Quotes About Execution

You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics.

When torrential water tosses boulders, it is because of its momentum. When the strike of a hawk breaks the body of its prey, it is because of timing.

In war, only the simple succeeds.

I engage and after that I see what to do.

A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later.

It's not about how you feel. It's about what you do.

Once you achieve intimacy and connection, I predict that innovation, partnership, execution and success won't be far behind.

Achievements are not earned through proficiency alone. They are in fact rewards of our efficiency. Proficiency is gathered knowledge, while efficiency is the ability to translate the knowledge into action.

Basically, hitters fall into a pattern, and once you know what they like, you can set them up for the putout with something else.

There is somewhat of a skill to that and an intentionality in practice to be able to not just run your route to catch the ball, but also run your route to catch the ball and know where people are so you can run afterwards.

Not that I have any regrets about my first film. It was a learning experience and I'm grateful for the opportunity. But I think somewhere we went wrong with the planning and execution of my debut.

It's not about the script: it's about who the director is and who the other people in the cast are. Because you can look at a great script and execute it in a very sophomoric way, and you can look at an OK script, and you can execute it in a very sophisticated way and come out with something really good.

Sorry; I have no space left for advice. Just do it.

It's important to have a sound idea, but the really important thing is the implementation.

It is not just willy-nilly running around. I need to fill certain spaces and make sure we are covered on both sides of the ruck and the numbers are right.

When the spaces are small, the crosses have to be good.

Luck can be attributed to a well-conceived plan carried out by a well-trained and indoctrinated task group.

organize your knowledge so that you can turn your plans into power.

Henry Ford accumulated a fortune, not because of his superior mind, but because he adopted and followed a PLAN which proved to be sound. A thousand men could be pointed out, each with a better education than Ford's, yet each of whom lives in poverty

Tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it." This is the equivalent of saying that "deeds, and not words, are what count most.

MOST IDEAS ARE STILL-BORN, AND NEED THE BREATH OF LIFE INJECTED INTO THEM THROUGH DEFINITE PLANS OF IMMEDIATE ACTION.

The Successful are they that See and Do — the Unsuccessful are they that See — and do not Do.

IDEAS CAN BE TRANSMUTED INTO CASH THROUGH THE POWER OF DEFINITE PURPOSE, PLUS DEFINITE PLANS.

you must exercise your caution in laying your plans, but be bold in carrying them out.