I’m just preparing my impromptu remarks.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Head of State, Political leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.
—Robert H. Schuller (1926–2015) American Christian Televangelist, 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
Most people are content to let perfect days happen at random rather than PLAN for them.
—Indian Proverb
Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.
—Tom Landry (1924–2000) American Sportsperson
When schemes are laid in advance, it is surprising how often the circumstances will fit in with them.
—William Osler (1849–1919) Canadian Physician
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) American Head of State
There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures.
—Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819–81) American Editor, Novelist
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
—Unknown
Plan your progress carefully; hour-by hour, day-by-day, month-by-month. Organized activity and maintained enthusiasm are the wellsprings of your power.
—Paul J. Meyer
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
In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.
—Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) American Head of State, Military Leader
A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.
—Brian Tracy (b.1944) American Author, Motivational Speaker
It’s never too late to start planning for the future.
—Unknown
Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.
—John Wooden (1910–2010) American Sportsperson
Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire.
—Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) American Author, Journalist, Attorney, Lecturer
We always plan too much and always think too little.
—Joseph Schumpeter (1883–1950) Austrian-American Political Economist, Sociologist
To be prepared is half the victory.
—Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish Novelist
But the delights of solitude don’t only consist of dreaming. Next in enjoyment, I think, comes planning.
—Anna Neagle (1904–86) English Actress
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.
—Bernard M. Baruch (1870–1965) American Financier, Economic Consultant
The method of the enterprising is to plan with audacity and execute with vigor.
—Christian Nestell Bovee (1820–1904) American Writer, Aphorist
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
Developing the plan is actually laying out the sequence of events that have to occur for you to achieve your goal.
—George Morrisey
Planning without action is futile, action without planning is fatal.
—Unknown
We can’t cross a bridge until we come to it; but I always like to lay down a pontoon ahead of time.
—Bernard M. Baruch (1870–1965) American Financier, Economic Consultant
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.
—Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) American Self-Help Author
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
A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.
—George S. Patton (1885–1945) American Military Leader
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
—H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (b.1940) American Self-Help Author
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
—Chinese Proverb
The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, the last duty well done.
—George MacDonald (1824–1905) Scottish Novelist, Lecturer, Poet
Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.
—Earl Nightingale (1921–89) American Motivational Speaker, Author
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
Make your mold. The best flux in the world will not make a usable shape unless you have a mold to pour it in.
—Robert Collier (1885–1950) American Self-Help Author
Do not plan for ventures before finishing what’s at hand.
—Euripides (480–406 BCE) Ancient Greek Dramatist
Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) Irish Poet, Dramatist
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
I run on the road, long before I dance under the lights.
—Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) American Sportsperson
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
—John F. Kennedy (1917–63) American Head of State, Journalist
Look for the best, prepare for the worst, and take what comes.
—Unknown
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.
—Thomas Paine (1737–1809) American Nationalist, Author, Pamphleteer, Radical, Inventor
I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
Four steps to achievement: plan purposefully, prepare prayerfully, proceed positively, pursue persistently.
—William Arthur Ward (1921–94) American Author
The man who is prepared has his battle half fought.
—Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish Novelist
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
He who fails to plan, plans to fail.
—Common Proverb
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.
—Elbert Hubbard (1856–1915) American Writer, Publisher, Artist, Philosopher
Before you build a better mousetrap, it helps to know if there are any mice out there.
—Unknown
If you employed study, thinking, and planning time daily, you could develop and use the power that can change the course of your destiny.
—W. Clement Stone (1902–2002) American Self-help Guru, Entrepreneur
If you have accomplished all that you have planned for yourself, you have not planned enough.
—Edward Everett Hale (1822–1909) American Unitarian Clergyman, Writer