“Many armies fail because they put all their emphasis into creating a plan that becomes useless ten minutes into the battle”
“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”
“In preparing for battle, I have found that planning is essential, but plans are useless. - Dwight D. Eisenhower”
“People put too much emphasis, too many demands, on courage, and they all put their own standards on it anyway”
“Seven characters are too many for a ten-minute play. It'll be twenty minutes long! Fuck it. One of them is dead and the others can all talk fast.”
“first lay plans which will ensure victory, and then lead your army to battle; if you will not begin with stratagem but rely on brute strength alone, victory will no longer be assured”