Overall Strategy Quotes

I think it's really important to look at the big picture instead of just one competition.

I always feel that the best kind of producing - and frankly, it has to do with what I like to do - is you're the big-picture person.

You can get caught up in making and missing shots, but the game is so much more.

Some people are great at the pure mathematical things - like Bill Gates, he's great at math things. He loves to do puzzles. Me, I like to look at an overall landscape and try to figure out, how do you solve a problem?

We periodically note that there are no silver bullets, there are no magic formulas, there's no single action or component of the overall... comprehensive civil-military approach.

Because President Obama had an overall strategy, military and civilian leaders under his command could make reactive decisions that advanced the president's goals. In the military, we call that commander's intent: When there's a decision to be made and you don't have exact guidance at that moment, you at least know overall what your boss wants.

My general plan is good, though in the detail there may be faults.

Eyes on the forest, not on the trees.