Quotes About Strategy

Gold has its uses, but war is won with iron.

and take the ironmen in the rear while they are beating off what they think is my main thrust up the causeway

The longer Cersei waits, the angrier she'll become, and anger makes her stupid. I much prefer angry and stupid to composed and cunning.

A king had best know the names of his enemies, don't you think?

My brother has his sword, and I have my mind... ?Tyrion Lannister

My first rule of war, Cat-never give the enemy his wish

The cat who wants his bowl of cream must know when to purr and when to show his claws" - Ser Kyle, the Cat of Misty Moor

Sometimes the best way to baffle them is to make moves that have no purpose, or even seem to work against you. Remember that, Sansa, when you come to play the game." "What … what game?" "The only game. The game of thrones.

The Marquis de Carabas always had a plan, and he always had a fallback plan; and beneath these plans he always had a real plan, one that he would not even let himself know about, for when the original plan and the fallback plan had both gone south.

Things can change quickly in the game of thrones. Words are wind, and the wind is always blowing at the Wall.

I was trying to win the throne to save the kingdom, when I should have been trying to save the kingdom to win the throne.

Plots within plots, but all roads lead down the dragon's gullet.

Rhaegar had put his hand on Jaime's shoulder. "When this battle's done I mean to call a council. Changes will be made. I meant to do it long ago, but … well, it does no good to speak of roads not taken. We shall talk when I return.

Fear is what keeps a man alive in this world of treachery and deceit.

Davos said. I was trying to win the throne to save the kingdom, when I should have been trying to save the kingdom to win the throne.

Esistono due tipi di persone ad Approdo del Re: i giocatori e le pedine. Petyr Baelish "Littlefinger

I have a realistic grasp of my own strengths and weaknesses. My mind is my weapon.

The intelligent and efficient politician is a species virtually unknown in the galaxy,

Not all of us can be as bold as Jaime, but there are other ways to win wars.

El conocimiento es un arma, Jon. Aseguraos de ir bien armado antes de entrar en combate.

In King's Landing, there are two sorts of people. The players and the pieces.

Wars are won with quills and ravens, wasn't that what you said?

When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die, Cersei Lannister had told him in the godswood.

My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer, and I have my mind … and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.