1,050 Quotes About Strategy

The reality is that the American people have no desire for an empire. This is not to say that they don't want the benefits, both economic and strategic. It simply means that they don't want to pay the price. Economically, Americans want the growth potential of open markets but not the pains. Politically, they want to have an enormous influence, but not the resentment of the world. Military, they want to be protected from dangers but not to bear the burdens of long-term strategy.

If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them.

Most companies that win don't have a unique strategy; quite the opposite, they are doing what everyone else is doing but have figured out how to execute better.

Strategy is born when a calculated risk meets an educated guess

He wins his battles by making no mistakes.Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.

The single biggest advantage of being completely surrounded is that it gives you the opportunity to attack the enemy in any direction you choose.

The hound and hare were both so wearied that the peasant got them all.

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

Catastrophe is change on the fast track. Disaster is a laboratory for adaptability.