decision Quotes

The way to develop decisiveness is to start right where you are, with the very next question you face.

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

I had been playing polo, and I decided to give up at the age of 50.

How accurately can the law fix the crime? There has to be a mechanism for very fast action. The law is like this: catch them and punish them.

Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.

Quickness is the essence of the war.

Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.

Balk the enemy's power; force him to reveal himself.

If fighting is sure to result in victory, than you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding.

He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious.