strategic evasion Quotes

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.

It's hard to plan and plot attacks against America if you're on the run, and that's exactly what our brave professionals are doing.

He can best avoid a snare who knows how to set one.

Actually, I've been working on a plan. During the exam, I'll hide under some coats, and hope that somehow everything will work out.

A mouse who wishes to fool the cat doesn't simply scamper out of its hole whenever it feels the slightest urge.

Knowing where the trap is-- that's the first step in evading it.

Something keeps me moving forward, though. A lifetime of watching the Hunger Games lets me know that certain areas of the arena are rigged for certain attacks. And that if I can just get away from this section, I might be able to move out of reach of the launchers. I might also then fall straight into a pit of vipers, but I can't worry about that now.