Quotes About Strategy

The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble. —RALPH WALDO EMERSON

The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble. —RALPH WALDO EMERSON (ATTRIBUTED)1

When in doubt, tell a funny 'til you see what the other fellow is going to do.

We have all taken risks in the making of war and in the going into wars. Is it not time that we should take some risks to secure peace? So long as we think of peace in terms of war we shall never get peace.

Couldn't you play better tennis with the net down?

But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning.

Politics are almost as exciting as war and quite as dangerous. In war you can be killed only once, but in politics many times.

The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does.

The best way to stop smoking is to carry wet matches.

In mordern war we sow our harbors and coasts thick with hidden mines ready to explode should the enemy venture within our boarders.

When my mother had to get dinner for 8 she'd just make enough for 16 and only serve half.

The perception of the opponent is always the target.

Orientation, the big O in the OODA loop, is the schwerpunkt.

He started reading local papers six months before he got to town and arranged regular breakfast meetings for local pastors.

Golf gives you an insight into human nature, your own as well as your opponent's.

Eighteen holes of match play will teach you more about your foe than 18 years of dealing with him across a desk.

To deceive a diplomat speak the truth, he has no experience with it.

Maybe you've got the patience to work out some complicated, long-term, ironic way to get back at the people who've wronged you, but that's you.

A pitfall that most entrepreneurs face is that we become so absorbed in the day-to-day battle (and mind you, it's a glorious battle), that we lose sight of where we are and where we need to go. I believe an imperative for any entrepreneur is to work 'on' the business as much or more so than 'in' the business.

What do you suppose Thrawn would make of the Yuuzhan Vong sir Ground Vong probably if he had a few examples of their art. Lt. Cel Wedge

The job of economic theorists is to prove theorems. The job of policy economists is to figure out which theorems to apply.

The power play is as methodical as even strength is designed to be chaotic.

Two keys to offensive play: creating chaos and executing on chances.

Defensive coverage is about anticipation, and offensive effectiveness is essentially the art of surprise.