When envoys are sent with compliments in their mouths, it is a sign that the enemy wishes for a truce. – Sun-Tzu
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Foreign diplomats in Rome disconsolately say, Italy is the opposite of Russia. In Moscow nothing is known, yet everything is clear. In Rome everything is public, there are no secrets, everybody talks, things are at times flamboyantly enacted, yet one understands nothing. – Luigi Barzini
I got a lot of problems, but Im really good at intuiting what I need to do to be happy with whatever I create. I know when to stop myself, I know when to start, I know when to leave something alone. I guess I just kind of indulge that completely, and so I just take my time. – Fiona Apple
They used to say it was bad for Indians to drink, but its bad for anybody. When they drink they lose their cool, a lot of us. Like when we played with Sonny Boy, I would never get paid, you know. He would drink up all the money. – Ike Turner
I think peoples perception of a rich girl is literal, but metaphorically I embrace it as being rich in love, spirit, joy and religion. So its not about money. – Angie Stone
