John Boyd

"People, ideas, hardware—in that order."

"If your boss demands loyalty, give him integrity. But if he demands integrity, then give him loyalty."

"To be somebody or to do something. In life there is often a roll call. That’s when you will have to make a decision. To be or to do? Which way will you go?"

"Conflict can be viewed as repeated cycles of observing, orienting, deciding and acting by both sides, and also, I might add, at all levels. The adversary that can move through these cycles faster gains an inestimable advantage by disrupting his enemy's ability to respond effectively."

"He who can handle the quickest rate of change survives"