Quotes About Tactics

He fishes well who uses a golden hook.

There were times, however, when a man had to make a strategic retreat to win the game.

Relationships are chess for women," he said. "They can see the whole board, plan way ahead. They're the queens, after all. We're the kings, limited to one square in any direction, on defense for the whole fucking game.

Relationships are chess for women," he said. "They can see the whole board, plan way ahead. They're the queens, after all. We're the kings, limited to one square in any direction, on defense for the whole fucking

The truth may not set you free, but used carefully, it can confuse the hell out of your enemies.

There's a saying at Spectrum: 'If you want to lead the enemy straight to your door then just keep using the same one.' That's why we have a lot of different ways in - we are always sealing one up and opening another. We have to, we can't risk anyone finding out true location.

RULE 43: IF YOU'VE GOT THE ADVANTAGE – MAKE SURE YOU KEEP IT. She

but in any event his geographical legerdemain alleviated Spain's principal anxiety:

Wellington, examining the roster of officers assigned to him for the 1810 campaign in Portugal, said, "I only hope that when the enemy reads the list of their names, he trembles as I do.

From that point on, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and a few other intimates made it their first priority to arrange a deal with Hamilton—letting him have his assumption plan, but hopefully in the form of a compromise that would force him to give up something in return. Chapter

Creativity is the essence of fencing.

He who defends everything," Frederick the Great used to admonish his generals, "defends nothing.

Well we got 'em, it was a pretty good plan. Could say it was the greatest pla-

With skillful parries the pauperized Swabian, master of mobile operations, endeavored to counter the thrusts of Montgomery

No, to stop sin, you must replace your thoughts and tactics with His truth.

But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.

The perception of the opponent is always the target.

Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have the fundamentals, acquiring the experience is a matter of time.

The power play is as methodical as even strength is designed to be chaotic.

Two keys to offensive play: creating chaos and executing on chances.

Defensive coverage is about anticipation, and offensive effectiveness is essentially the art of surprise.

That's the thing about poker. You're not playing your hand. You're playing the other guy's hand.

Clinton and Obama practice this politics known quaintly as the Richard Speck strategy: if you cannot take on everyone in the room at once, take them out of the room one at a time.

Under Cruyff, dominating the ball became the first and most important rule. 'If you have the ball, the opposition doesn't have it and can't attack you,' Cruyff would repeat daily. So the job became finding the players who could keep possession and also doing a lot of positional work in training.