Art Quote by Carl von Clausewitz

“Surprise is an event that occurs in the mind of an enemy commander.”

— Jerry Pournelle

This [a surprise attack] is an operation by no means to be despised in war, although it is rare, and less brilliant than a…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

The surprise of an army is now next to an impossibility. ... Prearranged surprises are rare and difficult because in order to plan one…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

Because we all know one of the main factors of war is the element of surprise. And what could be more surprising than the…

— Eddie Izzard

To surprise the enemy is to defeat him.

— Alexander Suvorov

I think its one of the great principles. The element of surprise, I mean, you could take a force that's not nearly as strong…

— Donald Trump

Surprise comes from defying expectations.

— Seth Godin

Surprise is the tool of the Devil and it is the greatest power of the evil forces!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

“A successful special operation defies conventional wisdom by using a small force to defeat a much larger or well-entrenched opponent. This book develops a…

— William H. McRaven

The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let's think about what's the whole battle.

— David Mamet

“A country that publicly threatens to completely destroy another nation should not be surprised when a preemptive surprise attack occurs from that nation and…

— Steven Magee

One of the things we excel at over the years is that the enemy never knows what surprises we are preparing for it.

— Yoav Gallant