“If I would have asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Attributed to Henry Ford (the car maker dude); although Patrick Vlaskovits suggests Ford never actually said this. If people had gotten faster horses rather than cars then the world would be a different place. For example, Ford introduced mass production… Read More
“The simplest solution is usually the right one!” Occam’s Razor Originally, the principle stated that “Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily.” (Hiroshi (1997). Reference Hiroshi, S. (1997) What is Occam’s Razor? Available from World Wide Web: http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/occam.html. [Accessed: 22 November, 2015].
“Fools say that they learn from experience. I prefer to learn from other people’s experience.” Otto von Bismark (1815-1898) Bismarck was responsible for transforming a collection of small German states into the German empire, and was its first chancellor.
“If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn’t plan properly!” Manoeuvre Warfare adage.
“If you’re smart you’ll learn from your mistakes. If you’re a genius you’ll learn from other people’s mistakes.” Brazilian saying (apparently).
“To be a successful commander, one must combine the qualities of leadership with a knowledge of his profession. Either without the other is notof much avail.” Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, “Thesis on Command”U.S. Naval War College, 11 September 1926
“To lead untrained people to war is to throw them away.” Confucius, circa 551-478 B.C.
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