"In war, as in prostitution, amateurs are..." - Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte
In war, as in prostitution, amateurs are often better than professionals.
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More on Experience
“I have always loved blizzards, if only because of the driving experience - which is definitely an acquired taste.”
“If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution.”
“Fame will go by and, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experience, but that's not where I live.”
More on Skill
“He who does not know how to encircle a girl so that she loses sight of everything he does not want her to see, he who does not know how to poetize himself into a girl so that it is from her that everything proceeds as he wants it-he is and remains a bungler”
“It is with wits as with razors, which are never so apt to cut those they are employed on as when they have lost their edge.”
“The days of the 'intuitive' manager are numbered.”