Motivational Quotes

Planning

The wise man bridges the gap by laying out the path by means of which he can get from where he is to where he wants to go.

- Morgan, John Pierpont

Best Quotes about Planning

The short- term plan, then, is an operative plan defining goals in writing and clearly indicating how these goals are to be carried out...

American Management

Few people have any next, they live from hand to mouth without a plan, and are always at the end of their line.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Long-range planning works best in the short term

Evelyn, Doug

In complex situations, we may rely too heavily on planning and forecasting and underestimate the importance of random factors in the environment.That reliance can also lead to delusions of control.

Einhorn, Hillel J.

A good system shortens the road to the goal.

Marden, Orison Swett

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

Thomas A. Edison

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

Churchill, Winston

Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet.

Hugo, Victor

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Cicero, Marcus T.

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You win not by chance, but by preparation.

Maris, Roger

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One step at a time is good walking.

Proverb, Chinese

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A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.

Confucius

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An intelligent plan is the first step to success. The man who plans knows where he is going, knows what progress he is making and has a pretty good idea when he will arrive.

Walsh, Basil S.

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To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.

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A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.

George S. Patton

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We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.

Joseph Campbell

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Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.

Lakein, Alan

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Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.

Ward, William A.

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Planning ahead is a measure of class. The rich and even the middle class plan for future generations, but the poor can plan ahead only a few weeks or days.

Steinem, Gloria

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Divide your movements into easy-to-do sections. If you fail, divide again.

Zarlenga, Peter Nivio

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The wise man bridges the gap by laying out the path by means of which he can get from where he is to where he wants to go.

Morgan, John Pierpont

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The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shinning.

Kennedy, John F.

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Before you build a better mousetrap, it helps to know if there are any mice out there.

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It's never too late to start planning for the future.

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Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.

Cornford, Frances

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All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.

Nightingale, Earl

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If you have accomplished all that you have planned for yourself, you have not planned enough

Hale, Edward Everett

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It takes time to save time.

Taylor, Joe

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Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood...Make big plans, aim high in hope and work.

Daniel H. Burnham

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The best business plans are straightforward documents that spell out the who, what, where, why, and how much...

Nelson, Paula

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Planning is an unnatural process; it is much more fun to do something. The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression.

Harvey-Jones, John

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Most plans are just inaccurate predictions.

Bayol, Ben

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Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.

Peale, Norman Vincent

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Always plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

Cushing, Richard C.

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If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.

Trotsky, Leon

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Meticulous planning will enable everything a man does to appear spontaneous.

Caine, Mark

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Strategic planning will help you fully uncover your available options, set priorities for them, and define the methods to achieve them.

Mckain, Robert J.

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Affairs that depend on many rarely succeed.

Guicciardini, Francesco

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One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast withers as rapidly; and that which grows slow endures.

Holland, Josiah Gilbert

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Some self-confronting questions: Where do I want to be at any given time? How am I going to get there? What do I have to do to get myself from where I am to where I want to be?... What's the first, small step I can take to get moving?

Ford, George A.

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Many things difficult in design prove easy in performance.

Johnson, Samuel

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A trend is a trend is a trend. But the question is, will it bend? Will it alter its course through some unforeseen force and come to a premature end?

Cairncross, Alec

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When schemes are laid in advance, it is surprising how often the circumstances will fit in with them.

Osler, Sir William

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If we can't figure something out in three weeks, we probably shouldn't bother.