Battle Quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower

No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy. Not when the enemy is me.

— Lois McMaster Bujold

No plan survives contact with the enemy

— Erwin Rommel

“No battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy.”

— Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.

— Douglas MacArthur

“No plan survives first contact with the enemy.”

— Andy Weir

Say what you will, but you’re never prepared for the surprise attack.

— Sarah Dessen

No campaign plan survives first contact with the enemy

— Carl von Clausewitz

Before a battle, planning is everything. Once the fighting has begun, it's worthless

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

“Proverbially, no military plan survives contact with the enemy. That is never truer than when there is no plan to begin with.”

— Rick Atkinson

“First, no plan survives contact with the enemy. Second, the enemy also makes plans.”

— Craig Alanson

You will never lose a battle if you know your own situation as well as that of the enemy.

— Vikrant Parsai

“No plan survives first contact with the enemy. What matters is how quickly the leader is able to adapt.”

— Tim Harford