Opponents Quotes - Page 3

When arguing with a fool, make sure the opponent isn't doing the exact same thing.

Truth never triumphs-its opponents just die out.

Nothing in the world is as fearsome as a bloody, battered opponent who will never surrender.

I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents.

You must have complete determination. The worst opponent you can come across is one whose aim has become an obsession.

Fear comes from uncertainty; we can eliminate the fear within us when we know ourselves better. As the great Sun Tzu said: “When you know yourself and your opponent, you will win every time. When you know yourself but not your opponent, you will win one and lose one. However, when you do not know yourself or your opponent, you will be imperiled every time.

Cause your opponent to repent, then let him fall

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.

Our opponent [Cory Aquino] does not put on any make up. She does not have her fingernails manicured. You know gays. They are for beauty. Filipinos who like beauty, love and God are for Marcos.

Transform yourself. It is not the opponent that will change, or the Frisbee. They will change in relation to your change. You must change.

You've got to learn to utilize the space (between you and your opponent). Distancing is very important.

It feels much nobler to feel guilty than resentful, and it takes more courage to express resentment than guilt. With expressing guilt you expect to pacify your opponent; with expressing resentment you might stir up hostility in him.

Possession means nothing when the opponent takes its chances

You can prevent your opponent from defeating you through defense, but you cannot defeat him without taking the offensive.

Woe to he who checkmates his opponents at last, only to discover they have been playing cribbage.

I never underestimate my opponent, but I never underestimate my talents.

Golf gives you an insight into human nature, your own as well as your opponent's.

If your opponent praises you: beware! But if he gets stuck into you, you are usually on the right way.

The mind, if slackened even a little, will cause defeat, the same as fearing the opponent will make you unable to use full strength.

The most critical thing in a negotiation is to get inside your opponent's head and figure out what he really wants.

Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to.

It must be thoroughly understood that war is a necessity, and that the more readily we accept it,the less will be the ardor of our opponents, and that out of the greatest dangers communities and individuals acquire the greatest glory.

We are going to wreak havoc on our opponents' psyche and their plan of attack.

Always make your opponent think you know more than you really know.

When we dehumanise and demonise our opponents, we abandon the possibility of peacefully resolving our differences, and seek to justify violence against them.