“Known as a negative player, Karpov sets up deep traps and creates moves that seem to allow his opponent possibilities - but that really don't. He takes no chances, and he gives his opponents nothing. He's a trench-warfare fighter who keeps the game moving just an inch at a time.” GivingSeemsMovingGamesChanceKnownPlayerPossibilityNegativeFighterOpponentsInchesWarfareTrapsTrenchesKarpov Author:Bruce Pandolfini
“If you view everything through the lens of fear, then you tend to stay in retreat mode. You can just as easily see a crises or problem as a challenge, an opportunity to prove your mettle, the chance to strengthen and toughen yourself, or a call to collective action. By seeing it as a challenge, you will have converted this negative into a positive purely by a mental process that will result in positive action as well.” IfsWellsProblemActionOpportunityProcessChallengesChanceResultsViewsSeeingProveNegativeCrisisCollectivesRetreatLensesCollective ActionMettle Book:The 50th Law Source: The 50th Law
“An anti-something movement displays a purely negative attitude. It has no chance whatever to succeed. Its passionate diatribes virtually advertise the program they attack. People must fight for something that they want to achieve, not simply reject an evil, however bad it may be.” PeopleWantMayFightingEvilChanceAttitudeAchieveMovementSucceedNegativeProgramPassionateRejectsDisplayNegative Attitude Book:Anti-Capitalistic Mentality, The Source: Anti-Capitalistic Mentality, The