“In any problem where an opposing force exists and cannot be regulated, one must foresee and provide for alternative courses. Adaptability is the law which governs survival in war as in life ... To be practical, any plan must take account of the enemy's power to frustrate it; the best chance of overcoming such obstruction is to have a plan that can be easily varied to fit the circumstances met.” WarProblemLawCoursesForceChanceEnemyPlansMilitaryFitCircumstancesMetsSurvivalOvercomingAccountsPracticalsAlternativesOpposingAdaptabilityObstruction Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“This absence of similarity among military questions naturally brings out the inability of memory to solve them; also the sterility of invariable forms, such as figures, geometrical drawings ( épures ), plans ( schémas ), etc. One only right solution imposes itself:;: namely, the application, varying according to circumstances, of fixed principles.” FormMemoriesPrinciplesPlansMilitaryFiguresCircumstancesSolutionsSolveAbsenceDrawingFixedEtcApplicationInabilitySimilarity Book:The Principles of War Source: The Principles of War
“They say in the military that a good battle plan can last as long as five minutes in real fighting. After that, it comes down to if the general is favored by fate and the spirits.” IfsLongRealLastsSpiritFightingFiveFatePlansMinutesMilitaryBattleFive Minutes Author:Paolo Bacigalupi
“President Vladimir Putin continues to call for new peace plans as his troops roll through the Ukrainian countryside and he absolutely ignores every agreement that his country has signed in the past and he has signed recently, we, the United States, and Europe as a whole, have to stand with Ukraine at this moment. Ukraine needs our financial assistance and support as it pursues reforms and even in the face, in the face of this military onslaught.” NeedsCountryStatesWholeMomentsPastFacesPeacePresidentUnitedUnited StatesSupportPlansMilitaryEuropeFinancialPursueReformAgreementTroopsAssistancePutinUkraineCountrysideUkrainianFinancial Assistance Author:Joe Biden
“My advice is: 1. Be judicious in the use of military force. 2. When military force is required, use overwhelming force. 3. Do not micromanage military leaders. 4. Ensure your battle plans will win the conflict and win the peace.” UseWinningForceLeaderPlansAdviceMilitaryBattleConflictOverwhelmingMilitary ForceMilitary LeaderOverwhelming Force Author:Steve Stivers
“People with military experience seem to do very well in these situations. They've been taught that they can control their destiny, which is half the battle. They also have some experience in getting out of bad situations even if just through training. They know they have to make a plan and follow it and execute it.” PeopleIfsKnowsWellsSeemsHalfSituationDestinyPlansMilitaryTaughtBattleTrainingBad SituationsMilitary Experience Author:Amanda Ripley
“There is nearly always uh, a process of wanting contingency plans made in the military.” MadeProcessPlansMilitaryContingencyContingency Plans Author:McGeorge Bundy
“In terms of my own plans, I anticipate supporting one of the three, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio or John Kasich as our nominee. If they don't become the nominee, then I'm probably going to go to the voting booth and find someone else who's running as a conservative or perhaps just write in the name of someone I believe should become the president of the United States, who I could be proud of and who I believe is interested in balancing the budget, keeping America safe with a strong military, and is not willing to disparage fellow Americans, Mexican-Americans, Muslims, and so forth.” IfsShouldWritingBelieveStatesRunningAmericaThreeNamesStrongI BelievePresidentTermMy OwnUnitedUnited StatesPlansMilitaryWillingProudSafeFellowsConservativeBudgetsVotingBe ProudMexicanAnticipateCruzMarcosMexican American Author:Mitt Romney
“The U.S. can no longer be the sheriff for the whole world. We can't be everywhere, and we can't always use military boots on the ground. We have to plan with people who have boots on the ground.” PeopleWorldWholeUsePlansMilitaryIraqWhole WorldBootsSheriffs Author:Dutch Ruppersberger
“A military preparedness strategy with specifics yesterday and today rolls out a school of choice plan with monetary specifics. So [Donald Trump] has pivoted over the last, he had a very rough go after the conventions.” TodaySchoolLastsChoicesPlansMilitaryTrumpStrategyYesterdayRoughConventionsMonetaryPreparednessSpecificsYesterday And Today Author:Eric Bolling
“I never imagined I'd be working with government, or military or politicians or big companies. None of this stuff I'm doing was on any business plan anywhere ever.” BigsGovernmentStuffCompanyPlansMilitaryPoliticianBusiness PlanBig Companies Author:Simon Sinek
“There's a sense of desperation in Afghanistan because of the lack of funding and the fact that the U.S. only has a one-track military strategy. It doesn't have an economic and political game plan.” FactsPoliticalGamesPlansEconomicMilitaryStrategyTrackAfghanistanDesperationFundingGame PlanMilitary StrategyPolitical Games Author:Ahmed Rashid
“War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him leisure to contrive, and furnishes as ability to execute, military plans.” GivingShouldWarAbilityStudyPlansCrazyMilitaryMadBreathingLeisureLeisure Time Author:Niccolo Machiavelli
“A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.” LifeInspirationalMotivationalSuccessTimeNextLeadershipPerfectInspiringVisionPlansWeekMilitaryArmyPlanningViolentTime ManagementExecutionWorld War 2Strategic PlanningNext WeekGood LeaderBeing A LeaderInspiring LeaderBest LeaderLeadership And ManagementGood LeadershipGreatest LeadershipUs ArmyOff The WallMilitary LeadershipLeading The WayBeing A Good LeaderGood Planning Author:George S. Patton