Preparatorily Quotes & Sayings

In his earlier campaigns his logistical strategy was direct and devoid of subtlety. The cause would appear to be, first, that in the youthful Alexander, bred to kingship and triumph, there was more of the Homeric hero than in the other great captains of history; and, still more perhaps, that he had such justifiable confidence in the superiority of his instrument and his own battle handling of it that he felt no need to dislocate preparatorily his adversaries' strategic balance. His lessons for posterity lie at the two poles-grand strategy and tactics. — B.H. Liddell Hart

She's like his spirit animal, a gentle, odd, spritely being who I'm pretty sure has a storage space full of fairy dust. — Jandy Nelson

That's one nice thing about carrousels, they always play the same songs. — J.D. Salinger

The way to success is strategically along the way of least expectation and tactically along the line of least resistance. — William Tecumseh Sherman

Teach me to be resigned to thy will, to delight in thy law, to have no will but thine, to believe that everything thou doest is for my good.
[pg. 132, Divine Promises] — Arthur Bennett

Great souls are always loyally submissive, reverent to what is over them: only small mean souls are otherwise. — Thomas Carlyle

I've had so many crushes on gay boys. — Alicia Silverstone

To be on the road, even if you're not that happy, is all right, as long as I'm pourin' me heart into it. — Joe Cocker

There is nothing more sad or glorious than generations changing hands. — John Mellencamp

It is important for a woman to first, understand her man and his emotional limits. She must then not force him to communicate in a level that is foreign to him but rather in a way that brings meaning to the relationship. This means slowly building on a foundation while slowly increasing communication lines. The more a woman pushes the more a man will pull. Knowing a man's emotional limits will allow a woman to intentionally assert her communication needs, gracefully. — A.H. Carlisle III

All beings are encompassed within one all-encompassing great energy: So I understood from the coolness of this morning's passing breeze. — Wumen Huikai