“The most consistently successful commanders, when faced by an enemy in a position that was strong naturally or materially, have hardly ever tackled it in a direct way. And when, under pressure of circumstances, they have risked a direct attack, the result has commonly been to blot their record with a failure.” WayStrongResultsEnemySuccessfulRecordsMilitaryPositionCircumstancesDirectPressureConsistentlyCommandersUnder Pressure Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“Remember the enemy of all painting is gray: a painting will almost always appear grayer than it is, on account of its oblique position under the light.” LightRememberEnemyPositionPaintingAccountsColourGray Author:Eugene Delacroix
“We are not in a position to criticize anyone. The existence of enemies means for us that our friendliness has not been sufficient enough.” MeanEnoughExistenceEnemyPositionSufficientCriticizeFriendliness Author:Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
“Americans did not acquire their fear neurosis as the result of a traumatic experience - war devasting their country, pestilence sweeping the land, famine wiping out helpless millions. Americans had to be taught to hate and fear an unseen enemy. The teachers were men in official positions, in government, men whom Americans normally trust without question.” MenWarCountryGovernmentHateFearResultsEnemyMillionsUnited StatesTeacherLandPositionTaughtOfficialsAcquireHelplessUnseenFamineNeurosisSweepingTraumatic ExperiencesPestilenceHate And FearWiping Out Book:The View From The Ground Source: The View From The Ground
“It's absolutely philistine not to recognize what a great book 'An American Dream' is. Norman Mailer is his own worst enemy, and if you don't catch him in a defensive position, he'll admit it. I'd really like to help that man.” IfsMenBookHelpingDreamEnemyWorstPositionAmerican DreamWorst EnemyGreat BookPhilistines Author:Germaine Greer
“Us as a people, we can't do it on our own. We have to understand that we're not each other's enemy. We have to stop discriminating against each other due to class and due to race and due to location or financial position.” PeopleRaceEnemyClassPositionFinancialDuesLocation Author:Kanye West
“I think I have made it clear that I never intended to make enemies. But in an age when anti-foreign sentiment was running high, it was unavoidable that in my position as an advocate of open intercourse and free adoption of Western culture, I should make some adversaries.” ThinkingShouldMadeRunningAgeCultureEnemyClearPositionWesternMade ItSentimentsAdoptionAdversariesIntercourseWestern Culture Book:The Autobiography of Yukichi Fukuzawa Source: The Autobiography of Yukichi Fukuzawa
“We're fighting an enemy that is far different than any we have got before. It's a nontraditional kind of war, and I think we need to step back, recalibrate how we go about protecting our borders and protecting our people, and resetting our position in the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldNeedsKindDifferentWarFightingStepsEnemyPositionBorders Author:Jon Huntsman, Jr.
“So the principles of warfare are: Do not depend on the enemy not coming, but depend on our readiness against him. Do not depend on the enemy not attacking, but depend on our position that cannot be attacked.” EnemyPrinciplesPositionDependsWarfareAttackingReadiness Author:Sun Tzu
“Among the clergy we find our most violent enemies, those most opposed to any change in woman's position.” EnemyAtheismPositionPositive AtheismViolentClergy Book:History of woman suffrage Source: History of woman suffrage
“when someone you love dies, he becomes your enemy; he fights you tooth and nail from a hidden position; he successfully raids what small provisions you have gathered to keep yourself going.” DiesFightingGriefEnemyPositionTeethNailsProvisionOne You LoveSomeone You Love Author:Rosalyn Drexler
“Benjamin Netanyahu said that ultimately, they will be stronger when they're independent. My position is exactly the same. We shouldn't borrow money from China to send it anywhere, but why don't we start with eliminating aid to our enemies.” SaidEnemyPositionStrongerIndependentChinaAidsEliminating Author:Rand Paul
“I don't disagree with Senator Paul's position that we shouldn't be funding our enemies. But I absolutely believe that Israel is a priority to be able to fund and keep them strong and safe after eight years of this administration.” YearsBelieveAbleStrongEnemyPositionSafeIsraelEightPrioritiesAdministrationFundDisagreeSenatorsFunding Author:Chris Christie
“Always remember...the stronger your position in life, the more enemies you're gonna have .. while friends come and go.” RememberEnemyPositionStrongerComes And GoesFriends Come And Go Author:Ziad K. Abdelnour
“The art of the indirect approach can only be mastered, and its full scope appreciated, by study of and reflection upon the whole history of war. But we can at least crystallize the lessons into two simple maxims- one negative, the other positive. The first is that, in face of the overwhelming evidence of history, no general is justified in launching his troops to a direct attack upon an enemy firmly in position. The second, that instead of seeking to upset the enemy's equilibrium by one's attack, it must be upset before a real attack is, or can be successfully launched” FirstsArtTwoWarRealWholeFacesSimpleEnemyStudyPositionLessonsApproachReflectionEvidenceNegativeDirectSeekingUpsetOverwhelmingTroopsJustifiedMaximsAppreciatedScopeEquilibriumIndirectLaunching Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“...Sean Penn claimed to be 'serv[ing] the country' by giving aid and comfort to an enemy about to be attacked by the US. He said it made him feel more patriotic to dissent from the war aims of his nation. It is at least a counterintuitive position. Most people would not instantly grasp how it is more patriotic to always root against America. White supremacists should try claiming that burning crosses is more supportive of civil rights than not burning them.” PeopleGivingFeelsShouldTryingMadeSaidWarCountryAmericaNationsWhiteEnemyRightsPositionComfortCrossesRootsAimAidsCivil RightsBurningPatrioticSupportiveDissentSean Author:Ann Coulter
“I think they need to remove the general. He is unfit for the position he is being called upon to serve, precisely because he's become a liability. He's become a weapon our enemies will use against us.” ThinkingNeedsUseEnemyPositionWeaponsRemoveLiability Author:James Zogby
“Constraint theory asks: What is the price for doing this? Now one way around constraint theory is declaring your enemy crazy. Crazy and stupid are not concepts used in forecasting. When people say they're really stupid or they're crazy, that's laziness. That means I don't want to think through their position or about what they're really going to do.” PeopleThinkingWayWantMeanUsedAsksEnemyCrazyStupidPositionTheoryConceptsOne WayLazinessConstraintsDeclaringReally StupidForecasting Author:George Friedman
“I was the first - I was extremely unpopular with the establishment of the United States, particularly the New York Times was always an enemy, and Time magazine, off and on, the enemy, because I said things and took positions that other people didn't do.” PeopleFirstsSaidStatesUnitedEnemyUnited StatesNew YorkPositionMagazinesEstablishmentNew York TimesTime Magazine Author:Gore Vidal