Quotes About Strategy

I had a plan, all right, ... I was also pretty sure no one on my list of allies was going to like it.

Uncertainties are often useful in paralyzing an opponent's plans and actions

The odds are never impossible," Thrawn said calmly. "Merely unfavorable.

You asked what I hoped to gain by meeting you on the bridge, Admiral?" Thrawn asked softly. Savit looked back at Thrawn. The blue face was still calm, but the glowing eyes seemed to have taken on a new intensity. "So tell me," he invited. "It's very simple," Thrawn said. "I wished for a better view of the coming battle.

Pellaeon was a good officer, but he'd never had quite the degree of personal loyalty that Savit liked in his subordinates. Sending him off to the station, away from what was about to happen out here, was simply a prudent thing to do.

But Lando was a gambler. A true gambler never folded when he still had cards left to play.

A great tactician creates plans. A good tactician recognizes the soundness of a plan presented to him. A fair tactician must see the plan succeed before offering approval. Those

As a military man, Eli found himself impressed by the layered diversion/attack strategy of pickpocket and muggers. As a potential victim, he found himself flinching back from the sudden flurry of activity, feeling helpless without a weapon or the warning deterrent of a uniform. As a bystander, he found himself oddly entertained.

Había aprendido mucho tiempo atrás que sobreestimar las capacidades del enemigo podía ser tan peligroso como subestimarlas. Era una lección que debería recordar de nuevo.

Thrawn's unique ability to read a species' deepest psychological core by studying its artwork was one of his greatest strengths, enabling him to anticipate his opponents' moves right down to their likely battlefield tactics. New allies seeing it demonstrated for first time inevitably reacted with surprise, awe, or disbelief.

Takes a pretty confident person to think he can beat modern turbolasers with blaster cannons, though. Thrawn shrugged. I could. Right, but you're on our side, Eli said drily.

There are patterns in imperial communications, as there are in everything else. Once the pattern is known, knowledge is easier to obtain.

On the contrary," Thrawn corrected coolly. "Not only will they fall for it, they'll be utterly destroyed by it. Watch, Captain. And learn.

Perhaps," Thrawn said. "Still, it would be wise to think on it, General.

You have to understand that Bothans think in terms of political and persuasive influence, not military power. The typical Bothan's goal is to go through life getting more and more people to listen to what he has to say.

You don't leave an enemy at your back...not if you like living. (Mara Jade)

No battle plan can anticipate all contingencies. There are always unexpected factors, including those stemming from the opponent's initiative. A battle thus becomes a balance between plan and improvisation, between intellect and reflex, between error and correction.

Politics, not skill, now dominated the highest levels of military decision-making.

The guys who play it [soccer] are kinda dumb. Why don't they just kick the crap out of the guy in front of the net? Then they could score all they want.

Rich got a plan for living. Poor got a plan for dying.

Growing into an environment in which everyone else seems bigger and more powerful, every child seeks to gain what they need by the easiest route.

We wait. No sense spooking him. We let him come in nice and close while we do our famous imitation of a hole in the water

Panic is something that good operations officers plan for.

Diplomacy was like a card game. The difference was that you never really knew the value of the cards in your own hand.