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"In the Vorkosigan Saga, Miles is faced with a situation where he has led his (relatively small) forces to charge headlong on the point where the action will be, if he's right. He considers, for a moment, what will happen if this wild move spooks the (unbelievably huge) opposing forces into believing their invasion plans are in jeopardy and, as a result, never carry them out. He concludes that, if that happens, he will have performed the perfect war of manoeuvre by his father's own definition... Of course, I'll have political egg on my face and a lynch mob after me from three sides, but Dad will understand... I hope."

That sound's like a good one but I can't remember it. Which book?

I want to create an entry for Studio Ghibli (more precisely, one of the producers, a Toshio Suzuki), wherein in response to "aggressive demands for cuts" to be made to Princess Mononoke by Weinstein, an executive in charge of handling the US release of the animated film, they sent a sword by mail with a message attached: "No Cuts." Weinstein eventually backed down from his demands for cuts; according to a retelling of the anecdote by Miyazaki, he then smiled and said, "I defeated him."

All that without drawing the blade in anger. Not sure if it can be paraphased to suit the trope.

Source of anecdote (Know Your Meme, has secondary Source link)