Quotes About Maneuvering

She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended. Her eyes were bright and tender with a smile as they glanced up into his and her lips looked hungry for the kiss which they invited.

TIME syndrome, which is the introduction of threats, intimidations, manipulations, and escalation.

War is the tao of deception. Therefore, when planning an attack, feign inactivity. When near, appear as if you are far away. When far away, create the illusion that you are near. If the enemy is efficient, prepare for him. If he is strong, evade him. If he is angry, agitate him. If he is arrogant, behave timidly so as to encourage his arrogance. If he is rested, cause him to exert himself. Advance when he does not expect you. Attack him when he is unprepared. —Sun-Tzu, The Art of War

Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think you need to do that.

The biggest thing in terms of route running for me is knowing what the defense is in, knowing the coverage. Once you know the coverage, now you can start manipulating the defense. You can start to kind of trick them in where you're going to go and where you want to get open.

To me, politics is a pile of tricks.

In a mahagathabandhan, who will use whom and who will trip whom is not clear.

Trump is a master obfuscator. Like an octopus escaping a predator, he releases a cloud of ink when called to the carpet on one of his many lies. His strategy? Obfuscate, then reference others. 'Millions agree,' 'everyone knows,' 'many have done it.'

Remember, when you hear them beginning to say "freedom" look carefully-. see who it is they want you to butcher.

An ad that pretends to be art is – at absolute best – like somebody who smiles warmly at you only because he wants something from you.

Everyone wants to put people on, I think. And get away with it! That's the thing: put people on and get away with it! That's a science in itself.

Complimenting someone in an exaggerated way is known as flattery, and flattery will generally get you anything you want.

the method is still the same: appeal to weakness, bolster myth, and massage fantasy.

Aninka had no idea what she had been mixed up in, poor child. Neither did Enniel have any intention of enlightening her too fully. She would not understand the implications, and might prove obstructive to his aims.

I am a manipulative person, whom some might call evil, because I like to interfere in people's lives.

Formless powers compete for control around us, and we are their pawns.

Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

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.

If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected .

He's sort of a Svengali... It means someone who's manipulative. More than that: somebody who makes you think that you need him in order to accomplish anything.

El juego de la infiltración es similar al de la seducción: el que pide permiso ha perdido antes de empezar.

Maybe I hadn't been a big dating success because I was a boring person, but possibly it had been because I had limited tolerance for all this preliminary maneuvering and signal reading. - Aurora