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One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Always remember the first rule of power tactics: Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have.

Saul Alinsky

If they do that, it would be a very big change in their tactics.

Mike Farrell

There are some tactics you can use against (Federer).

Richard Gasquet

To work out some of the inventory, I think there may be some more aggressive pricing tactics to get rid of it.

Patrick Ho

We copied some of their tactics, especially the concept of bundling small contributions.

David Keating

The closest thing to [strong-arm tactics] I've heard about is that sometimes a company may want to run a third-party product, and Microsoft says that if they do, it won't support the platform. Is it possible Microsoft does this? Sure.

Jack Cohen

Most countries in the hemisphere have concerns ... It's just pressure tactics. The U.S. wants to consolidate its position.

Leslie Miller

I was surprised about the first two sets because Ivan played different tactics compared to the other two matches he played when he won. But I expected him to play better and even though three match points went I knew it wasn't the end.

Tomas Berdych

These tactics are so far backfiring, since UNMEE - rather than the border - is now the focus of international attention, and Eritrea is likely to be cast in the role of aggressor.

Matt Bryden

Have the ability to pick the time and place of their choosing ... They have used swarm tactics and conducted a complex attack against civilians and Iraqi police officers.

Patrick Lynch

But I expect they will also change their tactics and starting line-up. Cup matches are all about playing well for one match at a time unlike the league where consistency is the key to winning the championship.

Gordon Igesund

I may be trying out some new tactics.

Inaki Saez

It's been systematic low-balling, high-pressure tactics to get people to accept pennies on the dollar of what they're entitled to. And as a result, these families are being destroyed.

Martin Freeman

We will no longer endure these tactics in silence. It is beyond comprehension that law enforcement authorities prefer to leak information rather than interrogate the persons who they characterize as 'suspects' in this investigation.

Patrick Burke

More voices are being heard questioning the tactics, the military operations that are going on, the bombing, and also behind that, wondering whether the issue is far more complicated than this military campaign makes it appear.

Hugo Young

From our perspective, it should have never been put in the budget. They're only doing it to prevent a filibuster. We're asking senators to stand up to these tactics and vote against the entire bill.

Kristen Cummings

OFFENSIVE, adj. Generating disagreeable emotions or sensations, as the advance of an army against its enemy. 'Were the enemy's tactics offensive?' the king asked. 'I should say so!' replied the unsuccessful general. 'The blackguard wouldn't come out of his works!'

Ambrose Bierce

Our basic philosophy is time, talk and tactics.

John Clay

Some of the same people are involved; they have merely changed tactics but the goal is the same.

Adams Oshiomhole

[Officials throughout NFIP] deliberately and fraudulently used low-balling, high-pressure tactics to get people to accept pennies on the dollar of what they're entitled to.

Martin Freeman

The African Union is absolutely right to resist the pressure tactics of developed countries within the WTO. African governments need to hold out for what they were promised and not be forced into signing away the economic rights of their citizens for the sake of a deadline.

Mouhamet Lamine

It's quite clear that otherwise we will have a serious political problem...it may mean new, much harsher political tactics by the great powers on the Serb Republic and its institutions.

Dragan Cavic

Seniors can be vulnerable to deceptive sales practices in the financial services arena. Sometimes, seniors are specifically targeted by bad actors who try to use scare tactics to sell fraudulent or inappropriate financial products.

Jon Dauphine

Even the friendly matches played do not give a fair assessment on tactics but maybe help on fitness levels.

Charles Mhlauri

[How do you race against five Roush drivers, with all the strategies and tactics they can throw at the rest?] Hopefully all they're worried about is doing what they can do to screw everybody else up, ... But they're too smart; they're good people.

Greg Zipadelli

I recruited a bunch of his players, and we were always on the same wavelength as far as technique and tactics. When I had a chance to hire him, I jumped at it.

Dave Shoji

I know about football - I've played for six clubs after all - and I can see the changes Martin makes during matches. Managing isn't only about training and talking, it's about what you do during the 90 minutes. That's his strongest point - his tactics, how he changes the game.

Hamidou Koivogui

[How long will it take for them to get back with their own program?] Until the Democratic Party realizes that it must back up its political tactics with conviction and strong stands, ... the party will have a very difficult time constructing a durable majority.

David Sirota

They have tried exorcism and have resorted to squid tactics and smear campaign against those who refuse to sign. They might want to try voodoo magic next time.

Prospero Nograles

REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian.

Ambrose Bierce

What we are seeing is a change in tactics. They no longer have that pool of resources that they can mount a serious attack against us.

James Yonts

He will have complete control of team selection, tactics and coaching issues. I will concentrate on strategic issues that affect the club in less obvious but equally important ways.

Sir Clive Woodward

Instead of the board and management attempting to rebuild trust with members and be forthcoming with information about the conversion attempt, they are running scared by using fear tactics and trying to shift the focus and blame on anyone else they can.

Dick Sly

Some guys just like to focus on their game. I like to be involved in team tactics.

Ashwell Prince

Similar legitimate law enforcement tactics are crucial in violent crime, terrorism and other contexts.

Ted Olson

They are a special bunch of girls who have figured out that soccer is just as much about relationships as it is skills and tactics.

Scott Carswell

I certainly think our opponent's lies and scare tactics have had an effect, but I think I-912 is going to win at the polls. I think people want to send a message to Olympia that they are unhappy about this tax and the way it was passed.

Brett Bader

The question is close, and the arguments against him do not warrant extraordinary procedural tactics to block the nomination.

Harry Reid

This change would allow the state to better assess the needs of individual children and try prevention tactics on the front-end so some of these kids don't have to be have to be placed in an institution. Some of these kids don't necessarily need to be in there.

Jeff Stensland

It's more of the scare tactics, negative attacks that we've become accustomed to from the Clinton campaigns over the years.

Ryan Moses

Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation.

Max Euwe

The PPP and Bhutto will not succumb to such pressure tactics of the military dictatorship.

Farhatullah Babar

I really thought it was the tactics because when they were down to ten men, I saw the physical play beginning and they were trying to intimidate my players.

Kenville Layne

She's been the biggest nightmare for me. I've lost to her the most than any other player. But this time I changed tactics a little. I went more at her body instead of pulling her wide. And I served big.

Meghann Shaughnessy

Allen Clark has ruined a lot of careers through his tactics, and I could see what was going on in my case so I retired at the end of December 2003, ... Once he gained power and notoriety, it went on from there and not many people out here were sorry to see him resign.

Kevin Dean

It's unfortunate that those that oppose the marriage amendment are using issues like domestic violence as scare tactics.

Victoria Cobb

The issue here is what tactics should be used to reach them? Are companies looking to create an educated sales process or just dropping banner ads?

Jeff Levitan

If you look at last year, Lone Peak had a lot of one-goal wins and ties. The most frustrating thing for them had been their inability to score. I believe that once we work on some group tactics, get openings that we can get guys into, it will open up scoring opportunities.

Dave Woolley

I'd never played him and did not know what his tactics would be. So I opened strongly and that's paid off.

Nicolas Kiefer

Drug companies spend $13,000 per physician annually. Those marketing tactics are very, very effective at getting physicians to do what each drug company wants -- to prescribe their product.

David Rothman

It is reasonable to predict we will see the same below-the-belt tactics used again in the county races next year.

Phil Andrews

Such tactics are frequently used in negative political campaigns, and we believe go far beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior in communicating with shareholders of public corporations.

Jay Sidhu

We are very lucky we do not have dead officers this morning. It's a tribute to the way they responded and it's a tribute to their tactics.

Hugh Orde

Few words could adequately describe the appalling nature of the tactics used against these citizens.

Charlie Crist

Part of what's happening is you have a lot of different communities affected by the issue, who don't always agree on tactics, and don't agree on the message.

Pilar Weiss

If you let a bully intimidate you, he's going to do it again. You've got to stand up to these strong-arm tactics.

Charles Djou

I need to learn more tactics, cranking, Carolina rigging and other things. American lakes are much bigger than the lakes in Japan. The lakes here take a lot of time to learn. They have a lot of different kinds of structure, cover and wood, stuff that doesn't exist there. There, you just fish deep structure.

Shinichi Fukae

These weren't unforced errors; these were pure winners, ... This was artistic play. You had to think tactics out there. You had to have guts out there.

Luke Jensen

It has to do with some of the scare tactics being used by members of the American Postal Workers Union locally in Sioux City. They should know better. In fact, they do know better.

Richard Watkins

The medical community has lost some of our credibility in the past when we've made claims that we really didn't have the data to make and used them as quasi-scare tactics. I can remember during my medical education, people saying, 'Well, they don't really help you bulk up,' and that was total nonsense and every athlete knew that.

David Baron

We have a great relationship with the independent labels, ... We probably know indies that other digital retailers have never heard of. Some of the tactics used by new entrants into music retailing, and particularly iTunes, have been a little bit aggressive and arrogant.

Mark Bennett

You can't put a side away any more because these tactics are diminishing fatigue as a factor. It's almost done on cue.

Michael O'connor

In our professional opinion, this hospital will close if this bond measure fails. This is not scare tactics. This is about saving lives, not saving farmland.

Bob Kowal

This is a mayor who has reached out to every part of the city, every community, and is trying to make improvements for everyone in the city, ... And it's a shame that Mr. Ferrer's campaign has to get into the divisive and negative tactics that failed him in the past.

Bill Cunningham

People have been speaking out about how they are hurting financially, and we have to consider that. I don't want to see any scare tactics about how this is going to decimate the school system. Our budget won't cause any harm at all to the schools if they use their head.

Philip Pomposi

The difference is we're less public about it. It's just a choice of tactics.

Rob Hurless

Everyone looks at his tactics and uses what he did to this day.

Craig Nelson

I am very pleased the Liberal opposition was able to force government into finally taking action - after several years of Conservative delay tactics.

Robert Ghiz

I've never brought a lawsuit for delaying tactics in my life. I'm absolutely convinced there were several very substantial constitutional violations in Prop. 71.

David Llewellyn

Those who wish to redefine marriage are resorting to scare tactics and making claims that have no basis in reality. Defining marriage is as uncontroversial as it gets.

Victoria Cobb

Some soldiers continue to post sensitive information to Internet Web sites and blogs, i.e., photos depicting weapon system vulnerabilities and tactics, techniques and procedures.

Peter Schoomaker

They were hard-core. They used scare tactics.

Denise Graham

I think people succumbed to scare tactics.

Jim Steinberg

Tactics, discipline, astuteness, mental toughness, accuracy. And bottle - having the balls to play.

Shaun Edwards

Despite their concern about retaining core deposits, few bankers plan to change their tactics for funding growth.

John Ziegelbauer

If it wasn't an impulse purchase and it wasn't the result of high-pressure sales tactics, I feel you should allow at least 12 months of poor performance before the fund even hits your radar screen.

Roy Weitz

I think the girls know that this program will be remembered for a long time. I am very proud of all of them, they continue to work hard and still respond to my tactics. We hope we can continue to win and build on the program, and hope others feel like we did something special.

Deb Gaines

We were invaded by police, border police, riot squads, horses. This is a provocation. It's a show of strength. They've entered private property illegally, and we're very upset that the government is using these kind of tactics to try to scare people.

David Wilder

Given the species involved and the rough terrain, this would require sophisticated hunting tactics, (and) knowledge of animal behavior, in particular migration routes and flight behavior, and group cooperation.

Daniel Adler

I did my best, so if I had to run over again, I would do the same tactics. The only thing would be I would train harder to be tougher in the last five kilometers.

Reiko Tosa

While it may be politically expedite to point the finger at the DEP or some 'villain,' such tactics do not help us recover from this tragedy or prepare for the future.

Kevin Cahill

Against me Berlusconi is using the Nazi propaganda tactics of Goebbels: slander, slander and some of it will stick.

Piero Fassino

Our tactics were successful. We played counter-attacking football. The Turkish crowd for their part were great. They applauded us... That doesn't happen everywhere.

Aleksandrs Starkovs

Idaho Power is making this issue very public, and is adamant about gaining support any way they can. While they are quick to blame H.B. 800 for the recent drop in their credit rating, they should really be blaming themselves. Their tactics only earned them negative publicity, and they shouldn't be surprised that their credit rating reflects that.

Keith Esplin

This win allows us to go through to the next round. We did a great effort and we hope to defend the title. This team has discipline and good tactics, and its comparable to top European teams. We are well prepared.

Roger Lemerre

We have to learn to adjust to opposing teams tactics. They played very disciplined. Frustrate you get kind of down and then counterattack. Hoping that one kick will change the game.

Kevin Albury

It's given us a lot of great opportunities to form a long-term relationship with clients, but it's not always a good thing. I know there are a lot of people out there selling with scare tactics, the ones who don't want to see viruses go away. I disagree with that sales philosophy, but I see a lot of it.

Tom Barnes

Their coping tactics may be able to give us a glimpse into the future of clinical resistance to antibiotics.

Dr Gerry Wright

I just pass the ball to the free player. In both games we were on the court together, I would tell her certain tactics on court but it depends on who you are marking. Sometimes I would tell her she is not sticking with her player and what position to take.

Jacqueline Browne

In general, (the complaints) are people disagreeing with the law and with tactics.

Carolyn Beck

He will be much better on good ground. He is still very green. It's hard to judge tactics on this ground. I tried to quicken it up all the way round and always felt that if somebody had come at me he'd have found a little bit more.

Frankie Dettori

I think that our rivals are afraid of us because they can see that we're united. And when I say that I don't just mean what we say in press conferences but in the key moments of the Giro when our team tactics are our winning edge.

Gilberto Simoni

These kinds of tactics are precisely the reason why people have lost faith in politics. That's unfortunate. I've done nothing wrong.

Angie Paccione

I was the one responsible for throwing away two points. The second half substitutions (and tactics) I made were wrong. We should have played to conserve our 1-0 lead.

Javier Aguirre

Department staffers often tell me that they'd like to shift campaigns or orientations, but their boss won't let them. If C-level executives would focus on feeling things more, they'll change the tactics they use.

Steven Berglas

The tobacco giants really fought the treaty's negotiation and are now engaging in tactics all over the world in an attempt to interfere in the treaty's implementation.

Kathryn Mulvey

We are just trying out some tactical things. It all depends on what tactics we'll use against the Bulls. At this stage we are just testing some players to see what patterns they fit into and what they are comfortable with.

Rassie Erasmus

The tactics and formations are very similar to soccer.

Bill Hander

Right now, these are the tactics of terrorists ... We don't have a good number on how many (non-Iraqi fighters) there are, but we know they don't have a future in Iraq.

Vincent Brooks

We are taking the unprecedented step of sharing what we can with you, but I am not about to give to any of you tactics that might endanger my officers.

William Bratton

The difficulty is that worm developers are using tactics that have been successful in e-mail campaigns. They're able to mutate earlier worms and try different strategies, and that's giving them a level of sophistication.

Jon Sakoda

I found it liberating of necessity to devise my own style and my own tactics and to look for a voice on the instrument because there weren't really any that impacted strongly on me.

Steve Swallow

Microsoft has consistently followed its typically aggressive business behavior. Microsoft firmly believes there aren't anti-competitive effects [to their business practices], notwithstanding its hardball tactics.

Hillard Sterling

We call that 'united front tactics', that is also what we are trying to do.

Gregorio Rosal

We've got to do a better job of tactics and technique. Our problem is controlling the tie-up, and we're getting better at it. The only way you get better at it is to work at it and get good competition.

Bobby Douglas

He has studied military tactics and counterinsurgency operations, but I don't think this is someone who sees himself as a commander. This is someone who sees himself as a stimulator.

Anthony H. Cordesman

If organized labor is going to survive and thrive in the future, we have to change our tactics and be creative.

Gary Kelley

We are focused on our double play. And we are improving on tactics and point construction in singles.

John Blackburn

Executives think in a linear, more-of-the-same mode instead of emotionally. If they would focus on the feeling they want and stick to it, they'll change the tactics they use. This would be a total reorientation for most executives.

Steven Berglas

Builders are finding that they have to work harder. They have to use different sales tactics to gain market share from competitors.

Brad Hunter

You have an infrastructure here that provides the Army with the organization. It helps us develop our doctrine, our tactics, techniques and procedures. (It) looks at our organization, helps us develop leaders -- all those ingredients that go into making your Army and my Army the best in the world.

Francis Harvey

It requires us to use some of the tactics they use. We're always looking for new angles ? billboards, buses, television ? to reach kids and young adults.

Tim Church

I would bet on Haile. He is a smart guy, he has learned a lot about tactics.

Paul Tergat

Those are ambush tactics. It suggests their real goal is to seek litigation.

Jeff Bentoff

We'll refrain from commenting on General Edmondson's tactics.

Matt Decample

I'm obviously not very happy about it, because I think it's just another indication of management trying to use certain tactics available to them to make sure that this deal goes through without any forum for opposition. They've got to try to show investors that they're turning over a new leaf, and this obviously is not really doing that.

Lee Delaporte

The government is not doing things to keep them alive. It is really conducting tactics to deprive them of the ability to be on hunger strike because the hunger strike is an embarrassment to them.

Thomas Wilner

Eritrea has made this extremely difficult to deal with. It's not that their position is wrong, but their tactics are terrible. They feel everyone is against them.

Princeton Lyman

We are taking steps to develop new strategies and tactics to defuse or defeat efforts to boost state excise taxes.

Susan Ivey

You have very little time as a coach to make big changes after a defeat once the tournament starts. We will work hard on our tactics and our fitness and try and lift ourselves. After all we are not out of it yet.

Plamen Markov

The two countries cooperate on terrorism but German public opinion is very sensitive about certain tactics that the Americans are employing.

Katinka Barysch

I think we had some pretty interesting tactics in taking them on up front and I actually think we got the better of them in that area.

Marty Holah

Need to answer to the American people for their craven tactics that degrade our democracy.

David Wade

Football tactics are rapidly becoming as complicated as the chemical formula for splitting the atom.

Jimmy Greaves

I won't change tactics but I'm not going to say who will be in the team.

Plamen Markov

The fact that we were unable to get a verdict the first time out I don't think is going to change our tactics.

Phil Beck

The new AGSS II provides the look, feel, motion, tactics, targets and realism that are warranted to provide the proper training for these most important assets to the aircrew team.

Terry Lewis

In the beginning, I concentrated, ... My play was steady and then some problems appeared ? fatigue in the shoulder and right hand. I had to change tactics and choose another rhythm.

Nikolay Davydenko

Our tactics are just to keep out of trouble, avoid protest situations, sail the boat well and keep out of the corners. We?re going fast, we have a good crew and we?re just going to try and build on our points lead.

Chris Law

That means calling the bluff of all those parties standing in the way of progress and calling time on their delaying tactics. It means ending the destructive politics of side deals and concessions that is holding us back and taking us from the agreement that the people of Ireland voted for.

Mark Durkan

That's the rough tactics of boxing. But I'm a bigger, stronger man. I'm just coming into my prime. I've got a lot more to offer boxing now.

Kevin Mcbride

Tactics mean doing what you can with what you have.

Saul Alinsky

Protectionism is the use of scare tactics, the use of unsound scientific information in an attempt to protect our market. In this case I believe that sound science dictates that it is time to open the border.

Christopher Bond

We hope the lawsuits end, the delaying tactics stop and that the claims can proceed. These people have waited for years to get back the use of their property.

Dave Hunnicutt

We have the governor once again using his delay tactics and dog-ate-my-homework excuses for not enforcing (the) law.

James Calvin

The arrears built up over the years is shocking and their delay tactics make you sick.

Ratu Peniasi Kalisailoaqa

This seems like organized attacks to me. They have real mobile tactics, coming on a scooter, throwing a flaming bottle and then riding away, so it is very hard to get there fast enough to arrest them.

Yves Bot

The point [the government] needs to concentrate on is Microsoft's tactics that are used with the largest hardware vendors and the bundling deals. It will be hard enough to prove that case.

Jack Cohen

Our marketing tactics are really where we separate ourselves.

Evan Siegel

The randomness of police tactics, police tactics applied without the knowledge of local turf, without being able to draw intelligent distinctions between possible suspects and people who aren't suspects, it's what ... has gotten us into this soup.

Edward Flynn