Although we had no hope of defeating the enemy in the…

“To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.”

— Sun Tzu

“Thus the good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy. 4. Hence the saying: One…

— Sun Tzu

“Now in order to kill the enemy, our men must be roused to anger; that there may be advantage from defeating the enemy, they…

— Sun Tzu

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

— Sun Tzu

For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.

— Sun Tzu

The good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.

— Sun Tzu

Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.

— Sun Tzu

“Hence the skillful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impossible, and does not miss the moment for defeating the enemy.”

— Sun Tzu

The opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

— Sun Tzu

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy. To…

— Sun Tzu

The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy…

— Sun Tzu

Then I came up with this crazy idea just to walk out on the stage with no band at all and just start singing…

— Bobby McFerrin

From our music in general, we've always fought the idea that we had to fit into a box or fit into a certain category.

— Chrissy Costanza

“There is satisfaction in defeating an enemy. But one must never allow oneself to become complacent. There are always more enemies to be identified,…

— Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn

“Men of outstanding ability are more likely to lack the power of controlling their own people than of defeating an enemy in battle.”

— Titus Livius