Let's juxtapose them and see:
Von Moltke:
"No battle plan survives contact with the enemy."
Tyson:
"Everybody has a plan until you get hit in the face."
Pretty much the same meaning, and Von Moltke's quote is three words shorter, so no, Tyson's quote is not simpler.
Also, Tyson was ungrammatical, IMO:
"Everybody" vs. "you" in the same sentence, referring to the same entity.
Grammar experts, correct me if I am wrong.
I was just being a little pedantic for fun. I don't do that often.
So peace and order was not even disturbed, at least for me.
Enjoy.
I googled it and at least the top few links don't seem relevant.
> Also, Tyson was ungrammatical, IMO:
> "Everybody" vs. "you" in the same sentence, referring to the same entity.
Seems perfectly understandable to English speakers. (And that's pretty close to how English grammar is defined by descriptive linguists.)
Have a look at http://fine.me.uk/Emonds/ for an exploration of these kinds of concepts.
"Everybody" seems to be in the third person and "you" is in the second person, so I thought it was a mismatch (since in the same sentence, etc.), and so was ungrammatical.
Let anyone tell me if I am wrong, would like to know.
And see my reply to sbuk, it was just in fun.
