Adversarial Thinking Quotes

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.

If people think they've found my biggest weakness, let them try to take advantage of it.

If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.

The mind of your own enemy, the pupil, is working away from you, as keenly and eagerly as is the mind of the commander on the other side from the scientific general. Just what the respective enemies want and think, and what they know or do not know, are as hard things for the teachers as for the general to find out.

A good general always makes you search for his weaknesses.

You can never make the mistake of underestimating an opponent, especially in the Champions League.

If you make your own luck then I don't seem to be very good at it.

The way you win this war is to adopt a value system different from your enemy.

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the movable parts of his mind.

Analysis of opponents is something I like doing.

Anyone that's your competitor is going to think that they're better.

At some point we must stop being paranoid and believing that we are all at war.

To protect the sheep, you gotta catch the wolf. And it takes a wolf to catch a wolf, you understand?

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Never assume the other fellow will not do something you wouldn't do.