Operations Quotes

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The Commission endorses prevention as the principal strategy to use in deterring illegal entries. We applaud the efforts of innovative Border Patrol leaders such as… — Barbara Jordan
Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret agent; of all rewards none more liberal than… — Sun Tzu
Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move. — Sun Tzu
To be governed is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed, law-ridden, regulated, penned up, indoctrinated, preached at, checked, appraised, seized, censured, commanded, by beings… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Prayer, like faith, obtains promises, enlarges their operation, and adds to the measure of their results. — Edward McKendree Bounds
To walk after the spirit a believer must inhibit his mind from revolving endlessly. If it turns too long around one topic, worries or grieves… — Watchman Nee
Prayer, in one phase of its operation, is a disinfectant and a preventive. It purifies the air; it destroys the contagion of evil. — Edward McKendree Bounds
Our business is about technology, yes. But it's also about operations and customer relationships. — Michael Dell
Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden,… — Barack Obama
Suicidal thinking, if serious, can be a kind of death scare, comparable to suffering a heart attack or undergoing a cancer operation. One survives such… — Edward Hoagland
Therefore the skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without… — Sun Tzu
When your weapons are dulled and ardour damped, your strength exhausted and treasure spent, neighboring rulers will take advantage of your distress to act. And… — Sun Tzu
Thus, though I have heard of successful military operations that were clumsy but swift, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays. — Sun Tzu
What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations. — Sun Tzu
There are many ways of performing the operations successfully. I can claim, however, to be in a position to explain how not to putt. I… — Harry Vardon
The last time I had this much fun was a root-canal operation. — Larry Ziegler
It is astonishing how many mental operations we can explain when we have once grasped the principles of association — William James
To have command of the air means to be able to cut an enemy's army and navy off from their bases of operation and nullify… — Giulio Douhet
The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed; you must have a larger ambition. There is no mystery in… — John D. Rockefeller
Something must be done when you find an opposing set of desires of this kind well to the fore in your category of strong desires.… — Robert Collier

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