Quotes About Strategy

The NSC staff should not, as it has in the past, duplicate the work of military officers, diplomats or intelligence officers.

But when you have a coaching staff that draws the last play for you, you better go out there with the confidence.

How well a team executes its plans is important, but I think keeping nerves under pressure is far more important in the knockout stage.

Sometimes, you do need different leaders for different stages of the company.

Whether I use the long kick all depends on the moment, only at certain stages of the game.

All great civilizations, in their early stages, are based on success in war.

I like playing in the later stages of games because there is more space when everybody's legs are tired.

All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.

I do believe that Instagram has put a stake in the ground and we're growing more quickly than anyone. Is there something in there we could do to make it a multi-billion dollar business? I think we can figure out something along the way.

We try each and every week to win. We know what's at stake, but every coach has that mindset, so it's not easy.

When there's millions of dollars at stake, everybody is going to look for an advantage.

Premium hands are simply few and far between when large pots are at stake.

We have to have a conversation where we bring in all the stakeholders and say, 'What is the vision of the Democratic Party?'

When you manage your company for long-term shareholders, and you manage the company for clients, two of the biggest stakeholders, you will make the right decisions.

War is often about making the least-worst decision. The same could be said about politics. But the stakes are higher in war, when the commander-in-chief is called upon to defend the nation.

Baseball is a little bigger gamble than most, and the stakes are pretty high.

Our keeper, Karen Bardsley, stakes out any penalty, any free-kick, any corner. KB knows the detail of how the person will take it.

The stakes are high in politics.

In real life I do a lot of reconnaissance and then kind of choose the guy I'm going to go after. Not like stalking, but I just want a little background info. That might be why I haven't had many bad dates.

We all dream about winning the Premier League. We all set our stall out to qualify and we worry about positions afterwards.

People always go to the ground with me trying to just hold me. They stall and wait for the referee to stand them back up so they can start it all over.

No doubt about it, in order to win the WSOP Main Event, plenty of stamina is required.

Snooker isn't a sport where you can put on bulk muscle. It's about the cueing and the stamina.

For me, making my intent clear to the batsman before he stamps his authority is important. Playing with his mind is a way of attacking rather than setting attacking fields.