"It is good if your enemy underestimates..." - Quote by Colin Powell
It is good if your enemy underestimates you. The dumber they think you are the more surprised they are when you kill them.
More by Colin Powell
“War is never a happy solution, but it may be the only solution. We must exhaustively explore other possible solutions before we make the choice for war. Every political and diplomatic effort should be made to avoid war while achieving your objective.”
“Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it.”
“Being in charge sometimes means making people mad. Some days you have to overrule even the best advice, because you think it is not right.”
More on Strategy
“The purpose of all wars, is peace.”
“To dislocate the functioning of a city without destroying it can be more effective than a riot because it can be longer-lasting, costly to the society but not wantonly destructive, moreover, it is more difficult for Government to quell it by superior force.”
“A strategic plan based on the over-all situation of both belligerents is ... more stable, but it too is applicable only in a given strategic stage and has to be changed when the war moves towards a new stage. ... [Conversely, tactical plans may] ... have to be changed several times a day.”
More on Deception
“In any relationship, the woman has control, the clever ones don't let the men know.”
“Every man has his price. This is not true. But for every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing. To win over certain people to something, it is only necessary to give it a gloss of love of humanity, nobility, gentleness, self-sacrifice - and there is nothing you cannot get them to swallow. To their souls, these are the icing, the tidbit; other kinds of souls have others.”
“No man should have a secret from his wife. She invariably finds it out.”