"Better a good journalist than a poor assassin."
— Jean-Paul Sartre

"In the construction of houses, choice of woods is made. Straight un-knotted timber of good appearance is used for the revealed pillars, straight timber with small defects is used for the inner pillars. Timbers of the finest appearance, even if a little weak, is used for the thresholds, lintels, doors, and sliding doors, and so on. Good strong timber, though it be gnarled and knotted, can always be used discreetly in construction."
— Miyamoto Musashi (The Book of Five Rings: Miyamoto Musashi)

"A general does not use the same troops over and over again."
— John Christopher (The Pool of Fire)

"In most communities it is illegal to cry "fire" in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general war scare in an effort to achieve local political aims? "
— Dwight Eisenhower