Quotes About Strategy

Anirul stiffened. "My future husband—and even the Golden Lion Throne itself—are secondary to our breeding program." "Of course you're right." Margot nodded in resignation, as if shocked at her own gaffe. "But how should we proceed?" "We begin with a message to Leto.

I am but a pawn on the Imperial chessboard.

married for politics in the first place, lad," he had said. "Never should have tried to make it otherwise. At our station, marriage is a tool. Don't muck everything up by trying to throw love into the mix.

Political leaders often don't recognize the practical uses of imagination and innovative new ideas until such forms are thrust under their noses by bloody hands. —CROWN PRINCE RAPHAEL CORRINO, Discourses on Galactic Leadership

The crafty otter produced a flat pebble from his helmet, spat on one side of it, and held it up for the bird to see. 'Right, I'll spin ye. Dry side, I win, wet side, you lose. Good?' The honey buzzard nodded eagerly... Buteo's keen eyes watched every spin of the stone until it clacked down flat on the deck. Garfo grinned from ear to ear. 'Wet side! You lose!

Rock beats scissors, bitch.

It's so much easier if you just tell yourself you're strategically heading in the opposite direction of those that wish to do you harm so that you may mock them at a later time.

More than a doctrine, preemption has taken on a life of its own. It launches into operation wherever threat is felt. In today's multidimensional "threat environment," that is everywhere.

It means Daredevil had files, history, dirt, on all of his enemies. He was a lawyer. That's what lawyers do. They stack the deck in their favor. A lawyer doesn't ask the question unless he knows the answer. A lawyer doesn't go into a courtroom unless he knows he can WIN. That's what separated Murdock from the rest of the idiots like Spider-Man flailing around. Daredevil was PRECISE. Thought OUT. PREPARED.

Subtlety and indirection are important tools, but you can't scale the highest peaks with these tools alone.

A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.

you cannot eat every tadpole and frog in the pond, but you can eat the biggest and ugliest one, and that will be enough, at least for the time being.

the better you think , the better decisions you make . the better decisions you make , the better actions you take . the better actions you take , the better results you get

People who take a long view of their lives and careers always seem to make much better decisions about their time and activities than people who give very little thought to the future.

Life is like a combination lock; your job is to find the numbers, in the right orders, so you can have anything you want.

Committing your goals to paper increases the likelihood of your achieving them by one thousand percent.

Any goal can be achieved if you break it down into enough small parts.

Before you begin scrambling up the ladder of success, make sure that it is leaning against the right building.

The first rule of frog eating is this: If you have to eat two frogs, eat the ugliest one first. This

Michael Kami, the strategy expert wrote, Those who do not plan for the future cannot have one.

Una vez le preguntaron a Napoléon Bonapatte si creía en la suerte. Él respondió, sí, lo creo. Creo en la mala suerte. Creo que siempre la tendré y planeo de acuerdo con eso.

It is rather pointless to go head to head with strong and entrenched competition. But numerous opportunities can be found in the marketplace for a company to maximize its unique qualities, differentiate its products and services, and go after a specific market segment where its competitors are weak and where you can develop superiority, where you can win battles.

As Michael Kami, the strategy expert, wrote, "Those who do not plan for the future cannot have one." Personal

Set the table: Decide exactly what you want. Clarity is essential. Write out your goals and objectives before you begin. 2.  Plan every day in advance: Think on paper. Every minute you spend in planning can save you five or ten minutes in execution.