Characteristics Quote by Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

Tal's combinations often exert a sort of paralysing influence on the opponent's play. It would seem that the element of surprise plays a big…

— Mark Taimanov

In football, surprises are always possible.

— Philipp Lahm

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

Surprise comes from defying expectations.

— Seth Godin

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

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

— Jerry Pournelle

Only way to eliminate the element of surprise is to know yourself and now your adversary.

— Georges St-Pierre

Surprise is something that's very difficult to act.

— Ken Loach

But the English do not know what surprise is. No one ever turns his head to look at anyone else in the street.

— Natalia Ginzburg

Surprises can be compelling.

— Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Surprise becomes effective when we suddenly face the enemy at one point with far more troops than he expected. This type of numerical superiority…

— Carl von Clausewitz

If you can capture the element of surprise, you're way ahead of the game.

— Jay Maisel