Quotes About Strategy

A believable falsehood must always be in place before conducting a clandestine operation.

Carlton signaled and merged into a faster-moving lane. "Jacobson gave us his file with everything on the

Speed, surprise, and overwhelming violence of action.

Scot Harvath wasn't trying to hide. He expected to be seen. That was the plan. Be brief. Be bloody. Be gone. There would be handwringing by the Austrians, of course. But the politics of the assignment weren't his concern. The White House had been crystal clear. Either the Europeans dealt with their problem, or the United States would

The knowledge may help us to defeat him!

My revenge is just begun! I spread it over centuries, and time is on my side.

She said, Promise me that you will not tell me anything of the plans formed for the campaign against the Count. Not by word, or inference, or implication, not at any time whilst this remains to me!

I suppose he isn't above trying to use a respectable lunatic.

The gentlemen among my readers will smile to themselves and say that women never did understand business, but the ladies may agree with me that Mrs Brandy understood her business very well, for the chief business of Mrs Brandy's life was to make Stephen Black as much in love with her as she was with him. In

Childermass was still there. He had taken his dinner at one of the tables and was now doing the household accounts. As Mr Norrell entered, he looked up and grinned. "I believe Mr Strange will do very well in the war, sir. He has already out-manoeuvred you." On

Raspberry iced tea for Irving, water for Tom, a soda for me, and Hans insisted that I bring Mr. Addison a nice chilled root beer. She handed them over, then leaned against Rick's arm as she popped the tab of her Diet Coke and took a drink. Anything yet? she whispered. Not so far, Richard answered, careful not to move. Sometimes he felt like a hunter trying to lure a deer into a trap. Don't move, or she'll remember you're there and run away .

This all felt important and significant, but Aden had put more than simple—relatively simple—affection into play. The captain had set up a very complicated game of chess and had moved all the pieces precisely where he wanted them, and Aden had just sat down opposite Vale and dumped over the table.

Smiles can be deadlier than pistols, if used correctly.

If a man is as wise as a serpent, he can afford to be as harmless as a dove—Cheyenne

RAND scientists tried to tell their wives that the decision whether to buy or not to buy a washing machine was an "optimization problem.

If you want to get rich, focus on making, keeping, and investing your money. If you want to be poor, focus on spending your money.

Wealth File #2 Rich people play the money game to win. Poor people play the money game to not lose.

No esperes a comprar bienes inmuebles; compra bienes inmuebles y espera».

Do you want some simple but extremely rare advice? Here it is: If you want to get rich, focus on making, keeping, and investing your money. If you want to get poor, focus on spending your money.

Poor people trade their time for money. The problem with this strategy is that your time is limited. This means that you invariably end up breaking Wealth Rule #1, which states, "Never have a ceiling on your income." If you choose to get paid for your time, you are pretty much killing your chances for wealth.

An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.

What shall we do tomorrow What shall we ever do? We shall play a game of chess, Pressing lidless eyes and waiting for a knock upon the door

If your enemy comes to speak bearing a sword, open your door to him and speak, but keep your own sword at hand. If he comes to you empty-handed, greet him the same way. But if he comes to you bearing gifts, stand on your walls and cast stones down on him.

But a mouse can be brave. Small as they are, though, they learn it is wiser not to challenge the cat.