A seeker of truth will never begin by discounting his opponent's statement as unworthy of trust.

I think all of my opponents say that, I gas out or whatever. They have to say something about me.

Woe to he who checkmates his opponents at last, only to discover they have been playing cribbage.

Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.

Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game.

It is impossible to win a contest with a helpless opponent since if you win you have won nothing.

Unfortunately, opponents of online speech have decided to punish our changing technological world.

You can't blame your opponents for applying a strategy that beats your brains out with regularity.

If you start beating opponents in their backyard is when you give yourself a chance to remain No.1.

I just don't want to be one of those guys that's stuck fighting the same opponents again and again.

Being in permanent campaign mode allows you to never stop the process of destroying your opponents.

We study the shooters of the opponents - the team, the goalkeeping coach and the other goalkeepers.

Like mortars in old war films, they are often ready to destroy the opponent's unsupported defences.

Watching tape is key. I basically watch every game. It's the only way to break down your opponents.

Courtesy towards opponents and eagerness to understand their view-point is the ABC of non-violence.

The thing I don't like about Whitaker is he has an ugly style. He makes all his opponents look ugly.

There are so many tough opponents out there and tough competitors so I've never liked to look ahead.

Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent.

Even as you wrestle with the ideas of an opponent, you must keep the dignity of the opponent intact.

Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.

It's not enough to win the tricks that belong to you. Try also for some that belong to the opponents.

That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary.

There are different tactics depending on the opponents we face, and we respect the manager's choices.

The John Birch Society is not ultra-conservative, communist-hating, and racist as opponents paint it.

Our number one opponents are not Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester United. It is ourselves at Chelsea.

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.

To have an opportunity to fight for the title, you have to prove you deserve it against top opponents.

My opponents are irrelevant. It's all about which Rob turns up. If I get it right, I can win anything.

If your opponent praises you: beware! But if he gets stuck into you, you are usually on the right way.

In chess it is more important to frustrate your opponent's strategy than to be obsessed with your own.

I incorporate different styles that work for me. I could easily change my style depends on my opponent.

I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents.

You've got to learn to utilize the space (between you and your opponent). Distancing is very important.

Informed opponents of Obama's healthcare initiative have expressed dismay at the low level of discourse.

Assertion is not argument; to contradict the statement of an opponent is not proof that you are correct.

Only play into a variation in which your opponent is strong if you have your own personal novelty ready!

I like to smile, even in intense situations. My opponents don't know how to react when they see me smile.

From his moment of victory, a kinder, gentler Donald Trump - praise for the opponent he promised to jail.

I won't play with you anymore. You have insulted my friend -when an opponent cursed himself for a blunder

When everything on the board is clear it can be so difficult to conceal your thoughts from your opponent.

Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought.

There's no specific reason for it, sometimes results just go against you and your opponents play too well.

If you're not out front defining your vision, your opponent will spend gobs of money to define it for you.

Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments.

Opponents are working very hard to defeat us. Let's not do it for them by defeating ourselves from within.

Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to.

You can't control games for 90 minutes; there will be moments where the opponents will show their quality.

The end of nonviolent 'war' is always an agreement, never dictation, much less humiliation of the opponent.

You cannot let yourself be defined by the hopes that you will fulfill the darkest wishes of your opponents.

When your opponent's sittin' there holdin' all the aces, there's only one thing to do: kick over the table.

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