Quotes About Strategy

Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.

Passivity is fatal to us. Our goal is to make the enemy passive.

Tímido y sin estrategia frente al mundo y, sobre todo, frente al amor, Unamuno supo parapetarse entre sus medias luces del norte, salir a dar gritos y vivir emboscado, a la defensiva en su agresividad. Agresividad hosca de alguien que se esconde detrás de sus propias voces como una braña.

I know where I'm putting my money.

Later, as we neared the $1 billion in revenue mark, we didn't focus on $1 billion in revenue, but what we needed to do to get to $10 billion in revenue.

Nine times out of ten, companies fail because they don't set up a large enough sales force and thus have no way to collect enough revenue.

Realize that you won't be able to bring the same focus to everything in the beginning. There won't be enough people or enough hours in the day. So focus on the 20 percent that makes 80 percent of the difference. Play

Don't ever let the competition make you angry. You must have clarity of mind to make your own decisions—not the ones that your competitors want you to make.

Because the guerilla tactic of directly leveraging the activities of our competition worked so well, we repeated it and made it one of our marketing strategies.

Albert Einstein: "If I had an hour to solve a problem, I'd spend fifty-five minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.

Our current battle: we have to save the customer from Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP.

The man of thought who will not act is ineffective; the man of action who will not think is dangerous." Richard M. Nixon

Never make a plan without knowing as much as you can about your enemy. Never be afraid to change your plans when you receive new information. Never believe you know everything. Never wait to know everything. —Robert Jordan, Lord of Chaos

A solid rule when you are playing other people is you do not win big and immediately walk away.

But there's good news, folks. If you play your cards right in situations like the one above, you can avoid violence altogether most of the time. What's more, you can do so without having to back down or feeling like a wimp. These are the social dynamics this book is going to teach you.

There are a number of models. The one we like is Rory Miller's social and asocial violence. It's quick, easy to remember, and– most importantly– it's something you can apply in an actual situation.

the building of bridges and the defence of fortresses against enemies when necessary'.

after the viking leader's submission in 878.

once in power he soon embarked upon a plan far more ambitious than that of any of his predecessors.

Kings raised armies by looking to the support of other powerful men

Æthelwulf decided to marry Charles' daughter, Judith

decided he would rather not relinquish his position, and was plotting to prevent his father's return

willing to gamble that war would make them richer.

the ability to appear on the horizon without warning, rather than having to tack around the coast.