Outwit Quotes

36 quotes by 33 authors

Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him. — Minna Antrim
...the goal of all spiritual life is to get your ego out of the way - outwit the sucker; dissolve it; shoot it; kill it.… — Lawrence Kushner
If you are going to be underestimated by people who speak more rapidly, the temptation is to speak slowly and strategically and outwit them. — Doris Betts
A pilot's business is with the wind, and with the stars, with night, with sand, with the sea. He strives to outwit the forces of… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I outwit them, and then I outhit them — Muhammad Ali
All laws which can be violated without doing any one any injury are laughed at. Nay, so far are they from doing anything to control… — Baruch Spinoza
Something like trying to protect yourself all the time, things like trying to outwit fate. Those things can be the worst thing you can do… — John Frusciante
The ingenuity of the average worker is sufficient to outwit any system of controls devised by management. — Douglas McGregor
We old roosters must be cautious. Don't try to outwit your arteries. — S. J. Perelman
We find the light only after total defeat of our attempts to deceive and outwit it. — Vernon Howard
[T]he schools, through reliance upon the spur of competition and the bestowing of special honors and prizes, only build up and strengthen the disposition that… — John Dewey
What makes us so bitter against people who outwit us is that they think themselves cleverer than we are. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
As a seasoned insomniac, I knew sometimes the way to beat sleeplessness was to outwit it: to pretend you didn't care about sleeping. Then sometimes… — Erica Jong
I like to be one of those drummers who actually add to the music, not one of those guys who sit in a room 24/7… — Dave Lombardo
An exceedingly confident student would in theory make a terrible student. Why would he take school seriously when he feels that he can outwit his… — Criss Jami
If I were to vote, I would intentionally vote for the goofiest candidate. It is my theory that when the people can outwit the leader,… — Criss Jami
Every literary critic believes he will outwit history and have the last word. — Mason Cooley
You need to impress me, outwit me, compete with me? Go ahead, knock yourself out, I have no problem with that at all. — Daniel Craig
It is extremely arrogant and very foolish to think that you can ever outwit your audience. — Twyla Tharp
In the animal kingdom, one of the keys to survival is to outwit your enemies. And when you're surrounded by carnivores, one of the best… — Neil deGrasse Tyson

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