Quotes About Strategy

her life was already so fraught with unpleasantnesses that she'd adopted the strategy of delaying encounters with them as long as possible, even when the delay made it likely that they would be even more unpleasant when she did encounter them.

Sports is to war as pornography is to sex.

Develop your pawns or Hulk will smash.

The clacking of the checkers on the hardwood points was the music of honest thought, resounding in silence as it navigated the fortunes told by the pips on the dice.

is a very kingly, honourable, and frequent practice, when one prince desires the assistance of another, to secure him against an invasion, that the assistant, when he has driven out the invader, should seize on the dominions himself, and kill, imprison, or banish, the prince he came to relieve. 

During World War One, our country had used other Indians, Cherokees and Chickasaws, to send messages in their own language to confuse the enemy.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessons of the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part of the knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be one who knows that if you reserve the power not to use all your power, you will lead others far more successfully and well.

It is impossible to win gracefully at chess. No man has yet said "Mate!" in a voice which failed to sound to his opponent bitter, boastful and malicious.

When I watch a fight, I like to study one boxer's problem, solve it, and then communicate my solution vocally.

The science of booby-trapping has taken a good deal of the fun out of following hot on the enemy's heels.

The purpose of an army must surely be to put itself out of business.

Though the object of being a Great Power is to be able to fight a Great War, the only way of remaining a Great Power is not to fight one.

The Germans drew up elaborate plans for moving Italian forces to the French front, and the Italians enjoyed this planning greatly.

Tycho, we're about to achieve a tremendous victory we don't want." "We'll put that in your biography. General Antilles was so good he couldn't fail when he tried to." "Thanks." Wedge & Tycho

I was years older than you when I became an ambassador for the first time. Remember that, Tycho? How did we get through that assignment, anyway?" "Pretty much, we opened fire on everyone who disagreed with us." Wedge nodded and turned to his daughter. "When all else fails, just do that.

Obviously a fake Kyp. You distract him. I'll shoot him under the table." Han (to Leia)

When all else fails, complicate matters.

Many financial disasters can be traced to people who thought they were hedging.

The promise of mutually assured destruction had a way of calming even the fiercest hearts.

It's an election year. We would prefer that voters didn't use common sense.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.

History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely when they have exhausted all other alternatives.

History teaches us that men and nations only behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives." --

Business strategies can interestingly be assimilated with medicinal drugs. There are no better or worse strategies. There are only adequately adopted business strategies or inappropriately selected and implemented strategies.