“When the enemy isn't fighting you on his territory, you find yourself fighting him on yours.”

—  Brig. Gen. Eran Ortal

Source: Dado Center Journal vol. 6, January 2016, https://www.idf.il/media/11156/ortal.pdf

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update Jan. 9, 2022. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "When the enemy isn't fighting you on his territory, you find yourself fighting him on yours." by Brig. Gen. Eran Ortal?
Brig. Gen. Eran Ortal photo

Related quotes

John Steinbeck photo

“If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.”

John Steinbeck (1902–1968) American writer

“Each of you will find the fight that suites yourself and your being.”

Sheri S. Tepper (1929–2016) American fiction writer

The Visitor (2002)
Context: You will divide the sheep from the goats and you will encourage the one and shepherd the other. You always had a leaning that way. Each of you will find the fight that suites yourself and your being. You will triumph, suffer, weep, rejoice, possibly die... If you die another will rise up in your name, if you don't die, you'll live an extremely long life. You are my angels, for whom an almost heaven waits... Your work will be long, however, long and hard before you can rest in it.

The small god in Ch. 44 : the visitor

Mwanandeke Kindembo photo

“In religion, you are fighting with an invisible enemy or perhaps, your mindset and the power of your imagination.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Greg Bear photo

“When evenly matched, you cannot win against your enemy unless you understand them. And if you truly understand, why are you fighting and not talking?”

Greg Bear (1951) American writer best known for science fiction

Source: Short fiction, Hardfought (1983), p. 69

Miyamoto Musashi photo

“When the fight comes, always endeavour to chase the enemy around to your left side. Chase him towards awkward places, and try to keep him with his back to awkward places. When the enemy gets into an inconvenient position, do not let him look around, but conscientiously chase him around and pin him down. In houses, chase the enemy into the thresholds, lintels, doors, verandas, pillars, and so on, again not letting him see his situation.
Always chase the enemy into bad footholds, obstacles at the side, and so on, using the virtues of the place to establish predominant positions from which to fight. You must research and train diligently in this.”

Miyamoto Musashi (1584–1645) Japanese martial artist, writer, artist

Go Rin No Sho (1645), The Fire Book

“Be loyal to what you love, be true to the earth, fight your enemies with passion and laughter.”

Edward Abbey (1927–1989) American author and essayist

Source: Confessions of a Barbarian

Edgar Guest photo

“When you get to know a fellow, know his joys and know his cares,
When you've come to understand him and the burdens that he bears,
When you've learned the fight he's making and the troubles in his way,
Then you find that he is different than you thought him yesterday.
You find his faults are trivial and there's not so much to blame
In the brother that you jeered at when you only knew his name.”

Edgar Guest (1881–1959) American writer

Source: A Heap o' Livin' (1916), When You Know a Fellow, stanza 1, p. 12.

Robin Hobb photo

“The fight isn't over until you win.”

Robin Hobb book Royal Assassin

Source: Royal Assassin

Dave Matthews photo

“You seek up a big monster for him to fight your wars for you.”

Dave Matthews (1967) American singer-songwriter, musician and actor

Seek Up
Remember Two Things (1993)

Related topics