Opponent Quotes

541 quotes by 369 authors

Science rests on reason and experiment, and can meet an opponent with calmness; [but] a creed is always sensitive. — James Anthony Froude
PoincarÃ© was a vigorous opponent of the theory that all mathematics can be rewritten in terms of the most elementary notions of classical logic; something… — Eric Temple Bell
Negotiating means getting the best of your opponent. — Marvin Gaye
When you find your opponent's weak spot, hammer it. — John Heisman
We are at a good level. Our secret is that we play the same way against each opponent. — Lionel Messi
Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of… — Sun Tzu
Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across. — Sun Tzu
Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not… — Sun Tzu
Remember the basic rule. Make friends with your caddie and the game will make friends with you. How true this is. It is easy to… — Stephen Potter
Always make your opponent think you know more than you really know. — Philip Sheridan
I grew up on the beach and played side-out scoring all my life, but rally scoring is better for our sport. There is pressure on… — Holly McPeak
To be successful in anything, a person must always want to be better, not only than your opponent but better than your last performance. Done… — Hale Irwin
Would you kick an opponent when he was down? Yes, if I thought he might get up. — Edmund Rouse
Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards... Water shapes its course according… — Sun Tzu
If asked how to cope with a great host of the enemy in orderly array and on the point of marching to the attack, I… — Sun Tzu
They are a very tough opponent, and they took us the first game. So we want our revenge, and we are going to go right… — Brian Jeroloman
Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless. — Magnus Carlsen
I don't want to give my opponent the satisfaction of watching me celebrate, which would make it look like a big deal that I beat… — Brent Metcalf
Propaganda must not serve the truth, especially as it might bring out something favorable for the opponent. — Adolf Hitler
Never do I argue with a man with a desire to hear him say what is wrong, or to expose him and win victory over… — Al-Shafiâ€˜i

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