Morihei Ueshiba Quotes

You are not always going to be able to knock it and run. You are going to have to use the other foot, mix things up, use the brain.

You go with what you got. That's the thing about having a system, then you plug guys into your system.

Some people revel in getting their hands dirty. These are the people that make startups grow wildly. People with hustle also tend to be much more agile - they're the water that goes around the rock. These are the people you want around when everything goes wrong. They're also the people you want beside you when everything goes right.

Don't wait for someone to tell you what to do. Develop an innovative solution and work as a team to make it happen.

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.

All I ever try and do in any game is play to how I see the situation.

You have to change on the fly. You have to adapt. It's what I do. It's what wins for me.

You need to be ready for all situations.

The best strategy relies upon an unlimited set of responses.

It's not about your resources, it's about your resourcefulness .

I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.

It's not resources but resourcefulness that ultimately makes the difference.

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.

I like to think that we've got a plan, so let's stick to it. That said, once we've stuck to it, we're allowed as much improvisation as anyone cares to indulge themselves in.

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

This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes.

It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.

A lot of my work is a matter of reacting to surprises in life.

You need to be honest and always see new opportunities coming. So I call it intuition, innovation, execution - these are my working principles.

Tactics mean doing what you can with what you have.

When you deal with change, you have a couple choices: you can lead it and make the rules, or you can be a fast follower, or you can be a slow follower.

You have to be very fast-thinking, creative, and mobile. It is key to making a business move.

Sometimes, thinking on your feet can be the most creative. Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you. Some of the most successful shows come out of shoestring invention.

I've been lucky enough to work with some of the best TV directors there are, and I've learned from how they had to handle when things don't go quite according to plan.