Quotes About Strategy

When something looks really risky from the outside, what people are doing on the inside - they're not professional risk takers. But they're probably professional risk mitigators.

In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to have the A. I. D. degree to get by - Advertising, Initiative, and Dynamics.

Football isn't nuclear physics, but it's not so simple that you can make it simple. It takes some explaining to get it across.

Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

The fight takes 15 minutes. The build-up takes 90 days. It takes that for a reason.

Be it $15 million here and $11 million there, it takes hundreds of millions to be successful in this business.

Sanctions work over time. They do work, but it takes years for them to have an effect.

You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there's more to it. It takes a bit of forethought and a lot of mental application.

There is no doubt that counterterrorism takes time because it is not action against a regular army.

Nobody ever lost money taking a profit.

I think each negotiation should be based on what's the best decision - taking everything into account, not taking one thing into account.

I still don't know why batsmen are taking so much time to figure me out.

The idea behind reinforcement learning is you don't necessarily know the actions you might take, so you explore the sequence of actions you should take by taking one that you think is a good idea and then observing how the world reacts. Like in a board game where you can react to how your opponent plays.

When I'm running in to bowl, I am always thinking of taking a wicket.

What is at a peak is certain to decline. He who shows his hand will surely be defeated. He who can prevail in battle by taking advantage of his enemy's doubts is invincible.

For me, it's about finding ways. Obviously I'm not a great hitter, but I'm going to try and beat you anyway I can. I think about that in every aspect of the game. Running? I'm not the fastest runner, but I can steal a base. For me it's about taking advantage of what I can.

I talk a lot about taking risks, and then I follow that up very quickly by saying, 'Take prudent risks.'

Taking risks and being focused, sometimes, are at odds. Both are required to build a great company.

I play in a way that means taking risks. The problem is that, from 300 passes, you make one mistake.

I'm not like other females. I'm obviously different because of the path I've taken. I'm just as aggressive as the guys when I get my helmet on. Plus F1 is not just about taking risks, but knowing when to take risks and when to back off. It's also about strategy and managing your tyres.

In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork.

I think a leader has many roles to play. So, you know, one role is that of incubating talent; the other is that of being a strategist. It's a very interesting job I've got.

This industry is 90 percent business, 10 percent talent.