Quotes About Strategy

The study of history lies at the foundation of all sound military conclusions and practice.

More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills and proclamations.

The Labour Party's election manifesto is the longest suicide note in history.

An hour's history of two minds is well told in a game of chess.

To be a successful soldier, you must know history.

To build a theory of international relations on accidents of geography and history is dangerous.

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

Despise Your enemy stragetically, but take him seriously tactically

If you hold your fire until you see the whites of his eyes, you will never know what hit you.

The US wants to subdue Russia, to solve US problems at Russia's expense. No one in history ever managed to do this to Russia, and no one ever will.

No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.

Things that change history tend to be organized.

History shows that no enemy remains hostile forever, nor do friends remain friendly forever. For that reason, we intend to have normal relations with all.

You have to understand what market history looks like. What market history tells you is that the very, very best investments are made when things look the worst.

Bush does not want to go down in history as the president who lost in Iraq. His strategy to the extent he has one is to hang tough and let whoever succeeds him take the fall.

Never in the history of chess have so many moves been repeated so often so quickly by so many people who didn't really understand them.

[I want to build] the biggest apparel company in human history.

Why did the Germans and Japanese keep fighting after 1943 when every rational hope of victory had disappeared?

If you go back into military history, the person who's leading the troops ought to be in with the troops and not just standing on the backline sending them into battle.

It is always our objective to have close ties with the United States. We're at a transitional period of our history and we're on a road to reform.

The notion that you do not negotiate with terrorists is not the history of humanity or of the world.

[James Mattis] is a student of history. He's a strategic thinker.

Chess: It's like alcohol. It's a drug. I have to control it, or it could overwhelm me. I have a regular Monday night game at my home, and I do play a little online.

The way to build long-term returns is through preservation of capital and home runs.