Quotes about Strategic

We need to stop thinking about infrastructure as an economic stimulant and start thinking about it as a strategy. Economic stimulants produce Bridges to Nowhere. Strategic investment in infrastructure produces a foundation for long-term growth. Votes: 4

The Declaration on Strategic Partnership between India and Russia signed in October 2000 became a truly historic step. The developments in the first decade of the 21 century confirmed that it was a particularly significant and timely step. Votes: 4

Strategic thinking rarely occurs spontaneously Votes: 3

Strategic partners are way more important than money. Votes: 3

Strategic quitting is the secret of successful organizations Votes: 3

Analysis Is the Critical Starting Point of Strategic Thinking Votes: 3

Strategic planning for projects management using a project management maturity model Votes: 3

Strategic plans cause more dumb decisions than anything else in America. Votes: 3

Strategic planning is worthless - unless there is first a strategic vision. Votes: 3

Our Strategic Petroleum Reserve is there for a natural disaster or some other catastrophe. Votes: 3

Strategic planning for the future is the most hopeful indication of our increasing social intelligence. Votes: 3

Strategic planning is not strategic thinking. Indeed, strategic planning often spoils strategic thinking, causing managers to confuse real vision with the manipulation of numbers. Votes: 3

I think words were Reagan's greatest weapon - and more powerful than the Strategic Defense Initiative, which did not come to fruition in his lifetime. Votes: 3

Strategic air assault is wasted if it is dissipated piecemeal in sporadic attacks between which the enemy has an opportunity to readjust defenses or recuperate. Votes: 3

Most of the CEO's who fail think they will find the solution to their problems in Finance, Marketing, Strategic Planning, etc., but they don't look for the solution to their problems inside themselves. Votes: 3

Really, of all the important mission responsibilities assigned to United States Strategic Command by the president, none is more important than our responsibility to deter a strategic attack on the United States and our allies and partners. Votes: 3

So release yourself from that. Don't be strategic or coy. Strategic and coy are for jackasses. Be brave. Be authentic. Practice saying the word 'love' to the people you love so when it matters the most to say it, you will. Votes: 3

On the morning of January 17, 1966, a real-life dirty bomb crisis occurred over Palomares, Spain. A Strategic Air Command bomber flying with four armed hydrogen Bombs - with yields between 70 kilotons and 1.45 megatons - collided midair with a refueling tanker over the Spanish countryside. Votes: 3

Strategic management is not a box of tricks or a bundle of techniques. It is analytical thinking and commitment of resources to action. But quantification alone is not planning. Some of the most important issues in strategic management cannot be quantified at all. Votes: 3

Strategic planning is the continuous process of making present entrepreneurial (risk-taking) decisions systematically and with the greatest knowledge of their futurity; organizing systematically the efforts needed to carry out these decisions; and measuring the results of these decisions against the expectations through organized, systematic feedback. Votes: 3

The strategic marketing paradigm of Open Source is a massively-parallel drunkard's walk filtered by a Darwinistic process. Votes: 2

Microsoft, Apple, Facebook all bought huge patent portfolios to further their strategic game. They're doing what I'm doing! Votes: 2

The thing is, continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely consistent with each other. In fact, they're mutually reinforcing. Votes: 2

Foreign policy will require a strategic agility that, whenever possible, gets ahead of problems, strengthens U.S. security and alliances, and promotes American interests and credibility. Votes: 2

I think that the first thing is you should have a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes that you don't know what the future is going to hold. Votes: 2

The U.S. is looking to India as more then just a marketplace for our defense products, but as a technology, aerospace and strategic partner for our future endeavors. Votes: 2

When the Normandy Invasion was planned, a very specific strategic objective was given, and that strategic objective was the basis upon which the plan for the Normandy Invasion was derived. Votes: 2

You can't kill your way to success in a counter insurgency effort. You have to protect the people, get the civil military balance right, train the locals, and practice effective strategic communications. Votes: 2

The secret of big and revolutionary actions also consists in discovering the tiny step that is simultaneously a strategic step, insofar as it entails additional steps in the direction of a better reality. Votes: 2

An entrepreneur needs to know what they need, period. Then they need to find an investor who can build off whatever their weaknesses are - whether that's through money, strategic partnerships or knowledge. Votes: 2

There are domains in which expertise is not possible. Stock picking is a good example. And in long-term political strategic forecasting, it's been shown that experts are just not better than a dice-throwing monkey. Votes: 2

When your body absorbs toxins, it stores them in fat, which is why fiber and probiotics are strategic weapons for weight loss. Fiber keeps your colon healthy and reduces your body's absorption of toxins. Votes: 2

Most leadership strategies are doomed to failure from the outset. As people have been noting for years, the majority of strategic initiatives that are driven from the top are marginally effective - at best. Votes: 2

The strategic adversary is fascism... the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our everyday behavior, the fascism that causes us to love power, to desire the very thing that dominates and exploits us. Votes: 2

I've been waiting over 40 years to come to Cyprus, and it has not disappointed - the birthplace of Aphrodite, the Crossroads of Civilization, and, I might add, a genuine strategic partner to the United States of America. Votes: 2

The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions. Votes: 2

Online, you can become much more than a reactive donor - you can become a proactive, strategic, collaborative philanthropist, improving your giving every day by tapping into the wealth of philanthropic resources available at the tap of a keyboard or the click of a mouse. Votes: 2

There were no strategic mistakes that could affect Russia's history and it further development. No, there were no such mistakes. Tactical errors were made in some less significant options, problems and so on. But, on the whole, Russia embarked on a correct path and it changed. Votes: 2

I've always held the view that great states need strategic space. I mean, George Washington took his space from George III. Britain took it from just about everybody. Russia took all of Eastern Europe. Germany's taken it from everywhere they can, and China will want its space too. Votes: 2

Business is war! Its leaders are strategic commanders, who boldly snatch victory from the jaws of defeat - and who perform other acts of derring-do. This kind of talk sounds great in the boardroom, and, for that matter, in the bookstore, where dozens of authors counsel would-be corporate warriors. Votes: 2

Those who remember Washington's cold war culture in the 1980s will recall the shocked reactions to Reagan's intervention. People interested in foreign policy were astonished when in 1985 he met alone at Geneva - alone, not a single strategic thinker at his elbow! - with the Soviet Communist master Gorbachev. Votes: 2

The spring of 1942 was given over to a very impassioned, strategic debate about where we should first attack in counterpunching against the Germans and Italians. The British argued very persuasively on the part of Winston Churchill, prime minister, that this was a very green American Army, green soldiers, green commanders. Votes: 2

For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights record, corruption, and rule of law. By not tackling these controversial topics, the candidates are protecting a strategic partnership with China at the expense of essential human values and beliefs. Votes: 2

In early 1961 a new president, John F. Kennedy, was told by military leaders and civilian officials that the Kingdom of Laos - of no conceivable strategic importance to the U.S. - required the presence of American troops and perhaps even tactical nuclear weapons. Why? Because if Laos fell, Asia would go red from Thailand to Indonesia. Votes: 2

Align yourself with outstanding strategic partners. Votes: 0

Intuitions come first, strategic reasoning second. Votes: 0

Teaching is a strategic act of engagement. Votes: 0

Control is the source of strategic power. Votes: 0

I like to be a strategic policy guy. Votes: 0

Every successful enterprise has a very clear strategic purpose. Votes: 0

We have a strategic plan. It's called 'doing things'. Votes: 0

Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan. Votes: 0

Today's tactical victory does not guarantee tomorrow's strategic success. Votes: 0

In strategic decisions, I'd be really concerned about overconfidence. Votes: 0

Iran is biggest strategic beneficiary of invasion of Iraq. Votes: 0

Small things done consistently, in strategic places, create major impact. Votes: 0

Simplicity and common sense should characterize planning and strategic direction. Votes: 0

Saudi Arabia is one of India's most valued strategic partners. Votes: 0

It's a strategic thing to be in permanent campaign mode. Votes: 0

It's a strategic thing to be in permanent campaign mode. Votes: 0

I don't have a career plan. I'm not strategic enough. Votes: 0

I am very comfortable with the strategic decisions that I made. Votes: 0

[James Mattis] is a student of history. He's a strategic thinker. Votes: 0

I am not a strategic coach; I am a practice coach. Votes: 0

I believe America's chief strategic vulnerability is our dependence on imported petroleum. Votes: 0

I never gave my career much strategic thought. Maybe I should have. Votes: 0

Reputation is an outcome; but it is also a valuable, strategic asset. Votes: 0

Russia can become a strategic partner in a fight against international terrorism. Votes: 0

Done right, a strategic intent is really one decision that makes 1,000 decisions. Votes: 0

We are aware of the strategic location of Kuwait, besides the stable region. Votes: 0

Consciousness of exclusion through naming is acute. Identities seem contradictory, partial, and strategic. Votes: 0

Failure is the most effective technique to optimize strategic planning, implementation and processes. Votes: 0

The biggest barriers to strategic renewal are almost always top management's unexamined beliefs. Votes: 0

We have taken a strategic decision to gather education activities under a single roof. Votes: 0

The majority of the Afghan people support a strategic partnership with the United States. Votes: 0

We must do our utmost to preserve our British ally's strategic independence from Europe. Votes: 0

[Insurgents] pose no strategic threat to the United States or to the Coalition Forces. Votes: 0

We should exhibit no self doubt to our friends, ... Credibility is a strategic asset. Votes: 0

This obligation to move can be a burden to a player without strategic vision. Votes: 0

I think we're living in a time when size is not a strategic advantage, necessarily. Votes: 0

We haven't had a strategic free kick all night. No one's knocked over attackers ad-lib. Votes: 0

I spent 22 years in the United States military, so I'm a pretty strategic level thinker. Votes: 0

The two most fundamental strategic choices are deciding where to play and how to win. Votes: 0

I retain what's interesting to me, but I don't have a lot of strategic depth. Votes: 0

I've always had goals, always had visions, always had a plan, always been very strategic. Votes: 0

Seek out strategic alliances; they are essential to growth and provide resistance to bigger competition. Votes: 0

You are a devious woman, Blackthorn,' she said. 'I prefer the term strategic thinker. Votes: 0

The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip. Votes: 0

I believe Saddam Hussein's strategic objective was, and remains, to assert dominance over the Gulf region. Votes: 0

All my other relationships with men, there was so much maneuvering and strategic decisions and stuff. Votes: 0

Betting completely on HTML5 is one of the, if not THE biggest strategic mistake we've made. Votes: 0

A military leader thinks about casualties and losses, but a strategic one only aims the win. Votes: 0

Broadening and deepening the relationship with our users and advertisers have always been our strategic priority. Votes: 0

What the Commission is seeking cuts the heart out of the strategic rationale of our deal. Votes: 0

Interethnic and spiritual accord is our strategic resource, the basis for progress of our society and state. Votes: 0

There were times, however, when a man had to make a strategic retreat to win the game. Votes: 0

So we believed that strategic alliances and partnerships were critical, and we did that for five years. Votes: 0

I get just as excited about building a birdhouse as when providing strategic counsel to a client. Votes: 0

Faith alone is never enough. You must follow up with the right effective plan and strategic action. Votes: 0

Working hard doesn't necessarily mean being productive, unless it is accompanied with an effective strategic plan of action. Votes: 0

No one is in a more strategic position than you are to influence the people you are with. Votes: 0

When I started teaching at Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2000, no field-based courses in strategic philanthropy existed. Votes: 0

The expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men. Votes: 0

Most people our age have the whole "dating game" [mentality] of trying to sell yourself or be strategic. Votes: 0

Air power speaks a strategic language so new that translation into the hackneyed idiom of the past is impossible. Votes: 0

You can only analyze the data you have. Be strategic about what to gather and how to store it Votes: 0

To win this war, we have been forced into a strategic compromise which will most certainly offend the Russians. Votes: 0

Does Curran not involve you in his strategic sessions?" Ghastek asked. "Nope, I'm just here to look pretty. Votes: 0

We touched base at several strategic locations down our bodies, and it took all my willpower to break away. Votes: 0

Failure is blindness to the strategic element in events; success is readiness for instant action when the opportune moment arrives. Votes: 0

Whatever success we have had in maintaining our culture has been instrumental in Intel's success in surviving strategic inflection points. Votes: 0

We view South Africa as one of our closest strategic partners in the developing world and in the African continent. Votes: 0

There is no shame in strategic retreat if it lets you remain strong enough to go after the enemy later. Votes: 0

Europe has always represented a major strategic opportunity to achieve our goal of creating and building an enduring global brand. Votes: 0

We are not responsible for our endowments or natural abilities, but we are responsible for the strategic use of time. Votes: 0

I've always been a missionary and what people don't know is that I've always taken some strategic and eyebrow-raising steps. Votes: 0

Top athletes understand that to play at their best, they must alternate periods of intense performance with periods of strategic renewal. Votes: 0

Consistency with the right strategic plan is the ultimate key to success. Yesterday's action would never make up for today's procrastination. Votes: 0

Groups tend to believe their work is harder, more strategic, or just more valuable while underestimating those contributions from other groups. Votes: 0

No step the United States could take anywhere in the world would bring strategic benefits as great as detente with Iran. Votes: 0

There is nothing more common than to find considerations of supply affecting the strategic lines of a campaign and a war. Votes: 0

You should have a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes that you don't know what the future is going to hold. Votes: 0

But the thing is, I was never looking at a strategic way of gaining fame. That's not why I'm doing this. Votes: 0

When conventional tactics are altered unexpectedly according to the situation, they take on the element of surprise and increase in strategic value . Votes: 0

Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds Votes: 0

Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds. Votes: 0

Hillary Clinton has a vision, she has knowledge and judgment. She is a strategic thinker, based on her experience and her connection. Votes: 0

A total nuclear freeze is counterproductive - especially now, when technology is rapidly changing and the Soviets have some important strategic advantages. Votes: 0

You have to attack to get corners, no? Winning by scoring strategic goals doesn't bother me - it's part of the game. Votes: 0

How sad, that the group with the most access to the truth chose in several strategic instances to look the other way. Votes: 0

I like football. I find its an exciting strategic game. Its a great way to avoid conversation with your family at Thanksgiving. Votes: 0

What matters in any campaign is that you have a strategic core that makes the judgements, decides the strategy, and can deliver. Votes: 0

I hate the idea that someone think the destruction of Chicago as strategic affair, the destruction of Hamburg as a tactical one. Votes: 0

Life is a struggle with things to maintain itself among them. Concepts are the strategic plan we form in answer to the attack. Votes: 0

Iran has little capacity to deploy force. Its strategic doctrines are defensive, designed to deter invasion long enough for diplomacy to set it. Votes: 0

I nationalize strategic companies and get criticized, but when Bush does it, it's OK. ... Bush is turning socialist. How are you, comrade Bush? Votes: 0

Dan Pfeiffer for me probably the most concerning at all because he is the [President Barack Obama] strategic communications adviser. What's the strategy ? Votes: 0

The Palestinians are not willing to do anything, they're not willing to make the strategic decision to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorist organizations. Votes: 0

The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests. Votes: 0

The sole purpose of strategic planning is to enable the company to gain, as effectively as possible, a sustainable edge over its competitors. Votes: 0

Bringing together the right information with the right people will dramatically improve a company's ability to develop and act on strategic business opportunities. Votes: 0

Most people end up owning a business by accident. Therefore, they don't usually have a thought process and a strategic plan in place. Votes: 0

Putin is playing the long game. He has a strategic plan in mind: the Eurasian Union, which would be in competition to Europe. Votes: 0

If someone says you're not strategic, try to figure out what that means and then tell him or her to go to hell. Votes: 0

I'm hopeless at telling lies. I can attempt strategic ones in order not to hurt people's feelings, but then I'll blow it 10 minutes later. Votes: 0

Remember, the goal of structured futures thinking is to come up with a picture of possible futures that will help to inform strategic decisions. Votes: 0

Designers need to be more than ambassadors, they need to be fully functioning and fully aware members of strategic decision-making teams in a company. Votes: 0

The one who figures on victory at headquarters before even doing battle is the one who has the most strategic factors on his side. Votes: 0

It is true that at the time [1962] we had a strategic nuclear force of approximately five thousand warheads compared to the Soviet's three hundred. Votes: 0

The long-term strategic goals of Iran and the long-term strategic goals of Turkey are close to the long-term strategic goals of the United States. Votes: 0

When you're building a company, you need to continually strengthen every component - finance, strategic partnerships, executive team, and relationships with every last constituency. Votes: 0

The reality is that China is a much stronger power today, because the economic dimension has been added to the military and strategic one. Votes: 0

Technology and Ideology are shaking the foundations of 21st century capitalism. Technology is making skills and knowledge the only sources of sustainable strategic advantage. Votes: 0

Rosa Parks was primed, she had the Civil Rights Movement behind her, she didn't just decide to sit on the bus, it was strategic. Votes: 0

The strategic initiatives we propose to undertake as part of our plan over the next few years position us well to lead this evolution. Votes: 0

Im hopeless at telling lies. I can attempt strategic ones in order not to hurt peoples feelings, but then Ill blow it 10 minutes later. Votes: 0

The industrial landscape is already littered with remains of once successful companies that could not adapt their strategic vision to altered conditions of competition. Votes: 0

I have led the way for moving women from traditional roles to strategic positions and inspired girls and women throughout Africa to seek leadership positions. Votes: 0

There will be no recognition of Israel and there will be no security for the occupation and colonization forces. Resistance will remain our strategic option. Votes: 0

I'm a strategic guy. I'm gonna figure out ways to hurt the defense, but it's not gonna be about throwing a ball through a wall. Votes: 0

The Philippines is in a strategic position. It is both East and West, right and left, rich and poor. We are neither here nor there. Votes: 0

Don't just let your career happen to you. You need to be strategic about how you define your leadership journey and where that takes you. Votes: 0

The reason that Americans have not been able to see the great strategic benefit that could accrue from a closer relationship with Iran is emotion. Votes: 0

The majority of women commit the strategic error of attempting to excel in a maximum of fields in order to satisfy all their customers' needs. Votes: 0

It is important to have a dream, but a dream is absolutely nothing until you start to consistently give life to it through strategic actions. Votes: 0

Better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to speak out and confirm that you didn't do the assigned readings before the strategic planning retreat. Votes: 0

On the international political landscape, there is better understanding of Pakistan's political economic and strategic issues. We aspire to promote peace and harmony with the region. Votes: 0

The mistakes of the Iraq war are not only tactical and strategic, but historical. It is essentially a war of colonialism, attempted in the post-colonial age. Votes: 0

Cyber attacks are not what makes the cool war cool. As a strategic matter, they do not differ fundamentally from older tools of espionage and sabotage. Votes: 0

Afghanistan remains an opportunity to deal al Qaeda a vital strategic blow, especially since we have abandoned all operations - including counterterrorism operations - in Iraq. Votes: 0

Taiwan matters because of its vital role in spreading democracy in East Asia. Taiwan matters because of its strategic importance to promote peace in the Pacific region. Votes: 0

Without such trust and safety, social relationships tend to become strategic rather than cooperative, increasingly full of skepticism and even anxiety and fear about others' intentions. (p. 27) Votes: 0

Productivity is the deliberate, strategic investment of your time, talent, intelligence, energy, resources, and opportunities in a manner calculated to move you measurably closer to meaningful goals. Votes: 0

As far as business moguls, I'm always a fan of how Jay Z moves. He was just always very strategic ever since he came into the game. Votes: 0

The civil war in Rwanda and other ethnic massacres were an integral part of US foreign policy, carefully staged in accordance with precise strategic and economic objectives. Votes: 0

There is an erroneous tendency to view empire-building by rulers from urban-agrarian kingdoms (Alexander, for example) as strategic genius, while treating nomad imperial conquests like natural disasters. Votes: 0

Cyber attacks are not what makes the cool war 'cool.' As a strategic matter, they do not differ fundamentally from older tools of espionage and sabotage. Votes: 0

The first and absolute requirement of strategic air power in this war was control of the air in order to carry out sustained operations without prohibitive losses. Votes: 0

...it ought to be possible to establish a coordinated global program to accomplish the strategic goal of completely eliminating the internal combustion engine over, say, a twenty-five-year period. Votes: 0

I always tried to align myself with strategic partners, friends, and information to help me with the things that I did not know, and ultimately, I made it. Votes: 0

America won the Cold War by protecting our strategic resources from the threat of foreign control. We must bring the same attitude to our trade relationship with China. Votes: 0

Next door to Ethiopia spreading out along the strategic Red Sea coastline is Eritrea, a relatively new country, and a place that few Americans seem to fully understand. Votes: 0

The incredible brand awareness and bottom-line profits achievable through social media marketing require hustle, heart, sincerity, constant engagement, long-term commitment, and most of all, artful and strategic storytelling. Votes: 0

The Department of Homeland Security is a strategic feel good measure. It's going to be the Department of Agriculture for the 21st century. TSA - thousands standing around. Votes: 0

The U.S. has strategic and economic interests in Southeast Asia that must be secured. Holding Indochina is essential to securing these interests. Therefore, we must hold Indochina. Votes: 0

It is my view that there is no sensible military use for nuclear weapons, whether "strategic" weapons, "tactical" weapons, "theatre" weapons, weapons at sea or weapons in space... Votes: 0

We've been able to access deals that under our former relationship with Disney - with tax advantages and strategic partners - that we just weren't able to do. Votes: 0

The U.S. is looking to India as more then just a marketplace for our defense products, but as a technology, aerospace and strategic partner for our future endeavors. Votes: 0

It is imperative to contest all factions for complete victory, so the army is not garrisoned and the profit can be total. This is the law of strategic siege. Votes: 0

I was vehemently against acquisitions. Now let's buy everything in sight. Well, that's a slight exaggeration. We are a little more strategic than that. But everything was on sale. Votes: 0

The strategic partnership between the European Union and the United States is rooted in our shared values of freedom, human rights, democracy and a belief in the market economy. Votes: 0

From a very strategic level, I believe the military is part of the solution to better outcomes around the world, but at a higher level, it's really about economies. Votes: 0

Frankly, most governments are used to lying to each other - to a degree that most people would find shocking. Part of diplomacy is the art of strategic lying. Votes: 0

If you can't define a winning exit strategy for the American people, where we somehow come out ahead, then we're wasting our money, and we're wasting our strategic resources. Votes: 0

In the current situation, particular attention should be given to the quality of financial and economic management. The Government and the Central Bank should have a strategic action plan Votes: 0

America has a strategic interest in continuing to welcome international students at our colleges, universities, and high schools. Attracting the world's top scientific scholars helps to keep our economy competitive. Votes: 0

I'm not the best gamer - I think you need to be strategic and level-headed, and you need to remain calm under pressure... and I don't really have those qualities! Votes: 0

Let's allow Poland and the Czech Republic to have that missile shield that they were entitled to by joining NATO. I think that's the right strategic response to Russian aggression. Votes: 0

Our new strategic plan emphasizes the importance of providing access to records anytime, anywhere. This is one of many initiatives that we are launching to make our goal a reality. Votes: 0

And in the last sentence I would like also to mention that Poland is one of the countries with which the United States has run strategic dialogues since last year. Votes: 0

So has the strategic decision been made to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction by the leadership in Baghdad?... I think our judgment has to be clearly not. Votes: 0

Al Qaeda is almost all in Pakistan, and Pakistan has nuclear weapons. And yet for every dollar we're spending in Pakistan, we're spending $30 in Afghanistan. Does that make strategic sense? Votes: 0

We must clearly see that international hostile forces are intensifying the strategic plot of Westernizing and dividing China, and ideological and cultural fields are the focal areas of their long-term infiltration. Votes: 0

Nuclear weapons continue to occupy a unique place in global security affairs. No other weapons, in my opinion, anyway, match their potential for prompt and long-term damage and their strategic impact. Votes: 0

The number one thing I urge people to remember is it is all about being scientific about managing strategic uncertainty, while striking the important balance between being thorough and being flexible. Votes: 0

We need leaders who can meet and adapt to new challenges, build strategic partnerships, build and sustain human capital organizations, and have the courage to act and react to the challenges Votes: 0

We have to understand where we have strategic relationships that require us to take a different approach. I guess the easiest way to describe it is: different strokes for different folks. Votes: 0

I don't think there are as many usability issues as there are tactical or strategic decisions related to whether incorporating social networking into your site is going to help or hurt. Votes: 0

We have zero strategic thinking out of our White House. And we have a national security structure that has lost its way when it comes to strategic thinking and strategic decision-making. Votes: 0

To be a leader in this new economy, you have to love risk-which means patterning your life on the heroic, not on the strategic. Acting boldly is better than acting knowingly. Votes: 0

The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of. Votes: 0

We are forward planning and strategic on what the planet will look like with climate change as we decide to go into various areas of the world if we have to. Votes: 0

We are forward planning and strategic on what the planet will look like with climate change as we decide to go into various areas of the world if we have to. Votes: 0

Now North Korea certainly is located in a different place geographically, but I think it faces the same type of strategic decision. Does it want a different future for its people? Votes: 0

My role is to find strategic insights as to where design can have the most business impact. A designer can bring a viewpoint of not just aesthetics, but economics and usage. Votes: 0

We are looking for targets that have a tremendous strategic fit for the company. The colleges must have complementary education programs, have an excellent reputation, long operating history and solid regulatory compliance. Votes: 0

Career-driven millennials are strategic about working obsessively while they are single and earning enough money to afford advanced education. Most are patient enough to wait until 30 or later to develop their dream. Votes: 0

The Gulf War was a clear precedent as well, and it let us begin to understand how the US government would go to war to secure strategic oil reserves and potential markets. Votes: 0

In positions of strategic manoeuvring (where time is not of decisive importance) seek the worst-placed piece. Activating that piece is often the most reliable way of improving your position as a whole. Votes: 0

A dream is the frame or portrait or a construction or focus of one's vision by means of perception, based on what he or she knows and settles within via strategic thinking. Votes: 0

Many of our traditional partners are positioning themselves as strong regional players... Shell is a global player. And as the global gas markets develop... we will be creating a global strategic partnership. Votes: 0

The question that faces the strategic decision maker is not what his organisation should do tomorrow. It is, what do we have to do today to be ready for an uncertain tomorrow? Votes: 0

With the right sources of funding and some smart, strategic thinking about how to force non-banks to follow the same rules as other lenders, the entire landscape of consumer lending would change. Votes: 0

A durable, long-term U.S.-China strategic relationship is even more important now than in previous decades. The relationship will continue to grow and prosper to the mutual benefit of all peoples. Votes: 0

Maybe I'm naive, but I subscribe to the idea that nobody is actually making strategic decisions about their career. Trying to do that would be like playing three-card monte on Canal Street. Votes: 0

She had what it took: great hair, a profound understanding of strategic lip gloss, the intelligence to understand the world and a tiny secret interior deadness which meant she didn’t care. Votes: 0

It is in line with the fundamental interests of the two peoples for China and Afghanistan to strengthen a strategic and cooperative partnership, which is also conducive to regional peace, stability and development. Votes: 0

No matter who becomes chancellor, Poland and Germany will remain neighbours, strategic partners, not only within the European Union, but also world partners, and I don't believe anything could change in our relations. Votes: 0

India is and will remain an important strategic growth market for the Volkswagen Group. We are convinced that VW will take on a key role in the Indian automobile market in the long-term. Votes: 0

The nearer the cutting off point lies to the main force of the enemy, the more immediate the effect; whereas the closer to the strategic base it takes place, the greater the effect. Votes: 0

The 'fires'n that produce thick, rarely innocent, often strategic smoke should therefore be scrutinized. they should be known and identified; and when they involve dishonesty, lies, or manipulation, they they should be ignored. Votes: 0

Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa - particularly the 'forgotten emergencies' in poor countries or regions with little strategic or material appeal. Votes: 0

We would continue our commitments, president and cabinet, to the manner of negotiations as a strategic and political reality, through which we would pick up the fruits of our struggle and our people's sacrifice. Votes: 0

What nearly all suicide terrorist attacks have in common is a specific secular and strategic goal: to compel modern democracies to withdraw military forces from territory that the terrorists consider to be their homeland. Votes: 0

I hold no candle for George Osborne whatsoever. He has no strategic skills, is a hopeless chancellor, has no idea how most people have to live and his policies are failing and hurting millions. Votes: 0

American strategic [nuclear] forces do not exist solely for the purpose of deterring a Soviet nuclear threat or attack against the U.S. itself. Instead, they are intended to support U.S. foreign policy. Votes: 0

I will work for Bulgaria's strategic choice - Bulgaria's membership in the European Union and NATO. I think it is also extremely important to revive Bulgaria's relations with Russia, Ukraine and other strategic partners. Votes: 0

President Obama decided to prematurely withdraw from Iraq for no other reason than politics. The artificial deadline for withdrawal was not determined for strategic goals but rather for a political one - his reelection timetable. Votes: 0

The transaction reflects our disciplined strategy of investing capital in core businesses where we can leverage scale and expertise for competitive advantage. In addition to being a great strategic fit, the deal is compelling financially. Votes: 0

Russia would prefer to rebuild trust rather than allow it to further corrode. That's why, in July 2007, President Putin, in the spirit of strategic openness, proposed a truly collective effort at missile defense for Europe. Votes: 0

A great man represents a great ganglion in the nerves of society, or to vary the figure, a strategic point in the campaign of history, and part of his greatness consists in his being there. Votes: 0

Take like, say, Obama, he's called "liberal" and he's praised for his "principled objection to the Iraq war". What was his "principled objection"? He says it was a "strategic blunder," like Nazi generals after Stalingrad. Votes: 0

In contemporary art culture, where good looks and clever strategic planning of art careers have become a feature, professional practice may be taught in art schools like a branch of public relations or political science. Votes: 0

I have never allowed anti-Russian rhetoric in Ukrainian policy toward such a strategic partner like Russia. This is the first point. I never went against the interests of the Ukrainian state and the Ukrainian people. Votes: 0

I do wish to emphasize that in light of the Alibaba deal, Youku Tudou management will remain independent, and we will continue to be open to opportunities for cooperation with other strategic partners going forward. Votes: 0

If the large power voluntarily abstains from using its full power or feels the strategic situation to be such that it cannot do so, it in effect loses the advantage of being a big power. Votes: 0

Wright is a visionary with a great strategic mind, and he's a strong business leader with outstanding people skills, ... He's a terrific guy and will be a key force in guiding the company's future growth. Votes: 0

In fact, it seems to me that making strategic alliances across national borders in order to treat HIV among the world's poor is one of the last great hopes of solidarity across a widening divide. Votes: 0

More broadly, strategic alliances are more difficult to manage and coordinate than single ventures; the potential for misunderstanding and disagreement, particularly between partners from different cultures, is great. Certainly many such alliances are short lived. Votes: 0