However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. Votes: 6
Winston ChurchillStrategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it's about deliberately choosing to be different. Votes: 4
Michael PorterIn McKinsey's world, all of life is one of two things: strategy or organization. Votes: 4
Tom PetersYou have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless. Votes: 4
Charles de GaulleThe best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy. Votes: 4
Michael PorterStrategy is about stretching limited resources to fit ambitious aspirations. Votes: 3
C. K. PrahaladStrategy is something that emerges from reality, while tactics might be chosen. Votes: 3
George FriedmanStrategy will compensate the talent. The talent will never compensate the strategy. Votes: 3
Marco Pierre WhiteStrategy is not the consequence of planning, but the opposite: its starting point. Votes: 3
Henry MintzbergStrategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. Everything else is the Catskills. Votes: 3
Al RiesStrategy is all very well, but it pays to give thought from time to time to the results. Votes: 3
Winston ChurchillCreative without strategy is called 'art.' Creative with strategy is called 'advertising.' Votes: 2
Jef I. RichardsInvesting in early childhood nutrition is a surefire strategy. The returns are incredibly high. Votes: 2
Anne M. MulcahyFor me, the winning strategy in any start-up business is, 'Think big but start small.' Votes: 2
Carmen BusquetsThe essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you're trying to accomplish. Votes: 2
Michael PorterIf you don't have a viable strategy, you will be defeated by someone who does. Votes: 1
Alvin TofflerThere's a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness. Votes: 0
Michael PorterWithout strong visionary leadership, no strategy will be executed effectively. Votes: 0
Robert S. KaplanProfit maximization is the murderous strategy of global corporation hierarchies Votes: 0
Jean ZieglerOperational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance. Votes: 0
Michael PorterCulture outperforms strategy every time; and culture with strategy is unbeatable. Votes: 0
Quint StuderPoor parents tend to follow[] a strategy of accomplishment of natural growth. Votes: 0
Malcolm GladwellCutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy. Votes: 0
Howard SchultzThe result of bad communication is a disconnection between strategy and execution. Votes: 0
Chuck MartinPoor parents tend to follow[...] a strategy of "accomplishment of natural growth". Votes: 0
Malcolm GladwellWaiting is not wasting. It is a strategy for champing for greater things. Votes: 0
Ifeanyi Enoch OnuohaThe church doesn't have a social strategy, the church is a social strategy. Votes: 0
Stanley HauerwasWhen you lack cohesion, it becomes difficult to have a clear marketing strategy. Votes: 0
Jim CourierThe best marketing strategy is to destroy your industry before your competition does. Votes: 0
Seth GodinThe new strategy is to teach intelligent design without calling it intelligent design. Votes: 0
Kenneth R. MillerCreating great content that educates and informs is always the best marketing strategy. Votes: 0
David Meerman ScottLot of companies are looking for advisory work on business strategy, restructuring work. Votes: 0
Phaneesh MurthyThe formulation of a public relations strategy properly begins with listening, not talking. Votes: 0
Leonard SaffirPessimism is a losing strategy. Leadership demands both confidence and optimism in abundance. Votes: 0
Toyotomi HideyoshiBy the cold Darwinian logic of natural selection, evolution codifies happenstance into strategy. Votes: 0
David QuammenPeople who blame things rarely change things. Blame is an unassailable change-avoidance strategy. Votes: 0
Andy StanleyPrayer is the master strategy that Godgives for the defeat and rout of Satan. Votes: 0
Wesley L DuewelYale is practicing a most unusual media strategy. I'd call it Just say nothing. Votes: 0
Merrie SpaethA global brand building strategy is, in reality, a local plan for every market. Votes: 0
Martin LindstromYou can talk about strategy all you want, but what really matters is resiliency. Votes: 0
Hale IrwinCareful obedience to God's law may serve as a strategy for rebelling against God Votes: 0
Timothy KellerThe approach that the music industry took to fight piracy was the wrong strategy. Votes: 0
MC HammerI believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy. Votes: 0
Jack CanfieldForesight turns out to be a critical adaptive strategy for times of great stress. Votes: 0
Jamais CascioOur strategy is to destroy the enemy from within, to conquer him through himself. Votes: 0
Adolf HitlerAny chief executive who hires a consultant to give them strategy should be fired. Votes: 0
Duff McDonaldLeaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there. Votes: 0
John P. KotterWe need a better strategy for poor people...because what we're doing isn't working. Votes: 0
Mick CornettThe two-war strategy is just a marketing device to justify a high [military] budget. Votes: 0
Merrill McPeakWe can reorient our products and business strategy because we are an agile organisation. Votes: 0
Baba KalyaniI think Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are the cornerstones of any social media strategy. Votes: 0
Chad HurleyLeadership consists of character and strategy. If you can't have both, opt for character. Votes: 0
Norman SchwarzkopfThe strategy behind the Kyoto Protocol has no grounding in economics or environmental policy. Votes: 0
William NordhausWhen you're prepared, you're more confident. When you have a strategy, you're more comfortable. Votes: 0
Fred CouplesMarketing strategy is a series of integrated actions leading to a sustainable competitive advantage. Votes: 0
John SculleyMy conviction is that the best strategy to defend the West is to defend Israel. Votes: 0
Jose Maria AznarIn boxing you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, it's just like chess. Votes: 0
Lennox Lewisnever adopt a strategy that you would not want your opponents to use against you Votes: 0
Walter WinkWhen you cannot be deceived by men you will have realised the wisdom of strategy. Votes: 0
Miyamoto MusashiEverything in strategy is very simple, but that does not mean everything is very easy. Votes: 0
Carl von ClausewitzNiceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait. Votes: 0
Gavin de BeckerFailing to grapple with complexity actually turns out to be a pretty bad life strategy. Votes: 0
John GreenThe scalable, profitable strategy is to change the game, not to become the most average. Votes: 0
SethYou can't base an industry solely on one person. That's a very vulnerable business strategy. Votes: 0
John KeyThus those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle .... They conquer by strategy. Votes: 0
Sun TzuCriminal cases require strategy, and prosecutors should attempt to prove only what can be proved. Votes: 0
Robert ShapiroThe biggest mistakes, early on, involved foreign policy and involved the strategy for health care. Votes: 0
Sidney BlumenthalOur strategy is to defend ourselves against an occupying army and against settlers and settlements. Votes: 0
Ahmed YassinThe underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change. Votes: 0
Michael PorterA task is only difficulty, when we not find the best strategy to get it done. Votes: 0
Lailah Gifty AkitaChess and boxing have a lot in common, as both sports rely on the right strategy. Votes: 0
Vitali KlitschkoOliver Stone's strategy is to unnerve the actors so as to make them alert and alive. Votes: 0
Claire DanesHating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate Votes: 0
Nelson MandelaFor any business, large or small, not to have an e-commerce strategy is a big mistake. Votes: 0
William M. DaleyThe man who wins out and survives does so only because of superior science and strategy. Votes: 0
Claude C. HopkinsRisk is a function of how poorly a strategy will perform if the 'wrong' scenario occurs. Votes: 0
Michael PorterThe warrior is different in that studying the Way of strategy is based on overcoming men Votes: 0
Miyamoto MusashiTheir marketing strategy had to be changed to the young people. That's who buys the beer. Votes: 0
Felix SabatesMost people generalize whatever they did, and say that was the strategy that made it work. Votes: 0
Ben SilbermannWhat the ten commandments set forth is a strategy. This strategy is a strategy for dominion. Votes: 0
Gary NorthOur state's strategy on methamphetamine, and any other issue, is going to be a moving target. Votes: 0
Phil BredesenYou shouldn't have a long-term strategy anymore, because you won't be able to move fast enoug Votes: 0
Orit GadishGood tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy. Votes: 0
George S. PattonForward momentum only worked as a strategy if one had correctly identified which way was forward. Votes: 0
Lois McMaster BujoldWhat we call strategy is mainly just crossing rivers on bridges and passing mountains though cols. Votes: 0
Anatole FranceYou can't blame your opponents for applying a strategy that beats your brains out with regularity. Votes: 0
William J. ClintonRarely have I seen a situation where doing less than the other guy is a good strategy. Votes: 0
James SpithillIf a strategy meets a goal: It's working. If a strategy meets a target: It's a success. Votes: 0
Michael PorterSee, what we were going to do was say, the Internet is this great business strategy tool. Votes: 0
James DalyIt looks like Rudy Giuliani is out of the race. Finally, a Republican with an exit strategy. Votes: 0
Jay LenoDeath is my exit strategy. I'll be doing significant customer service only as long as I live. Votes: 0
Craig NewmarkGetting the right people in the right jobs is a lot more important than developing a strategy. Votes: 0
Jack WelchWhen you have no one to answer to, vendetta as investment strategy is as legitimate as anything. Votes: 0
Carl IcahnI have a hard time accepting diversity as a synonym for justice. Diversity is a corporate strategy. Votes: 0
Angela DavisA vision and strategy aren't enough. The long-term key to success is execution. Each day. Every day. Votes: 0
Richard M. KovacevichManage the top line: your strategy, your people, and your products, and the bottom line will follow. Votes: 0
Steve JobsAs I have said, the best Bush strategy is to put Congress on TV as often as possible. Votes: 0
Glenn ReynoldsYou can have the greatest strategy in the world but what is the point if no one cares? Votes: 0
Patrick DixonIf you do not look at things on a large scale, it will be difficult to master strategy. Votes: 0
Miyamoto MusashiThere will be boots on the ground if there's to be any hope of success in the strategy. Votes: 0
Robert M. GatesAlways think, 'what's the worst that can happen' and have some kind of strategy to deal with it Votes: 0
Richard BransonThey [terrorists] have declared war on us and we need to have a serious strategy to destroy ISIS. Votes: 0
Jeb BushNot changing your strategy merely because you're used to the one you have now is a lousy strategy. Votes: 0
Seth GodinIf the metrics you are looking at aren't useful in optimizing your strategy - stop looking at them. Votes: 0
Mark TwainWe are in the throes of a transition where every publication has to think of their digital strategy. Votes: 0
Bill GatesA wish has been defined as a 'goal with no energy behind it.' Hope is not a strategy. Votes: 0
Brian TracyWe finally are where we need to be. We have a strategy and a commitment to go after ISIS. Votes: 0
Hillary ClintonThat strategy of racing for the top five and racing for the win is where everybody wants to be. Votes: 0
Dale EarnhardtCutting down the enemy is the way of strategy, and there is no need for many refinements of it. Votes: 0
Miyamoto MusashiI'm not sure we have the right strategy in Afghanistan. Let me think this over for a few months. Votes: 0
Barack ObamaLaughter is the only strategy that has ever worked at all for me when my world is falling apart. Votes: 0
Pat ConroyHere is a very simple strategy of life: When the train arrives at the station, be at the station! Votes: 0
Mehmet Murat ildanThe strategy of Tumblr is very elegant.. The atomic unit of user experience is the same as the ads. Votes: 0
Fred WilsonA value strategy is of little use to the impatient investor since it usually takes time to pay off. Votes: 0
Seth KlarmanWe are running out of time. We need a strategy to win in Iraq or an exit strategy to leave. Votes: 0
Max ClelandTactics is the art of using troops in battle; strategy is the art of using battles to win the war Votes: 0
Carl von ClausewitzWas it your strategy to just take as much punishment as you could and then hope he would fall down? Votes: 0
Larry MerchantCreative without strategy is called 'art.' Creative with strategy is called 'advertising.' Votes: 1 Jef I. Richards
Success doesn't necessarily come from breakthrough innovation but from flawless execution. A great strategy alone won't win a game or a battle; the win comes from basic blocking and tackling. Votes: 1 Naveen Jain
A brand strategy can enable, sometimes crucially, the potential of an innovation to be realised. There are times when you literally need to brand it or lose it. Votes: 3 David A. Aaker
Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy. Votes: 7 Howard Schultz
Look at a football field. It looks like a big movie screen. This is theatre. Football combines the strategy of chess. It's part ballet. It's part battleground, part playground. We clarify, amplify and glorify the game with our footage, the narration and that music, and in the end create an inspirational piece of footage. Votes: 1 Steve Sabol
No matter how great you are at what you do, as long as you remain known only within your own family circles, then you and your talent will die in obscurity and irrelevance. Position yourself to influence the masses by having a media, marketing and communication strategy. Votes: 3 Archibald Marwizi
Disruptive innovation is competitive strategy for an age seized by terror. Votes: 3 Jill Lepore
Babelgum has no ties to individual content owners and distributors, and as a result our editorial strategy is primarily 'user-centric.' That strategy ensures the platform satisfies the needs of a potentially infinite number of niche audiences around the world. Votes: 1 Silvio Scaglia
If one asserts that buying customers below what they charge them is a corporate strategy, this is in essence an arbitrage game, and arbitrage games rarely last. Votes: 3 Bill Gurley
Developing a good, healthy culture is extremely important at a startup. Culture reflects the essence of a startup's operation because it directly affects the success of a company's hiring practices and overall strategy. Votes: 1 Scott Weiss
We are in the throes of a transition where every publication has to think of their digital strategy. Votes: 3 Bill Gates
Republicans are completely befuddled by Obama's 'star power' and don't seem to have a clear or effective strategy to compete. Votes: 3 Simon Sinek
The entrance strategy is actually more important than the exit strategy. Votes: 2 Edward Lampert
The game of football is one of strategy and tactics. Votes: 1 Woody Hayes
Fortunately, it's still not too late to develop a comprehensive global strategy to eliminate our real enemy. Votes: 3 David Hackworth
Branding is the process of connecting good strategy with good creativity. Votes: 3 Marty Neumeier
My view is that, as management, the focus has to be on having a strategy and executing it. As you do the strategy and execution, it is important to communicate it consistently. Votes: 4 Uday Kotak
I'm hooked on food competition shows. It's unique, different... I definitely understand the importance of strategy. Votes: 3 Bill Rancic
Their marketing strategy had to be changed to the young people. That's who buys the beer. Votes: 4 Felix Sabates
When an aggressor force continually launches attacks from a particular base of operations, it is sound military strategy to take the flight to the enemy. Votes: 5 Timothy McVeigh
Meth production and use is a serious problem in Kentucky and across the country. Clearly, there is a growing need for a national strategy to combat this crisis. Increasing public awareness is a significant means for prevention. Votes: 3 Ron Lewis
The new strategy is to teach intelligent design without calling it intelligent design. Votes: 4 Kenneth R. Miller
In short, killing the goose that lays the golden egg is a viable political strategy, so long as the goose does not die before the next election and no one traces the politicians' fingerprints on the murder weapon. Votes: 4 Thomas Sowell
If Americans could legally access prescription drugs outside the United States, then drug companies would be forced to re-evaluate their pricing strategy. Votes: 3 Chuck Grassley
I routinely failed to understand that 'simple and straightforward' would have been a much better product strategy for Lotus. Votes: 3 Mitch Kapor
By monitoring the activity taking place on social networks, retailers can amplify successful marketing and sales strategies and avoid weak tactics which can later be tied back to organizational objectives. Votes: 1 Ryan Holmes
When a plan or strategy fails, people are tempted to assume it was the wrong vision. Plans and strategies can always be changed and improved. But vision doesn't change. Visions are simply refined with time. Votes: 1 Andy Stanley
My view is that, as management, the focus has to be on having a strategy and executing it. As you do the strategy and execution, it is important to communicate it consistently. Votes: 3 Uday Kotak
I will continue to focus on global strategy and to do everything I can to help Yahoo! realize its full potential and enhance its leading culture of technology and product excellence and innovation. Votes: 1 Jerry Yang
Achieve success in any area of life by identifying the optimum strategies and repeating them until they become habits. Votes: 1 Charles J. Givens
When a plan or strategy fails, people are tempted to assume it was the wrong vision. Plans and strategies can always be changed and improved. But vision doesn't change. Visions are simply refined with time. Votes: 1 Andy Stanley
The game of football is one of strategy and tactics. Votes: 3 Woody Hayes
Generally, older people in their fifties, sixties, and seventies are running most countries and are CEOs of corporations. Which isn't to say there aren't entrepreneurs, but if the young were better in every respect, there'd be no reason for the old. Our life span reflects our particular life strategy. Votes: 1 Cynthia Kenyon
I think computing power is ready to do 3D justice. It was great for shooters and racing games in the past, but I didn't think it was right for strategy games. Votes: 3 Sid Meier
For me, the winning strategy in any start-up business is, 'Think big but start small.' Votes: 1 Carmen Busquets
The soundest strategy in war is to postpone operations until the moral disintegration of the enemy renders the delivery of the mortal blow both possible and easy. Votes: 3 Vladimir Lenin
Once the season starts for me, there isn't a change in my focus, just a change in my tactics and strategies. Votes: 4 Bode Miller
Our Holy Father... is very clear that, of course, the teachings of the Church must be preserved and passed on. However, we need to do this in a way that the Holy Father says is creative. We need to do it in a way that we look for new strategies that address the hearts of people. Votes: 1 Joseph Edward Kurtz
Talent is the No. 1 priority for a CEO. You think it's about vision and strategy, but you have to get the right people first. Votes: 3 Andrea Jung
Strategic thinkers were naturally rattled to find this outsider fooling around with their work. They had been thinking strategically when Reagan was just another movie actor playing opposite a chimpanzee, for heaven's sake. They think Reagan is too naive, too innocent, to grasp the intellectual complexities of cold war strategy. Votes: 7 Russell Baker