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Strategic thinking Quotes

"The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom."

"These young guys are playing checkers. I’m out there playing chess."

"It's remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid instead of trying to be very intelligent"

"Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it's about deliberately choosing to be different."

"Delay is preferable to error"

"The best problems to work on are often the ones nobody else even realizes are problems."

"Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash "

"There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind"

"Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning."

"If I have three good decisions a day, that’s enough. They should just be as high quality as I can make them."

"The most efficient way to solve a problem is to eliminate the problem"

"The fastest way to wealth is solving bigger problems"

"An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea."

"Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home."

"People are more likely to accept an idea if you can make them think it was their own."

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