Quotes About Strategy

Thus we come to the final paradox that while the best way to avoid atomic warfare is to get rid of war itself, the strongest present ally in the effort to get rid of war is the capacity to resort to atomic warfare at a moments notice.

do not fear your enemy's size, but use it against him. Then his strength will become yours.

Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole.

I made my money by selling too soon.

A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs.

Ämblike filosoofia esimene õpetus: Pole olemas paremat võistlustehnikat kui ootamine, kuni su vastane enda ise hävitab...

Kahe vaenuliku inimgrupi kohtumisel peaks siiski kinni pidama elementaarsetest käitumisreeglitest. Esiteks ei jooda vaenlasega teed. Teiseks ei räägita temaga. Kolmandaks tuleb informatsioon välja pigistada ähvarduste ja vajaduse korral vägivallaga, mitte teega.

It is about time companies shifted from the simple strategies to earn a mere operation license towards earning a leadership license, that is, they should serve the needs of both their shareholders and stakeholders by making profits while also being a positive driver in society".

Four years later, in 2020, we won the popular vote against a huge field of candidates in the first three Democratic primary states—Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada. The result: a panicked political establishment came together behind Joe Biden, the one candidate they thought could beat us. The other candidates were asked to drop out.

You don't have to swing hard to hit a home run. If you got the timing, it'll go.

There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.

NEPHEW: One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly.

Satan never wastes a fiery dart on an area covered in armor.

I went onto reality TV as a business decision.

I have always been a business person.

It's just a game," she says. Make no mistake: people who say it's just a game are out for blood.

Discover what hinders or interrupts your attention and make a plan to reduce the distraction. Then put the plan into action.

The Internet is disrupting every media industry ... you know, people can complain about that, but complaining is not a strategy. And Amazon is not happening to book selling, the future is happening to book selling.

The long term approach is rare enough that it means you're not competing against very many companies. 'Cause most companies wanna see a return on investment in, you know, one, two, three years.

If you have a customer-centric culture, that cures a lot of ills. Let's say you're the leader in a particular arena, if you're competitor-focused and you're already the leader, then where does your energy come from? Whereas, if you're customer focused, and you're already the leader, customers are never satisfied.

There are two kinds of companies: those that try to charge more and those that work to charge less. We will be the second.

In the old world, you devoted 30% of your time to building a great service and 70% of your time to shouting about it. In the new world, that inverts.

If you're competitor-focused, you have to wait until there is a competitor doing something. Being customer-focused allows you to be more pioneering.

Your margin is my opportunity.