Morihei Ueshiba Quotes

The knock-out punch is always the one you never see coming.

All warfare is based on deception.

You never show what you are going to do; you always do what the opponent doesn't expect.

I run my routes like a crossover dribble. It's about taking angles, faking one way but going the other, and being savvy. And then, instead of running to the basket, I'm running away from the defender.

My aesthetic is that of the sniper on the roof.

Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend; march swiftly to places where you are not expected.

You can ensure the success of your attacks if you only attack places that are undefended. You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked. Therefore, that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.

Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals... except the weasel.

All the world will be your enemy, Prince of a Thousand enemies. And when they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you; digger, listener, runner, Prince with the swift warning. Be cunning, and full of tricks, and your people will never be destroyed.

Joel Cairo: You always have a very smooth explanation ready. Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter?

If we wish to fight, the enemy can be forced to an engagement even though he be sheltered behind a high rampart and a deep ditch. All we need do is attack some other place that he will be obliged to relieve.

While your client is watching for you at the front door, slip out at the back.

Lay low, play dumb, keep moving.

A hare is not caught with a drum.

I think it's important that you always transform if you can. That's what I was trained to do. You try and hide yourself as much as you can - that's the key to longevity.

Quiet cunning bested boastful brawn

With regard to narrow passes, if you can occupy them first, let them be strongly garrisoned and await the advent of the enemy.

Took awhile, got the jokers out of the deck now, I'm holdin all the cards and niggas wanna play chess now

The truth may not set you free, but used carefully, it can confuse the hell out of your enemies.

Machination is worth more than force.

Lord Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. Lord Polonius: What is the matter, my lord? Hamlet: Between who? Lord Polonius: I mean, the matter that you read, my lord.

I want as much time in the darkness as I can possibly have. The darkness provides cover, the darkness provides places to hide and the darkness provides comfort. Darkness usually comes around dinner, but dinner would be too obvious.

A speech is something you say so as to distract attention from what you do not say.

The cunningest dissimulation is when a man pretends to be caught in the traps others set for him; and a man is never so easily over-reached as when he is contriving to over-reach others.

So the false spider, when her nets are spread, deep ambushed in her silent den does lie.