Quotes About Maneuver

Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will. Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots.

In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack — the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers.

Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.

In war, attack directly; secure your victory indirectly

Within the dynamic of war, there's only direct and indirect, but their variations are inexhaustible. They are born one from the other within infinite tireless circle.

maneuvered the bike off the road near a ditch and cut the engine.

I'm fascinated with films that deal with strategy because there's a right way and a wrong way to get the job done.

Soldiering, my dear madam, is the coward's art of attacking mercilessly when you are strong, and keeping out of harm's way when you are weak. That is the whole secret of successful fighting. Get your enemy at a disadvantage; and never, on any account, fight him on equal terms. George Bernard Shaw

A lie always needs a truth for a handle to it.

It had to be a trick or you couldn't have done it.

When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts ... Who knows what use they'll make of you? Maybe you'll help them to persuade people to buy things they don't need, or hate things they know nothing about, or hold beliefs that make them easy to handle, or doubt the truths that might save them.

He thought of the computer as a less than straightforward tool for controlling and manipulating the world around it, like a shovel with a loose blade.

Now it seemed to others he had choreographed the arc of his career in order to attempt this one trick on the world.

I realized we'd pulled into a parking garage. We drove around two levels, pulled into a spot, then immediately pulled out again. Along with four other black Bentley SUVs. "What's going on?" I asked, as we headed back toward the exit with two Bentleys in front of us and two behind us. "Shell game," he said…

elsewhere called the Strom Thurmond Maneuver.) Pujols of course blamed Beli for everything. Sat in the office of the rector and

The Pin is mightier than the sword

Only a fool thinks that weapons are more important than strategy and motion.

A river is easier to channel than to stop.

All warfare is based on deception, Sun Tzu had said. When we are able to attack, we must seem unable. 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.

power-over as working like this: "I will define who you are and then I'll make you believe that's your own definition." This chilling explanation

I know every trick in the book, in terms of schemes and fraud.

The control of information makes history.

The main object of the dogfight was to get on the opponent's tail – hence the name. The German word for

dogfight' is 'Kurvenkampf'' i.e. turning fight.