Yes, he is intelligent. But we must be more intelligent. We must be so intelligent that he does not suspect us of being intelligent at all.
Mon ami, if you wish to catch a rabbit you put a ferret into the hole, and if the rabbit is there he runs. That is all I have done.
— Agatha Christie
Strategy
It is better to arm and strengthen your hero, than to disarm and enfeeble your foe.
— Anne Brontë
Motivational
Don't fight forces, use them.
— Buckminster Fuller
Philosophy
Our strategy in going after this army is very simple. First we are going to cut it off, and then we are going to kill it.
While no man in his right mind would advocate sending our ground forces into continental China, and such was never given a thought, the new situation did urgently demand a drastic revision of strategic planning if our political aim was to defeat this new enemy as we had defeated the old.
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
When I face an issue of great import that cleaves both constituents and colleagues, I always take the same approach. I engage in deep deliberation and quiet contemplation. I wait to the last available minute and then I always vote with the losers. Because, my friend, the winners never remember and the losers never forget.
— Everett Dirksen
Politics
If you know what a man's doing, get in front of him; but if you want to guess what he's doing keep behind him.