Quotes About Strategy

By seeing and improving the system, we create leverage.

What does sincerity mean if it is chosen as deliberate strategy?

In politics, if you're explaining, you're loosing.

The best measure of a politician's electoral success was becoming not how successfully he could broker people's desires, but how well he could tap their fears.

This trip was not about running for president. This trip was preparing to BE president.

There is always a way out for those clever enough to find it.

Annabeth?" Percy said again. "You're planning something. You've got that I'm-planning-something look." "I don't have an I'm-planning-something look." "Yeah, you totally do. Your eyebrows knit together and your lips press together and—" "Do you have a pen?" she asked him.

The way to beat Luke, he said. If I'm right, it's the only way you'll stand a chance. I took a deep breath. Okay. I'm listening. Nico glanced inside my room. His eyebrows furrowed. Is that...is that blue birthday cake? He sounded hungry, maybe a little wistful. I wondered if the poor kid had ever had a birthday party, or if he'd ever even been invited to one. :Come inside for cake and ice cream, I said. It sounds like we've got a lot to talk about.

Now-what's our game plan?" Coach Hedge belched. He'd already had three espressos and a plate of doughnuts, along with two napkins and another flower from the vase on the table. He would've eaten the silverware, except Piper had slapped his hand. "Climb the mountain," Hedge said. "Kill everything except Piper's dad. Leave." "Thank you General Eisenhower," Jason grumbles.

But how did you know where we were? Annabeth asked. Advanced planning, my dear. I figured you would wash up near Miami if you made it out of the Sea of Monsters alive. Almost everything strange washes up near Miami.

Frank held up the Chinese handcuffs. "Keep it simple.

I excel at pulling strings!" said Arachne. "I'm a spider!

Sometimes you have to lose a piece to win a game.

So why are we practicing this, anyway? Percy asked. Do you guys spend a lot of time laying siege to fortified cities?

One basketball to rule them all.

Swords can't solve every problem.

Always, Always have a plan

Leo's biggest surprise: One look from Jason, and all three of them knew the game plan. When had that happened, that they could read each other so well?

Many of the best traps are simple. You just have to think about it, and hope your victim doesn't.

You're probably thinking: Wait, you just charged in without a plan? But Annabeth and I had been fighting together for years. We knew each other's abilities. We could anticipate each other's moves. I might have felt awkward and nervous about being her boyfriend, but fighting with her? That came naturally. Hmm…that sounded wrong. Oh, well.

Normally, as long as I'm telling him what to do, he wins in a fight.

Sounds like a plan worthy of Athena.

How do I defeat Apophis?" "I'm so glad you asked!" Thoth beamed at me with his multicolored eyes. "Unfortunately, I can't tell you." I glanced at Walt. "Do you want to kill him, or should I?

Heroes like you always have a weak spot. We just have to find it, and then we can kill you. Won't that be lovely? Have a cheese 'n' Wiener!