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Strategy Quotes
"If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive;and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If, when the soldiers have become attachedto you, punishments are not enforced, they will still be unless."
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"Since the events of September 11, we've rightfully changed our military strategy so we're now taking the fight to those individuals who aim to do us harm, rather than waiting for another atrocious attack to happen."
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"Be ready for every moment, you don't know which check is the checkmate."
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"That's the strategy that myself and my party have pursued and are pursuing."
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"Think like a man of action but act like a woman of thought."
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"Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands."
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"I honestly have no strategy whatsoever. I'm waiting for that script to pop through the letterbox and completely surprise me."
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"Give a smile to your enemies and they will go mad wondering what you are plotting against them."
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"There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general:(1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction;(2) cowardice, which leads to capture;(3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults;(4) a delicacy of honor which is sensitive to shame;(5) over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble."
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"Percy's ears turned as pink as Alex's jeans. "Anyway, maybe we've been looking at this all wrong. I've been tying to teach you sea skills. But the most important thing is to use whatever you've got to hand - your team, your wits, the enemy's own magical stuff.""And there's no way to plan for that," I said."Exactly!" Percy said. "My work here is done!"Annabeth frowned. "Percy, you're saying the best plan is no plan. As a child of Athena, I can't really endorse that."
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"If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak."
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"It is irresponsible for this Congress to not investigate the President's lack of an exit strategy, and the fraud, waste, and abuse of U.S. tax dollars."
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"You don't destroy what you want toacquire in the future."
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"If the enemy looks just like you, how do you fight him?"
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"Our state's strategy on methamphetamine, and any other issue, is going to be a moving target."
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"It was a trap. It was so obviously a trap.Darquesse smiled."
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"You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you."
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"Sometimes running for Congress is a four-year strategy in terms of getting out there and building a network."
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"Juilin," she asked hesitantly, "what were you going to do with the salt and cooking oil? Not exactly," she added more quickly. "Just a general idea." He looked at her for a moment. "I do not know. But they did not, either. That is the trick of it; their minds made up worse then I ever could. I have seen a tough man break when I sent for a basket of figs and some mice."
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"By confusing strategy with tactics and mixing up "what and "how, we may have a hard time staying on point. What we want, on the one hand, and "how we want to achieve it, on the other, needs a careful reading and a singular approach. ['When the bar is set too high']"
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"I felt sure we could gain the upper hand by putting ourselves in the mindset of the Incas."
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"Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull. Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain."
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"Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions."
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"Drilling in ANWR fails to lower energy prices today and sets no long term energy strategy for tomorrow."
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"Right, well, we've got to work out what we need. We've got to work out what we need, how we get it, and what we need to get to get what we need."
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"If you start to take Vienna - take Vienna."
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"The worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation."
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"Whether in an advantageous position or a disadvantageous one, the opposite state should be always present to your mind."
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"Balk the enemy's power force him to reveal himself."
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"I cannot have chaos erupting around me until I am prepared for it. I am a collector. I am an observer. I don't participate. My resources, and my standing, must be secure before I can allow the uncertainty of war to crash down upon us."
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"When you're looking for a needle in a haystack, don't afraid to burn the haystack to save yourself from spending half your life picking through strands of straw."
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