Ali Almakrami > Ali's Quotes

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.”
― Sun tzu, The Art of War

“Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment — that which they cannot anticipate.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“We are the choices we make.”
― Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go

“Just keep moving forward and don't give a shit about what anybody thinks. Do what you have to do, for you.”
― Johnny Depp

“There are four questions of value in life... What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living "for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is same. Only love.”
― Lord Byron

“I don't think anybody's necessarily ready for death. You can only hope that when it approaches, you feel like you've said what you wanted to say. Nobody wants to go out in mid-sentence.”
― Johnny Depp

“You gotta be careful: don't say a word to nobody about nothing anytime ever.”
― Johnny Depp

“I always felt like I was meant to have been born in another era, another time.”
― Johnny Depp

“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell

“هكذا تولد الكلماتُ . أُدرِّبُ قلبي
على الحب كي يَسَعَ الورد والشوكَ ...
صوفيَّةٌ مفرداتي . وحسِّيَّةٌ رغباتي
ولستُ أنا مَنْ أنا الآن إلاَّ
إذا التقتِ الاثنتان ِ :
أَنا ، وأَنا الأنثويَّةُ
يا حُبّ ! ما أَنت ؟ كم أنتَ أنتَ
ولا أنتَ . يا حبّ ! هُبَّ علينا
عواصفَ رعديّةً كي نصير إلى ما تحبّ
لنا من حلول السماويِّ في الجسديّ .
وذُبْ في مصبّ يفيض من الجانبين .
فأنت - وإن كنت تظهر أَو تَتَبطَّنُ -
لا شكل لك
ونحن نحبك حين نحبُّ مصادفةً
أَنت حظّ المساكين”
― محمود درويش