Quotes About Strategy

Whereas a novice makes moves until he gets checkmated (proof), a Grand Master realizes 20 moves in advance that it's futile to continue playing (conceptualizing).

Surely the right course is to test the Russians, not the bombs.

The admiral needs only one science, that of navigation. The general needs all the sciences.

Almost any mode of observation will be successful at last, for what is most wanted is method.

The experience and behavior that gets labeled schizophrenic is a special strategy that a person invents in order to live in an unlivable situation.

We have long possessed the art of war and the science of war, which have been evolved in the minutest detail.

Personality and salesmanship do not produce except in the competitive sense.

When I looked into the mechanics of being a businessman, I found it wasn't rocket science.

It is better to do the right problem the wrong way than the wrong problem the right way.

The Method of Bisection is a sophisticated version of a tool used in fifth grade called "Guess and Check".

It is what makes the reform process an art, not just a science. You have to develop a strategy that tells you what reform measures you should follow and in what sequence.

There is no such thing as a good nuclear weapons system. There is no way to achieve, in the sound sense, national security through nuclear weapons.

Here's a thought. You answer what I ask and I keep not killing you." - Antiope Flint - DREAMNASIUM

Politics doesn't mean playing deceitful and trickery games against the people, it means playing resourceful and organized games for the people.

I plant a gentle parting kiss on his lips, our strategy is well and truly screwed at this stage anyway. We barely lasted a day.

Anyone can get their hands on a fortune but to become successful one must work intelligent and hard."- EMW

There's no silver bullet solution with cyber security, a layered defense is the only viable defense

Marketing is the perfect blend or art and science. But more than that, marketing is a craft.

Just as one's imagination is stirred by a girl's smile, so is one's imagination stirred by the possibilities of chess.

The art of politics is learning to walk with your back to the wall, your elbows high, and a smile on your face. It's a survival game played under the glare of lights.

... have a smile for everyone you meet and a plan to kill them.

I look down from the branch I'm perched on. The Careers look murderous. Now I smile.'How have things been with you?' I ask sweetly.

What exactly was your plan here, Mr. Andrews? To just walk in and flash your little smile, no questions asked?

Wait," said Butler. "Just wait, Holly. Artemis has a plan." He squinted through the green dome. "What is your plan, Artemis?" All Artemis could do was smile and shrug.