide an overwhelming advantage. Even when face to face with an enemy, surprise can still be employed by attacking where he least expects it. To do this you must create an expectation in the enemy's mind through the use of a feint.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Zhuge Liang (181 - 234) was one of the greatest Chinese strategists of the Three Kingdoms era, as well as a statesman, engineer, scholar, and inventor. Zhuge is an uncommon two-character compound family name. His name (or even just his surname) has become synonymous with intelligence and wit in Chinese culture.

Taken from wikipedia.

Sun Tzu (Chinese: 孫子; pinyin: Sūn Zǐ; c. 544 – 496 BC) was a Chinese author of The Art of War (Chinese: 兵法), an immensely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. He is also one of the earliest realists in international relations theory.

The name Sun Tzu ("Master Sun") is an honorific title bestowed upon Sun Wu (孫武; Sūn Wǔ), the author's name. The character wu, meaning "military", is the same as the character in wu shu, or martial art. Sun Wu also has a courtesy name, Chang Qing (長卿; Cháng Qīng).

Taken From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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