There are only three variables governing the outcome of any given situation. Power—political, economic, military, whatever. Intelligence—the informat… - Charles E. Gannon

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There are only three variables governing the outcome of any given situation. Power—political, economic, military, whatever. Intelligence—the information you have and how cleverly you use it. And chance.
"And that's it?"
"That's it. Leaders get themselves too tangled up when they fail to break a situation—any situation—back down to those basics. Or when they forget the fundamental differences between the three variables.