Strategy Quotes

"The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do" "Wars are not won by fighting battles; wars are won by choosing battles" "These young guys are playing checkers. I’m out there playing chess." "My role is to make sure we’re moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists, and providing leadership." "Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success." "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." "Not only do I knock ’em out, I pick the round." "There is a science to making your opponent wear down." "I never want to just play in the game, I want to change the way the game is played." "Always be you, play chess, not checkers and always play the long game." "Who wishes to fight must first count the cost." "One may know how to conquer without being able to do it." "What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease." "The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent." "He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious." "There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed." "Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack." "To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself." "The skillful tactician may be likened to the shuai-jan. Now the shuai-jan is a snake that is found in the Ch'ang mountains. Strike at its head, and you will be attacked by its tail; strike at its tail, and you will be attacked by its head; strike at its mi" "In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack--the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers."