Maneuvering Quotes

Always mystify, mislead, and surprise the enemy, if possible; and when you strike and overcome him, never let up in the pursuit so long as your men have strength to follow; for an army routed, if hotly pursued, becomes panic-stricken, and can then be destroyed by half their number. The other rule is, never fight against heavy odds, if by any possible maneuvering you can hurl your own force on only a part, and that the weakest part, of your enemy and crush it. Such tactics will win every time, and a small army may thus destroy a large one in detail, and repeated victory will make it invincible. (Stonewall Jackson)

I used to think Cape Wind was a great idea. That was when Ted Kennedy was alive and railing about how he might spill his Chivas if he had to keep maneuvering the Mya around all those noisy seagull-murdering wind turbines. Anything Ted Kennedy was against, I was for.

Howie Carr

I enjoyed the administrative work because it involved working with Congress, city council, and the mayor. I had never been a politician so it was fun - learning political maneuvering.

Harold H. Greene

Politicians are always realistically maneuvering for the next election. They are obsolete as fundamental problem-solvers.

Buckminster Fuller

Gods, all this maneuvering for moral advantage. You'd think we were married.

Scott Lynch

There were a lot of people who were Reaganauts going in, as there are always people who are conservatives going in. But they don't act like conservatives after they get there. There is skill to maneuvering the bureaucracy. And I think one argument I could make would be, I've never run for office, I'm not a conventional politician, that's for sure, but I have been in government, and I know how it works. I have actually gotten things done in the government.

John R. Bolton

You were sick of sentimentality, of the moralism, maneuvering, and malice that comes with it.

China Miéville

Marriage is indeed a maneuvering business.

Jane Austen

Once you are completely comfortable with charging, then - and only then - will you allow yourself to do things for free. That way if you perform a kindness for another, you will know that you are doing it because you want to, not because you have been manipulated into it or are maneuvering in the hopes of winning their affection.

Stuart Wilde

Of course, you have to remind yourself that you might be seeing things that were never there. You might be maneuvering your memories to bring them into line with what you'd want them to be. You can't be sure you're not just daydreaming.

Algis Budrys

All my other relationships with men, there was so much maneuvering and strategic decisions and stuff. (Carol Leifer)

There is only so much negotiating and maneuvering that can be done while the aircraft is under siege in mid-air. Therefore, the best way to put a stop to hijacking is by having high levels of security implemented by qualified and trained personnel both on the ground and in the air.

Isaac Yeffet

Even with multiple instruction books, maneuvering the maze of the tax code is costly and time-consuming.

Michael Crapo

Staying away from Hollywood didn't take much of an effort, there is a whole world in Los Angeles that's based on maneuvering. You say the right thing in interviews, you say yes to the right events and charities, and if you do it correctly you become someone they talk about. You become a player in the system and you're looked at as a professional, or dedicated, or whatever. You become a part of their thing, and they become part of yours... It's a wild web that can be weaved and there are people who love, love, love to play that game. And I'm not putting it down. But for me, it's just like pulling teeth. I just could never do it.

Kurt Russell

Some people are really good at maneuvering their careers and images and I'm not one of those people.

Sheryl Crow

Nothing is more difficult than the art of maneuvering for advantageous positions.

Sun Tzu

Historians often do not mention the truly important features of daily life, like games, concentrating instead on tedious political maneuvering.

Underwood Dudley