Strategist Quotes

35 quotes by 29 authors

The spirit of defeating a man is the same for ten million men. The strategist makes small things into big things, like building a great… — Miyamoto Musashi
Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat… — Sun Tzu
Most importantly: Don't adjust your results to build up the ego of the chief strategist. Especially if the strategist is you. — Charles Caleb Colton
The tactician must know what to do whenever something needs doing; the strategist must know what to do when nothing needs doing — Savielly Tartakower
American strategists have calculated the proportion of civilians killed in this century's major wars. In the First World War, 5 percent of those killed were… — Colin Ward
They [the Soviets] intend...to induce the Americans to adopt their own 'restructuring' and convergence of the Soviet and American systems using to this end the… — Anatoliy Golitsyn
The Soviet transition to a new political structure shows that the Soviet strategists are thinking, planning and acting in broad terms, way beyond the imagination… — Anatoliy Golitsyn
I am active in brain storming with our people, our strategists, in Thailand. — Thaksin Shinawatra
The leader is the organization's top strategist... systematically envisioning the future and specifically mapping out how to get there. — Bill Hybels
The military profession, especially is the long-established great powers, is deeply pessimistic about the likelihood that people and countries will behave well under stress. Professional… — Gwynne Dyer
A leader has to be one of two things: he either has to be a brilliant visionary himself, a truly creative strategist, in which case… — Henry Mintzberg
Trees die from the topâ€. No one should ever become a strategist unless he or she is willing to have his or her character serve… — Peter Drucker
Winning Strategists are certain of triumph before seeking a challenge. Losing Strategists are certain to challenge before seeking a triumph. — Sun Tzu
The smart strategist allows strategy to be shaped by events. Good reactions can make great strategy. Strategy involves competition of goals, and the risk is… — Max McKeown
The real heart of strategy is the strategist. — Max McKeown
Strategists who donâ€™t take time to think are just planners. — Max McKeown
The task of the strategist and leadership team is to reduce uncertainty in the areas that they can directly influence in order to pursue attractively… — Max McKeown
The worst enemy of the strategist is the clock. Time trouble... Reduces us all to pure reflex and reaction, tactical play. Emotion and instinct cloud… — Garry Kasparov
The infallible criterion by which to distinguish the true from the would-be strategist is the degree of originality of his conceptions. It makes little difference… — Alexander Alekhine
For the West, the demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy; it is an alibi for the absence of one. Putin is a serious… — Henry A. Kissinger

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