“Therefore the victories of good warriors are not noted for cleverness or bravery. Therefore their victories in battle are not flukes. Their victories are not flukes because they position themselves where they will surely win, prevailing over those wh.” WinningPositionVictoryBattleBraveryWarriorClevernessPrevailingFlukesGood Warrior Book:The Art of War Source: The Art of War
“The selection of a subject is to the author what choice of position is to the general,--once skilfully determined, the battle is already half won. Of a few writers it may be said that they are popular in despite of their subjects--but of a great many more it may be observed that they are popular because of them.” MaySaidChoicesLiteratureHalfSubjectsPositionBattleDeterminedDespiteGreat MenSelection Book:Intuitions and Summaries of Thought Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought
“To be a great offensive rebounder, you have to think like a defensive rebounder and battle for position while also being in the flow of your offense. And then it's just being determined.” ThinkingPositionBattleFlowDeterminedJust BeingOffensiveOffense Author:Moses Malone
“I'm trying mostly to ask questions. And not just trying to stake out a position on something, but also trying to define the stuff we agree on. I'm having battles with comment posters trying to insert a little sense of order so it's not just a long pissing match between the edges, which is what I think a lot of the blogosphere is tending to do.” ThinkingTryingLittlesLongOrderAsksStuffPositionBattleAgreeEdgesCommentStakesPostersInsert Author:Andrew Revkin
“I've been in fortunate position of never really having to battle with my record company to do the things I wanted to do in the studio.” WantedCompanyRecordsPositionBattleStudiosFortunateRecord Companies Author:Jonny Lang
“How could someone with a renowned ability to inspire, communicate complex ideas, and connect with voters find himself in this position? The President [Barack Obama], though a dedicated student of history, has seemingly failed to learn the lesson of our nation's most significant political confrontations: They've required single-minded determination, and the willingness to battle until the fight was won.” IdeasPoliticalFightingNationsPresidentAbilityPositionStudentsInspireLessonsBattleDeterminationComplexesCommunicateSignificantBarackWillingnessVotersDedicatedConfrontationPresident Barack ObamaRenowned Author:Arianna Huffington
“All I can tell you is that Israel's position in the Arab world has changed because they no longer see Israel as their enemy, but as their ally, in their indispensable battle against the forces of militant Islam, either those led by Iran, the Shiites, or - and those led by Daesh - by ISIS, the militant Sunnis.” WorldI CanForceEnemyPositionChangedBattleIslamIsraelIranAlliesIndispensableIsisMilitantArab World Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“So my father [Erwin Rommel] decided during the battle in Normandy, he knew really soon that it wasn't possible to win this battle. But my father decided pretty soon to, if necessary, to surrender on his own responsibility when the British or Americans penetrate the German positions.” IfsFatherWinningResponsibilityPositionBattleDecidedBritishSurrenderPenetrateNormandyRommel Author:Manfred Rommel
“I knew very little about Rugby. But, I think it helps in terms of an American audience the game is enough like football in that it's a battle for field position and you score by running into what looks a lot like an end zone. I think in terms the nuance of the game, Americans won't get that stuff. I think in terms of the peanut butter and jelly version of what you need to know, I think it's pretty clear.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsLooksLittlesEndsEnoughHelpingRunningGamesStuffTermAudienceClearFieldsPositionFootballBattleVersionsScoreZoneRugbyPeanutsNuanceJellyPeanut ButterPeanut Butter And Jelly Author:Matt Damon
“During the war, a battle was fought here, not only for the creation of a new Yugoslavia, but also a battle for Bosnia and Herzegovina as a sovereign republic. To some generals and leaders their position on this was not quite clear. I never once doubted my stance on Bosnia. I always said that Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot belong to this or that, only to the people that lived there since the beginning of time.” PeopleSaidWarLeaderClearCreationPositionBattleRepublicSovereignDoubtedStanceBosniaYugoslavia Author:Josip Broz Tito
“We forget that, although freedom of speech constitutes an important victory in the battle against old restraints, modern man is in a position where much of what "he" thinks and says are the things that everybody else thinks and says; that he has not acquired the ability to think originally - that is, for himself - which alone gives meaning to his claim that nobody can interfere with the expression of his thoughts.” ThinkingMenGivingImportantAbilityForgetModernPositionExpressionVictoryBattleSpeechClaimsFreedom Of SpeechInterfereRestraintModern Man Book:Escape from Freedom Source: Escape from Freedom