QUIZ: “The Art of War, or The Art of the Deal?”
1. “It is a matter of life and death. A road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which on no account can be neglected.”
2. “You can't be scared. You do your thing, you hold your ground, you stand up tall, and whatever happens, happens.”
3. “Obstacles do not exist to be surrendered to, but only broken.”
4. “If your opponent is of choleric temperament, seek to irritate him.”
5. “Sometimes it pays to be a little wild.”
6. “Bestow rewards without respect to customary practice; publish orders without respect to precedent. Thus, you may employ the entire army as you would one man.”
7. “Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.”
“It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe them to serve you. Give them instructions and care for them. Thus, doubled agents are recruited and used.”
9. “There are people – I categorize them as life’s losers – who get their sense of accomplishment and achievement by trying to stop others.”
10. “Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical. No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.”
11. “I don't do it for the money. I've got enough, much more than I'll ever need. I do it to do it…That's how I get my kicks.”
12. “And so I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator.”
The Art of War by Sun Tzu: 1, 4, 6, 8, 10
The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump: 2, 5, 7, 9, 11
Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler: 3, 12