"The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy."

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"You see a wile, you thwart. Am I right?"

Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"We overemphasise miracles when we are supposed to be planning and be thinking forward."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"So we get a plan," I said. "Any suggestions?""Blow up the building," Kincaid said without looking up. "That works good for vampires. Then soak what's left in gasoline. Set it on fire. Then blow it all up again.""For future reference, I was sort of hoping for a suggestion that didn't sound like it came from that Bolshevik Muppet with all the dynamite."

Jim Butcher, American Author

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"Was mutual need enough to risk trusting a calculated enemy in hopes of destroying a more powerful one?"

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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"A general is like a writer who wants to write a play, or a book, but whom the book itself, with the unexpected options that it reveals at one point, the impasse it presents at another, causes to deviate extensively from his preconceived plan."

Marcel Proust, French Author

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"Fish rule the waters, but can be caught using worms. Birds rule the air, but can be caught using grain."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"When you start a fire, be to windward of it. Do not attack from the leeward."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

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"When a team is in possession of the ball, but cannot advance its agenda any further, they have to 'drop back and punt.' Doing this requires that they step back to regroup, reassess, and reorganize their strategy in pursuit of winning the game. When you are faced with change and apply this regrouping process, you are better equipped to make decisions for your next steps. Rather than settling back into old habits and doing what you've always done, create something fresh, new, and awesome."

Susan C. Young, American Author

Strategy, Inspirational, Power, Wisdom, Future

"A good strategy tells you not only what specifically needs to accomplish, but WHY."

Pearl Zhu, American Author

Strategy, Planning, Focus, Success

"A hunter who is going to shoot an antelope does not waste his bullets on the dog."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Strategy, Focus, Efficiency, Hunting, Priorities

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"A general is like a writer who wants to write a play, or a book, but whom the book itself, with the unexpected options that it reveals at one point, the impasse it presents at another, causes to deviate extensively from his preconceived plan."

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