Quotes About Strategy

To come to know your enemy, first you must become his friend, and once you become his friend, all his defences come down. Then you can choose the most fitting method for his demise.

We think a wise person is someone who solves problems. Truth is, a wise person is someone who avoids problems.

My fighting gospel is T.E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom. I am never without it.

I came from an environment where if you see a snake, you kill it. At General motors, if you see a snake, the first thing you do is to hire a consultant on snakes.

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.

Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.

Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.

Capital can do nothing without brains to direct it.

Though the object of being a Great Power is to be able to fight a Great War, the only way of remaining a Great Power is not to fight one.

Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.

Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity.

I am convinced that companies should put staff first, customers second and shareholders third - ultimately that's in the best interest of customers and shareholders.

The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.

It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket.

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.

The most important word in the world of money is cash flow. The second most important word is leverage.

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.

A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.

My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Always start at the end before you begin. Professional investors always have an exit strategy before they invest. Knowing your exit strategy is an important investment fundamental.

It is only by prudence, wisdom, and dexterity that great ends are attained and obstacles overcome. Without these qualities nothing succeeds.

You don't have to have perfect wisdom to get very rich - just a bit better than average over a long period of time.