Strategy Quotes

121 inspire records in this category

“Hope is not a strategy.”

Vince Lombardi  

“In reality strategy is actually very straightforward. You pick a general direction and implement like hell.”

Jack Welch  

“Creative without strategy is called ‘art.’ Creative with strategy is called advertising. ”

Jef I. Richards  

“Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy. ”

Rudy Giuliani  

“Success is 20% skills and 80% strategy. You might know how to succeed, but more importantly, what’s your plan to succeed? ”

Jim Rohn  

“All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved. ”

Sun Tzu  

“Stock market goes up or down, and you can’t adjust your portfolio based on the whims of the market, so you have to have a strategy in a position and stay true to that strategy and not pay attention to noise that could surround any particular investment.”

John Paulson  

“Don’t give up. Obstacles can be overcome through strategy and learning. ”

Hidetaka Miyazaki  

“Obstacles, of course, are developmentally necessary: they teach kids strategy, patience, critical thinking, resilience and resourcefulness. ”

Naomi Wolf  

“Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men. ”

Miyamoto Musashi  

“A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it’s not a game of chess, where people sit quietly, thinking out their strategy, taking their time between moves. It’s more like a game of billiards, with a bunch of balls clustered together. ”

Madeleine Albright  

“I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy. ”

Jack Canfield  

“Investing in early childhood nutrition is a surefire strategy. The returns are incredibly high. ”

Anne M. Mulcahy  

“In boxing you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, it’s just like chess. ”

Lennox Lewis  

“There’s only one growth strategy: work hard. ”

William Hague  

“In chess, you gotta come up with a strategy. I made a lot of plans in my life. ‘I’ma do this, I’ma do that, this is gonna happen, that’s gonna happen.’ And a lot of stuff don’t go as planned. You really gotta act on events as they unfold. That’s how I compare chess to life. ”

Tee Grizzley  

“Foresight turns out to be a critical adaptive strategy for times of great stress. ”

Jamais Cascio  

“Baseball is about talent, hard work, and strategy. But at the deepest level, it’s about love, integrity, and respect. ”

Pat Gillick  

“The correct strategy in heads-up poker is based on identifying and acting upon your opponent’s strengths and weaknesses.”

Daniel Negreanu  

“I don’t have any magical ability. I look at a problem, play with it, work out a strategy. ”

Terence Tao  

“Famous pivot stories are often failures but you don’t need to fail before you pivot. All a pivot is is a change in strategy without a change in vision. Whenever entrepreneurs see a new way to achieve their vision – a way to be more successful – they have to remain nimble enough to take it. ”

Eric Ries  

“The company without a strategy is willing to try anything. ”

Michael Porter  

“You’ve got to eat while you dream. You’ve got to deliver on short-range commitments, while you develop a long-range strategy and vision and implement it. The success of doing both. Walking and chewing gum if you will. Getting it done in the short-range, and delivering a long-range plan, and executing on that. ”

Jack Welch  

“Companies that grow for the sake of growth or that expand into areas outside their core business strategy often stumble. On the other hand, companies that build scale for the benefit of their customers and shareholders more often succeed over time.”

Jamie Dimon