Outsmarting Quotes

“I was, indeed, greatly irritated at the bishop's having suggested any grounds of suspicion, however remotely, against a person whom he had never seen: and I thought of letting him know my mind in Greek: which, at the same time that it would furnish some presumption that I was no swindler, would also (I hoped) compel the bishop to reply in the same language; in which case, I doubted not to make it appear, that if I was not so rich as his lordship, I was a far better Grecian.”
― Thomas de Quincey, Confessions of an English Opium Eater

“Trying to outrun and outsmart vulnerability and pain is choosing a life defined by suffering and exhaustion.”
― Brené Brown, Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience

“I understand how you feel about those Indians that killed your folks, but I'll tell you straight that being good with a gun ain't enough, sometimes. A man has to outsmart his enemies to stay alive when the odds are against him. If you aim to learn how to shoot, you'd better learn a few other things. Otherwise, all a gun is good for is an invitation to get you shot. There's always somebody who's a fraction faster.”
― Frederic Bean, Santa Fe Showdown

“Gary Tolan doesn’t just read people — he disarms them. With wit as sharp as strategy and a mind honed by the 48 Laws of Power, he draws out true colors like a master pulling truth from shadows.”
― Gary Tolan aka King Tolan