The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.

Understanding industry structure is also essential to effective strategic positioning P. 26

If the forces are intense, (..) almost no company earns attractive returns on investment.If the forces are benign, (..) many companies are profitable. P. 25

In essence, the job of the strategist is to understand and cope with competition. P. 25

Competitive forces = the underlying drivers of profitability P.25

The other important thing to understand is that as humans we see only a segment of reality in the greater cosmic scheme of things, so we are really never in a position to judge anyone or anything.

Have I cheated death again? Hades must be allergic to me.

A person creating a space in his life for something that he doesn’t deserve at all gets readily someone whom he doesn’t desire in all.

Everyone of them words rang true and glowed like burning coal, pouring off every page like it was written in my soul from me to you.

God, guide and protect us. When we're wrong, please correct us.

At the risk of sounding like Virginia Woolf, I could live on £700 a year.

I'm so interested in the brain. I read true crime.

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.

Well, most grown-ups forget what it was like to be a kid. I vowed that I would never forget.

The idea of Jewish settlements under Palestinian sovereignty, as was suggested by someone in the Prime Minister's office, is very dangerous and reflects an irrationality of values.