Plan ahead or find trouble on the doorstep.
—Confucius (551–479 BCE) Chinese Philosopher
Plans get you into things but you’ve got to work your way out.
—Will Rogers (1879–1935) American Actor, Rancher, Humorist
A good system shortens the road to the goal.
—Orison Swett Marden (1850–1924) American New Thought Writer, Physician, Entrepreneur
You can’t push anyone up the ladder unless he is ready to climb himself.
—Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) Scottish-American Industrialist
Most people are content to let perfect days happen at random rather than PLAN for them.
—Indian Proverb
Plan more than you can do, then do it. Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it. Hitch your wagon to a star, keep your seat, and there you are
—Unknown
He who every morning plans the transactions of the day and follows out that plan carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life. The orderly arrangement of his time is a like a ray of life which darts itself through all his occupations. But where no plan is laid, where the disposal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incident, chaos will soon reign.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
Many people spend more time in planning the wedding than they do in planning the marriage.
—Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American Author
To be prepared is half the victory.
—Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish Novelist
If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
Nature is the greatest teacher and I learn from her best when others are asleep. In the still dark hours before sunrise God tells me of the plans I am to fulfill.
—George Washington Carver (1864–1943) American Scientist, Botanist, Educator, Inventor
Dislodging a green nut from it’s shell is almost impossible, but let it dry and the lightest tap will do it.
—Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1836–86) Indian Hindu Philosopher
Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) Irish Poet, Dramatist
Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it’s not all mixed up.
—A. A. Milne (1882–1956) British Humorist, Playwright, Children’s Writer
A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.
—George S. Patton (1885–1945) American Military Leader
Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.
—Thucydides (c.455?c.400 BCE) Greek Historian
It’s never too late to start planning for the future.
—Unknown
I’m just preparing my impromptu remarks.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Head of State, Political leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
—E. B. White (1985–99) American Essayist, Humorist
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
—John F. Kennedy (1917–63) American Head of State, Journalist
Each man should frame life so that at some future hour fact and his dreaming meet.
—Victor Hugo (1802–85) French Novelist
The beginning is the most important part of any work, especially in the case of a young and tender thing; for that is the time at which the character is being formed and the desired impression more readily taken.
—Plato (428 BCE–347 BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Mathematician, Educator
A little neglect may breed great mischief. For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; and for want of a horse, the rider was lost; being overtaken, and slain by the enemy. All for want of care about a horse-shoe nail.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
Don’t be a time manager, be a priority manager. Cut your major goals into bite-sized pieces. Each small priority or requirement on the way to ultimate goal become a mini goal in itself.
—Denis Waitley (b.1933) American Motivational Speaker, Author
Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.
—Anais Nin (1903–77) French-American Essayist
The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today’s work superbly well.
—William Osler (1849–1919) Canadian Physician
Plan well before you take the journey. Remember the carpenter’s rule: Measure twice, cut once.
—Unknown
We always plan too much and always think too little.
—Joseph Schumpeter (1883–1950) Austrian-American Political Economist, Sociologist
Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.
—John Lennon (1940–80) British Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Activist
There is in the act of preparing, the moment you start caring.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Head of State, Political leader, Historian, Journalist, Author