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NapoleonNever interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Sun TzuIt is the rule in war, if ten times the enemy's strength, surround them; if five times, attack them; if double, be able to divide them; if equal, engage them; if fewer, defend against them; if weaker, be able to avoid them.

—  Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist

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Sun TzuStrategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.

—  Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist

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Sun TzuSo in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.

—  Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist

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Sun TzuWhen you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.

—  Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist

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Oliver W. Holmes Sr.Leverage is everything; don't begin to pry till you have got the long arm on your side.

—  Oliver W. Holmes Sr., 1809-1894, American writer

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NapoleonThe military principles of Caesar were those of Hannibal, and those of Hannibal were those of Alexander: to hold his forces in hand, not to be vulnerable at any point, to throw all his forces with rapidity on any given point.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Benjamin DisraeliThe most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.

—  Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister

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Sun TzuThe expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men.

—  Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist

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NapoleonThe art of war consists in being always able, even with an inferior army, to have stronger forces than the enemy at the point of attack or the point which is attacked.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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NapoleonAn army which cannot be reinforced is already defeated.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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NapoleonIn a battle, as in a siege, the art consists in concentrating very heavy fire on a particular point.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Peter DruckerCulture eats strategy for breakfast.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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Peter DruckerMission defines strategy, and strategy defines structure.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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NapoleonNothing is so contrary to military rules as to make the strength of your army known, either in the orders of the day, in proclamations, or in the newspapers.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Winston ChurchillHowever beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Peter DruckerStrategy is a commodity, execution is an art.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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NapoleonThe secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time.

—  Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor

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Antoine RivarolIn life as in chess, you can give up a tower, but not the queen.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

John SteinbeckIf you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.

—  John Steinbeck, 1902-1968, American writer, Nobel 1962

Joseph De MaistreIt is the first step that, in all wars, reveals genius.

—  Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, Savoyard diplomat & philosopher

Robert HeinleinAudacity, always audacity - soundest principal of strategy.

—  Robert Heinlein, 1907-1988, American sci-fi writer

Carl von ClausewitzEvery suspension of offensive action, either from erroneous views, from fear or from indolence, is in favor of the side acting defensively.

—  Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831, Prussian military theorist

Carl von ClausewitzIn war we primarily strike at the enemy’s center of gravity.

—  Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831, Prussian military theorist




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