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Resistance Quotes by B. H. Liddell Hart
- Natural hazards, however formidable, are inherently less dangerous and less uncertain than fighting hazards. All conditions are more calculable, all obstacles more surmountable than those…
- Direct pressure always tends to harden and consolidate the resistance of an opponent.
- The more closely [the German army] converged on [Stalingrad], the narrower became their scope for tactical manoeuvre as a lever in loosening resistance. By contrast,…
- In war the chief incalculable is the human will, which manifests itself in resistance, which in turn lies in the province of tactics. Strategy has…
- For if we merely take what obviously appears the line of least resistance, its obviousness will appeal to the opponent also; and this line may…
- If you find your opponent in a strong position costly to force, you should leave him a line of retreat as the quickest way of…
- Opposition to the truth is inevitable, especially if it takes the form of a new idea, but the degree of resistance can be diminished- by…
- In strategy the longest way round is often the shortest way there- a direct approach to the object exhausts the attacker and hardens the resistance…
More Resistance Quotes
- The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman. — Honore de Balzac
- You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally handicapped guy… — Scott Adams
- Every therapeutic cure, and still more, any awkward attempt to show the patient the truth, tears him from the cradle of his… — Alfred Adler
- If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't… — Kathryn Bigelow
- But more than anything else, for the British folks Irish people were all terrorists. So when we went to Britain, it was… — Bono
- I'm drawn to the path of least resistance. — Jeff Bridges
- There is resistance to change. There's a resistance to ideas. — Abdallah II
- You increase muscle bulk by training against resistance. For example, weights. And in ballet, this isn't the case. — Deborah Bull
- Belief like any other moving body follows the path of least resistance. — Samuel Butler
- When mental energy is allowed to follow the line of least resistance and to fall into easy channels, it is called weakness. — James Allen
- Resistance is feasible even for those who are not heroes by nature, and it is an obligation, I believe, for those who… — Noam Chomsky
- At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no… — Maya Angelou