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Conform to the enemy's tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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These military devices, leading to victory, must not be divulged beforehand. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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So long as victory can be attained,  stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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Conceal your dispositions, and your condition will remain secret, which leads to victory;  show your dispositions, and your condition will become patent, which leads to defeat. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is on a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others. ↗

— Martha Graham

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Stories are the collective wisdom of everyone who has ever lived. Your job as a storyteller is not simply to entertain. Nor is it to be noticed for the way you turn a phrase. You have a very important job--one of the most important. Your job is to let people know that everyone shares their feelings--and that these feelings bind us. Your job is a healing art, and like all healers, you have a responsibility. Let people know they are not alone. You must make people understand that we are all the same. ↗

— Brian McDonald

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Inking is meditation in liquid form... ↗

— J.H. Everett

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