Quotes About Strategy

One of the biggest mistakes that founders can make is doing something that maybe seems like a great idea, and seems like a good use of time, but actually isn't measurable, significant, incremental growth.

We are not a minor power in the Middle East; we are a significant player.

The City project is much more than about signing a single player with a strong name, that would eventually cost a lot more.

It is not always about signing star forwards and midfielders.

While signing a film, I take into account the producer, the banner and how much money they are actually going to put into marketing the film.

I found out only recently that we were making an index of enemy code signs.

I have never seen opponents so silent about their record, and so desperate to keep their power.

I'm one of those guys, you be silent and get the guys on your side of the ball working.

I'm the type of player who takes risks, so every now and then I'm going to give the ball away. I just have to learn not to do it in silly areas of the pitch.

The mind tells you that you should use the Europa League as your pre-season but you don't really because the players aren't silly, they know it's a real game.

People are determined to play well against me because they don't want to look silly and lose 6-0. But then, when I'm playing my best, it's weird. Their heads drop and it's like they're suddenly frightened.

We periodically note that there are no silver bullets, there are no magic formulas, there's no single action or component of the overall... comprehensive civil-military approach.

The armed forces are paying a lot more attention to the use of energy. The Air Force has realized that the paint on planes is heavy, so there are going to be a lot more silver planes, or planes painted in a less heavy way, so that you are using less fuel to get from point A to point B.

From 1994 to 1996, I turned over every rock in Little Rock, looking for a silver bullet that would take down the Clintons in time for the 1996 election.

Stand-up and boxing are very similar. You're the only one out there, you're going into a fight, and you're going in with a game plan.

When I was growing up, I was a huge San Francisco 49ers fan. The New England Patriots have a similar mold and plan to win a lot of games - reminiscent to that Bill Walsh era.

I love discussing my game with people who have similar mindsets.

Football and chess can seem like sporting polar opposites, but there are so many similarities with the modern game.

Don't try to kid yourself that your game is about pace if it isn't. If you're a big guy like me you need to look at how similarly built players use that physical presence to influence a game. Accept that your build may have some limitations - but plenty of plus points too.

The business schools reward difficult complex behavior more than simple behavior, but simple behavior is more effective.

Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated.

Is multilateralism nothing more than a dodge for simple inaction?

Big games are usually about doing the simple things well - not trying to pull a rabbit out of a hat.

Yes, you have to treat playing Pakistan just like you would any other side, but in other matches, you often stress on the processes knowing that the result will take care of itself. Against Pakistan, the result is more important than the process, and that is the simple truth.