Wenn der Gegner unseren Willen erfüllen soll, so müssen wir ihn in eine Lage versetzen, die nachteiliger ist, als das Opfer, welches wir von ihm fordern; die Nachteile dieser Lage dürfen aber natürlich, wenigstens dem...

A president must know what it is he does not know, and he should remain calm in pursuit of it, but there is no obligation to be honest about it.

Maxim 28: If the price of collateral damage is high enough, you might be able to get paid for bringing ammunition home with you.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

The more we prepare for war, the more we make it a reality. Yet, it would seem, to prepare for war may also be the best and possibly the only way to avoid it.’ –...

Strategy is not really a solo sport – even if you’re the CEO.

As a teacher, my strategy is to encourage questioning. I’m the least authoritarian professor you’ll ever meet.

Numerical superiority is of no consequence. In battle, victory will go to the best tactician.”- G. A. Custer

For should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen...

If we wish to wrest an advantage from the enemy, we must not fix our minds on that alone, but allow for the possibility of the enemy also doing some harm to us, and let...

There’s only one growth strategy: work hard.

Success is never due to one thing, but failure can be. Sleeping well won’t make you successful, but not sleeping enough will hold you back. Hard work is rarely enough without good strategy, but even...

That’s when I realized that as long as you don’t broadcast your beefs, you can get away cold with murder. It’s even better if you don’t allow the beef to take place. If someone disrespects...

To guess is no good, but to anticipate is GREAT.

Waiting is not wasting. It is a strategy for champing for greater things.

The Facebook of 2011, the Twitter of 2011 and the Google of 2011 are all understood to be in need of reinvention for a mobile-centric world with no clear strategy to make revenue.

It is a fool of a shepherd who culls his dogs.

My conviction is that the best strategy to defend the West is to defend Israel.

When you are dealing with an invisible enemy,use most resources as shield, and a bit as a bait.

Make foes of bowmen if you must,Never of penmen.

Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise; for the result is waste of time and general stagnation.

do many calculations lead to victory, and few calculations to defeat

It may be necessary to change our brand, catch phrases, strategy, design, etc. once in awhile. It may give us competitive advantages. But a change that demands the change of the SOUL of who we’re...

Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives.

One man on the wall is worth ten beneath it.

…this protracted war will pass through three stages. The first stage covers the period of the enemy’s strategic offensive and our strategic defensive. The second stage will be the period of the enemy’s strategic consolidation...

If there are no new ideas, there is no innovation. And if there is no creativity, there are no new ideas.

The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.

The mind can be hunted, but hunting needs the mind.

Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy’s fate in our hands.

When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to make it clear to everybody that you have no hankering after home.

To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill

Strategy is a commodity, execution is an art.

Jede Veränderung dieser Lage, welche durch die fortgesetzte kriegerische Tätigkeit hervorgebracht wird, muß also zu einer noch nachteiligeren führen, wenigstens in der Vorstellung. Die schlimmste Lage, in die ein Kriegführender kommen kann, ist die gänzliche...

While you and I are allowed the luxury of our pain, president isn’t. A president must take into account how his citizens feel and he must manage them and lead them, but he must not...

The realization of a sustainable economic development strategy for Maine’s Native American communities has always been a priority and a critical element of my administration’s overall economic development strategy.

Noble though it may be, our way of life is nothing but servitude. It does not take long for servitude to turn to subjugation.– Shikandin Draupada

A great strategy meeting is a meeting of minds.

In conclusion, the arms of others either fall from your back, or they weigh you down, or they bind you fast.

Your strategy for success must constantly move, change, and evolve.

Ciente de tuas capacidades e limitações, não inicies nenhuma empreitada que não possas levar a cabo.

first lay plans which will ensure victory, and then lead your army to battle; if you will not begin with stratagem but rely on brute strength alone, victory will no longer be assured

Intelligence analysts should be self-conscious about their reasoning processes. They should think about how they make judgments and reach conclusions, not just about the judgments and conclusions themselves.

Redundancy is my favourite business strategy.

Death is my exit strategy. I’ll be doing significant customer service only as long as I live.

No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.

Das eigensüchtige Handeln der Akteure wird nicht unbedingt durch eine unsichtbare Hand zum eigenen oder kollektiven Erfolg geführt; was als nützlicher Zug schlau kalkuliert war, kann sich wegen unerwarteter Reaktionen und Nachwirkungen als katastrophal erweisen.

Can you define “plan” as “a loose sequence of manifestly inadequate observations and conjectures, held together by panic, indecision, and ignorance”? If so, it was a very good plan.

The primary thing when you take a sword in your hands is your intention to cut the enemy, whatever the means. Whenever you parry, hit, spring, strike or touch the enemy’s cutting sword, you must...

If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he...

Danger has a bracing effect.