History Quotes / XanatosSpeedchess

->''"''This'' [[WelcomeToMyWorld is how Vetinari thinks]]. [...] Plans can break down. You cannot plan the future. Only presumptuous fools plan. The wise man ''steers''."''
-->-- '''Cosmo Lavish''', ''Discworld/MakingMoney''

->''"To play humans you need less of an ability to see many moves ahead, more of an ability to adapt swiftly, to keep your eye on one or more goals simultaneously, and to be prepared to add human free will into your own equation.''"
-->-- '''[[Literature/{{Everworld}} Senna Wales]]''', explaining the importance this trope has to any skilled [[TheChessMaster Chessmaster]].

->''"I see only one move ahead, but it is always the correct one."''
-->-- '''Jose Capablanca''', chess world champion

->''"No plan of operations extends with certainty beyond the first encounter with the enemy's main force."''
-->-- '''Helmuth von Moltke the Elder'''

->''"In preparing for battle, I've found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable."''
-->-- '''Dwight Eisenhower'''

->''"Well, I can't say that '''any''' of this mess was part of my '''original''' plan. But it's all working out so '''beautifully''', I can't complain."''
-->-- '''[[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060906 Tarvek Sturmvoraus]]''', ''Webcomic/GirlGenius''

->''"You see, '''I''' was chosen for this role because I am '''very''' good at improvising when things go wrong. So really, I'm in my element right now, wouldn't you say?"''
-->-- '''[[spoiler:[[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100625 Zola Anya Talinka Venia Zeblinkya Malfeazium]]]]''', ''Webcomic/GirlGenius''

-> ''"Fortunto's plans were often little more than an awareness of the most probable possibilities and a list of options to execute should they arise."''
-->-- Literature/VoidDogs, Chapter 82

-> ''"According as circumstances are favorable, one should modify one's plans."''
-->-- '''Sun Tzu''', ''TheArtOfWar''

-> ''"Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing."''
-->-- '''Sun Tzu''', ''TheArtOfWar''

->''"Only a fool expects everything to go the way they plan, Raphael. Another lesson for you. Success doesn't depend on having the perfect plan. It depends on changing plans to match circumstances fast enough for the changes to be effective. And that means spotting deviations from the predicted course of events early enough to have time for those changes."''

-> ''"Holy crap, guys! Plans '''do''' fail. 'Perfect strategy' does not mean one perfect flawless genius plan! It doesn't '''mean''' you never lose! Look, you've taught me a lot, so let me teach you something, 'k? '''This''' is strategy. First...you have a goal. Then, you list objectives in support of that goal, in order of importance. Then, you weight the costs and accomplish the most you can, however you can. Without even fighting, if possible! You've got bluff, subterfuge, diplomacy...lotta the time it's just 'watch what the enemy's doing, and hit him where he's weak and you're strong. But, y'know...he's doing the same to you. And you can't be strong everywhere. So you fall back where he's stronger, and sometimes you '''do''' lose. But you roll with it. '''Yes''', you plan. Okay? But the enemy won't follow your plan. So the trick is to be fluid, hit him on the fly, define his choices...watch for opportunity, like when he [[SoundEffectBleep boops]] up. You have to know more than he does about what's going on. Which is why you don't withhold information from the guy who plans your battles!! You see?"''
-->-- '''[[{{Webcomic/Erfworld}} Parson Gotti]]''' tells us how it's done.

-> ''And it was also clear that Potter was brilliant, and a whole lot more than just slightly mad, and playing a vast game that Potter himself mostly didn't understand, improvised at top speed with the subtlety of a rampaging nundu.''
-->-- '''Draco''''s musings on Harry Potter in ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality''

->''There is no great overall plan, Anna. And that's the best thing possible, you know? Because… Because I can catch anything that falls into my hands and use it… towards the overall goal.''
-->--'''Hans''', ''Fanfic/WhatAboutWitchQueen''

->'''Dominic''': You played a good hand, ma'am.\\
'''[[TheChessmaster Adelle]]''': I played a very bad hand very well. There is a distinction.
-->--''Series/{{Dollhouse}}''

->'''The Doktor:''' But, Major, now that they know of our plans--\\
'''The Major:''' Ah, her Doctor, but that ''is'' the plan. Now that they know our plan they will plan around our plan. And so we shall in turn plan around the plan that they are planning around our plan!\\
'''The Doktor:''' Your brilliance knows no bounds!
-->--''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged''

->''"They may snap at me or plot and that makes them the kind of sons I want. I've snapped and plotted all my life: there is no other way to be a king, alive and fifty all at once."''
-->--'''Henry II''', ''Theatre/TheLionInWinter''

->''I was never in control of any pony's fate, Twilight. I never had any grand master plan, and I still don't. In the end, I'm playing it by ear, just like every other pony. Hoping and praying and guessing and, and'' improvising.\\
... \\
''Well, running a government is like being in the middle of a thousand carefully arranged plans--- all of them on the verge of coming apart at the seams,'' every single minute of the day.
-->--'''[[PhysicalGod Princess Celestia]]''' in two separate speeches, ''Fanfic/PartingWords''

-->-- ''Literature/TheWayOfKings'' (first book of ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'')

-->-- '''Draco''''s musings on Harry Potter in ''HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality''

-->-- '''[[{{Everworld}} Senna Wales]]''', explaining the importance this trope has to any skilled [[TheChessMaster Chessmaster]].

->''"No plan survives contact with the enemy."''

->'''Goku''': "Ha ha ha! Piccolo's showing up the most! The fused kids went back to normal. You're out of time. Too bad. You've also lost a lot of power. I'm disappointed. Gohan could beat you now."\\
'''Majin Buu''': "I left some insurance in case this would happen."\\
'''Goku''': "What do you mean by insurance?"\\
'''Majin Buu''': "This part of my antenna that you cut off... why didn't you think I grew it back?"
-->--''{{Manga/Dragon Ball}}''

-->-- '''Michael-lan''', ''TheSalvationWar''

-->-- '''[[{{Erfworld}} Parson Gotti]]''' tells us how it's done.

->'''The Doktor:''' But, Major, now that they know of our plans--
->'''The Major:''' Ah, her Doctor, but that ''is'' the plan. Now that they know our plan they will plan around our plan. And so we shall in turn plan around the plan that they are planning around our plan!
->'''The Doktor:''' Your brilliance knows no bounds!

->''I was never in control of any pony's fate, Twilight. I never had any grand master plan, and I still don't. In the end, I'm playing it by ear, just like every other pony. Hoping and praying and guessing and, and'' improvising.
...
->''Well, running a government is like being in the middle of a thousand carefully arranged plans--- all of them on the verge of coming apart at the seams,'' every single minute of the day.

->'''Goku''': "Ha ha ha! Piccolo's showing up the most! The fused kids went back to normal. You're out of time. Too bad. You've also lost a lot of power. I'm disappointed. Gohan could beat you now."
->'''Majin Buu''': "I left some insurance in case this would happen."
->'''Goku''': "What do you mean by insurance?"
->'''Majin Buu''': "This part of my antenna that you cut off... why didn't you think I grew it back?"

-->-- VoidDogs, Chapter 82

-->-- '''[[{{Erfworld}} Parson Gotti]]''' tells us how its done.

->'''Goku''': "Ha ha ha! Piccolo's showing up the most! The fused kids went back to normal. You're out of time. Too bad. You've also lost a lot of power. I'm disappointed. Gohan could beat you know."

-->--''WebVideo/HellsingAbridged''

-->--'''Henry''', '''Theatre/TheLionInWinter''

-->--WebVideo/HellsingAbridged

-->--''Series/{{Dollhouse}}''

-->-- '''[[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060906 Tarvek Sturmvoraus]]''', ''GirlGenius''

-->-- '''[[spoiler:[[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100625 Zola Anya Talinka Venia Zeblinkya Malfeazium]]]]''', ''GirlGenius''

-->--''Series/{{Dollhouse}}''

And it was also clear that Potter was brilliant, and a whole lot more than just slightly mad, and playing a vast game that Potter himself mostly didn't understand, improvised at top speed with the subtlety of a rampaging nundu.

->To play humans you need less of an ability to see many moves ahead, more of an ability to adapt swiftly, to keep your eye on one or more goals simultaneously, and to be prepared to add human free will into your own equation.

->I see only one move ahead, but it is always the correct one.

->No plan survives contact with the enemy.

->Well, I can't say that '''any''' of this mess was part of my '''original''' plan. But it's all working out so '''beautifully''', I can't complain.
-->-- [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060906 Tarvek Sturmvoraus]], ''GirlGenius''

->You see, ''I'' was chosen for this role because I am ''very'' good at improvising when things go wrong. So really, I'm in my element right now, wouldn't you say?
-->-- [[spoiler:[[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100625 Zola Anya Talinka Venia Zeblinkya Malfeazium]]]], ''GirlGenius''

->Only a fool expects everything to go the way they plan, Raphael. Another lesson for you. Success doesn't depend on having the perfect plan. It depends on changing plans to match circumstances fast enough for the changes to be effective. And that means spotting deviations from the predicted course of events early enough to have time for those changes.
-->-- '''Michael-lan''', ''TheSalvationWar''

-> Holy crap, guys! Plans ''do'' fail. 'Perfect strategy' does not mean one perfect flawless genius plan! It doesn't ''mean'' you never lose! Look, you've taught me a lot, so let me teach you something, 'k? ''This'' is strategy. First...you have a goal. Then, you list objectives in support of that goal, in order of importance. Then, you weight the costs and accomplish the most you can, however you can. Without even fighting, if possible! You've got bluff, subterfuge, diplomacy...lotta the time it's just 'watch what the enemy's doing, and hit him where he's weak and you're strong. But, y'know...he's doing the same to you. And you can't be strong everywhere. So you fall back where he's stronger, and sometimes you ''do'' lose. But you roll with it. ''Yes''', you plan. Okay? But the enemy won't follow your plan. So the trick is to be fluid, hit him on the fly, define his choices...watch for opportunity, like when he [[SoundEffectBleep boops]] up. You have to know more than he does about what's going on. Which is why you don't withhold information from the guy who plans your battles!! You see?
-->-- [[{{Erfworld}} Parson Gotti]] tells us how its done.

-> Fortunto's plans were often little more than an awareness of the most probable possibilities and a list of options to execute should they arise.

-> According as circumstances are favorable, one should modify one's plans.

->''"To play humans you need less of an ability to see many moves ahead, more of an ability to adapt swiftly, to keep your eye on one or more goals simultaneously, and to be prepared to add human free will into your own equation." ''

->''"I see only one move ahead, but it is always the correct one."''

->''"No plan survives contact with the enemy." ''

-> ''"I can't say '''any''' of this mess was part of my original plan, but it's all working out so '''beautifully''', I can't complain."''
--->--[[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20060906 Tarvek Sturmvoraus]], ''GirlGenius''

->''"Only a fool expects everything to go the way they plan, Raphael. Another lesson for you. Success doesn't depend on having the perfect plan. It depends on changing plans to match circumstances fast enough for the changes to be effective. And that means spotting deviations from the predicted course of events early enough to have time for those changes."''
-->--'''Michael-lan''', ''TheSalvationWar''

-> "Holy crap, guys! Plans ''do'' fail. 'Perfect strategy' does not mean one perfect flawless genius plan! It doesn't ''mean'' you never lose! Look, you've taught me a lot, so let me teach you something, 'k? ''This'' is strategy. First...you have a goal. Then, you list objectives in support of that goal, in order of importance. Then, you weight the costs and accomplish the most you can, however you can. Without even fighting, if possible! You've got bluff, subterfuge, diplomacy...lotta the time it's just 'watch what the enemy's doing, and hit him where he's weak and you're strong. But, y'know...he's doing the same to you. And you can't be strong everywhere. So you fall back where he's stronger, and sometimes you ''do'' lose. But you roll with it. ''Yes''', you plan. Okay? But the enemy won't follow your plan. So the trick is to be fluid, hit him on the fly, define his choices...watch for opportunity, like when he [[SoundEffectBleep boops]] up. You have to know more than he does about what's going on. Which is why you don't withhold information from the guy who plans your battles!! You see?"
-> -[[{{Erfworld}} Parson Gotti]] tells us how its done.

-> ''Fortunto's plans were often little more than an awareness of the most probable possibilities and a list of options to execute should they arise.''
-> -VoidDogs, Chapter 82

->"''According as circumstances are favorable, one should modify one's plans.''"
-->--'''Sun Tzu''', ''TheArtOfWar''

-> "Holy crap, guys! Plans ''do'' fail. \\
"'Perfect strategy' does not mean one perfect flawless genius plan! It doesn't ''mean'' you never lose! \\
"Look, you've taught me a lot, so let me teach you something, 'k? ''This'' is strategy. \\
"First...you have a goal. \\
"Then, you list objectives in support of that goal, in order of importance. \\
"Then, you weight the costs and accomplish the most you can, however you can. \\
"Without even fighting, if possible! \\
"You've got bluff, subterfuge, diplomacy...lotta the time it's just 'watch what the enemy's doing, and hit him where he's weak and you're strong.' \\
"But, y'know...he's doing the same to you. And you can't be strong everywhere. So you fall back where he's stronger, and sometimes you ''do'' lose. But you roll with it. \\
"''Yes''', you plan. Okay? \\
"But the enemy won't follow your plan. \\
"So the trick is to be fluid, hit him on the fly, define his choices...watch for opportunity, like when he boops up. \\
"You have to know more than he does about what's going on. \\
"Which is why you don't withhold information from the guy who plans your battles!! You see?"

->''"Only a fool expects everything to go the way they plan, Raphael. Another lesson for you. Success doesn’t depend on having the perfect plan. It depends on changing plans to match circumstances fast enough for the changes to be effective. And that means spotting deviations from the predicted course of events early enough to have time for those changes."''

-> ''Fortunto’s plans were often little more than an awareness of the most probable possibilities and a list of options to execute should they arise.''

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-->''"To play humans you need less of an ability to see many moves ahead, more of an ability to adapt swiftly, to keep your eye on one or more goals simultaneously, and to be prepared to add human free will into your own equation." ''

-->''"No plan survives contact with the enemy." ''

--> ''"I can't say '''any''' of this mess was part of my original plan, but it's all working out so '''beautifully''', I can't complain."''