Outwit Quotes
36 quotes by 33 authors
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Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.
— Minna Antrim
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...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
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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
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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
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I outwit them, and then I outhit them
— Muhammad Ali
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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
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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
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The ingenuity of the average worker is sufficient to outwit any system of controls devised by management.
— Douglas McGregor
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We old roosters must be cautious. Don't try to outwit your arteries.
— S. J. Perelman
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We find the light only after total defeat of our attempts to deceive and outwit it.
— Vernon Howard
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[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
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What makes us so bitter against people who outwit us is that they think themselves cleverer than we are.
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Every literary critic believes he will outwit history and have the last word.
— Mason Cooley
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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
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It is extremely arrogant and very foolish to think that you can ever outwit your audience.
— Twyla Tharp
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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
Who Wrote These Outwit Quotes
33 authors contributed a total of 36 Outwit Quotes, led by these top contributors: