Motivational Quotes

Planning

A plan is a list of actions arranged in whatever sequence is thought likely to achieve an objective.

- Argenti, John

Best Quotes about Planning

Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.

Milne, A. A.

It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.

Roosevelt, Eleanor

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

Kennedy, John F.

It takes time to save time.

Taylor, Joe

The end we aim at must be known, before the way can be made.

Paul, Jean

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

Nelson, Paula

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.

Success or failure is often determined on the drawing board.

Mckain, Robert J.

The structure will automatically provide the pattern for the action which follows.

Curtis, Donald

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Failing to plan is planning to fail.

Lakein, Alan

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

Gilbert, Steven

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It is important not to ignore forecasts that are uncongenial.

Fowles, Jib

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Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it. Plan more than you can do, then do it.

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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

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I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.

Churchill, Winston

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Always have a plan, and believe in it. Nothing happens by accident.

Knox, Chuck

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Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

Euripides

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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

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You win not by chance, but by preparation.

Maris, Roger

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In order to plan your future wisely, it is necessary that you understand and appreciate your past.

Coudert, Jo

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I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

Disraeli, Benjamin

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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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Make your mold. The best flux in the world will not make a usable shape unless you have a mold to pour it in.

Collier, Robert

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There is in the act of preparing, the moment you start caring.

Churchill, Winston

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

Zarlenga, Peter Nivio

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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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Plan well before you take the journey. Remember the carpenter's rule: Measure twice, cut once.

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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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Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.

Napoleon Hill

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A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there.

Judd, H. Stanley

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PLANNING VS REACTING: How organized are you? Could your life be called a ballet or is it a hockey game (or a pin-ball machine)? However, even in a hockey game, good hockey player learn to skate to where the puck WILL BE.

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Most people are content to let perfect days happen at random rather than PLAN for them.

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Many people spend more time in planning the wedding than they do in planning the marriage

Ziglar, Zig

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Thoroughness characterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains. All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinite painstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Hubbard, Elbert

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The person who doesn't know where his next dollar is coming from usually doesn't know where his last dollar went.

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Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of action without thought.

Baruch, Bernard M.

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A plan is a list of actions arranged in whatever sequence is thought likely to achieve an objective.

Argenti, John

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It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.

Publilius Syrus

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Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.

Nightingale, Earl

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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.

Proverb, Chinese

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

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

Peale, Norman Vincent

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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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Somewhere there is a map of how it can be done.

Stein, Ben

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Never begin the day until it is finished on paper.

Rohn, Jim

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Can you think of anything more permanently elating than to know that you are on the right road at last?

Howard, Vernon

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To be prepared is half the victory.

Cervantes, Miguel De

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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.