#strategy

"If you need me I’ll be napping in the supplies closet. The most important part of an attack is the planning."

"Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things."

"You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended.You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked."

"A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends."

"Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane."

"Love spiritually, not strategically."

"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."

"Our knowledge of circumstances has increased, but our uncertainty, instead of having diminished, has only increased. The reason of this is, that we do not gain all our experience at once, but by degrees; so our determinations continue to be assailed incessantly by fresh experience; and the mind, if we may use the expression, must always be under arms."

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

"Every advantage is temporary."

"No one can take the shot for you."

"And we want to develop our strategy to partnership and friendship with the United States, which is connected with a very rich history but what is very important for our future."

"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 cut the enemy in the same movement. It is essential to attain this. If you think only of hitting, springing, striking or touching the enemy, you will not be able actually to cut him."

"You've got to eat while you dream. You've got to deliver on short-range commitments, while you develop a long-range strategy and vision and implement it. The success of doing both. Walking and chewing gum if you will. Getting it done in the short-range, and delivering a long-range plan, and executing on that."

"Creative without strategy is called 'art.' Creative with strategy is called 'advertising.'"

"Look. I have a strategy. Why expect anything? If you don’t expect anything, you don’t get disappointed."

"Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy."

"Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy."

"Previous journeys in search of treasure have taught me that a zigzag strategy is the best way to get ahead."