#opponent

The most courageous act in politics is to try to understand your opponent. ↗

— Alain de Botton

#both-sides #opponents #politics #understanding #courage

If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good. ↗

— Thomas J. Watson

#conformity #counted #down #flattened #from time to time

God had not abandoned us. He was actively working behind the scenes, when I had no means or spirit to fight. ↗

— K. Howard Joslin

#faith #opponents #trials #faith

Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#even #extremely #fate #mysterious #opponent

Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#defend #defense #does #general #hence

Opponents confront us continually, but actually there is no opponent there. Enter deeply into an attack and neutralize it as you draw that misdirected force into your own sphere. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

#attack #confront #continually #deeply #draw

Hamas, the opponents of Arafat, the opponents of peace, urged a boycott of the election, and yet there was an 85 percent turnout where Hamas is supposed to be strong. Isn't that really quite incredible? ↗

— Warren Christopher

#be strong #boycott #election #hamas #incredible

If you're not out front defining your vision, your opponent will spend gobs of money to define it for you. ↗

— Donna Brazile

#defining #front #money #opponent #out

I readily admit I was not an expert on foreign policy but I was knowledgeable and I didn't need a man who was the Vice President of the United States and my opponent turning around and putting me down. ↗

— Geraldine Ferraro

#around #down #expert #foreign #foreign policy

Negotiation means getting the best of your opponent. ↗

— Marvin Gaye

#getting #means #negotiation #opponent #your