Quotes About Planning

I was looking forward to coming back here for some fun. Before this happened to me, I'd been planning all the many ways I could break your heart." He cocked his head and smiled at her. "Had you, now? That sounds interesting. Now I have something to look forward to." "I was thinking you'd be devastated. Wiped out," she told him. "Ah. Are you willing to share any details?" "Not a chance." "I'm already devastated.

I made lists of lists of lists, then started all over again. And if I did something that wasn't on a list, I would promptly write it on one and cross it out, with the feeling of having at least accomplished something.

the life you plan isn't the life that happens to you.

Estaba haciendo lo mismo que hacía siempre: agachar la cabeza, trabajar duro, hacer planes de futuro e ignorar el presente.

Let every man divide his money into three parts, and invest a third in land, a third in business, and a third let him keep in reserve. —Talmud (c. 1200 BC–AD 500)

The way you continue to be a successful business is you don't wait for the car to go off the cliff. You have to manage yourself. And make sure you do it in the right way so you are not making decisions in crisis.

only twenty-four hours in a day. I think

There is a kind of fear, approaching a panic, that's spreading through the Baby Boom Generation, which has suddenly discovered that it will have to provide for its own retirement.

software people are terrible at estimating, because humans are terrible at estimating. Let's not just try harder. Let's find a better way.

During planning, especially short-term planning, it's tempting to set up "stretch goals" or to "encourage" the team to do "just one more feature." Please do not do this. It's devastatingly destructive. The reason is that the team will in fact try. Eager to please, they'll unconsciously hurry. They'll leave out just a few tests. They'll leave the code not quite as clean as they might have, just to squeeze in one more feature.

The first thing we know about any project is the deadline—at

I'm writing a book on Procrastination. I hope to start it tomorrow. I've been thinking about it for almost six years now.

One world leader warned another "the error of relying on the capability you have rather than developing the capability you need.

To stay ahead, you must have your next idea waiting in the wings.

To stay ahead, always have your next idea waiting in the wings.

Millie was talking about the classes she would take next semester. Patrice was listening to the titles of the classes. "What do I have to do to become a lawyer?" asked Patrice. Millie told her.

Que pour être efficace, il faut cacher ses intentions.

En hij kan het beste te werk gaan zoals bekwame boogschutters, die wanneer ze het doel dat ze willen raken te ver weg achten, omdat ze weten wat de kracht van hun boog is, het mikpunt veel hoger nemen dan het doelwit, niet om met hun pijl zo hoog te komen, maar om met behulp van dat hoge mikpunt hun doel te kunnen bereiken.

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If we knew ahead of time what was going to happen we'd be—we'd be like the people on Camazotz, with no lives of our own, with everything all planned and done for us.

If we knew ahead of time what was going to happen we'd be -- we'd be like the people on Camazotz, with no lives of our own, with everything all planned and done for us.

I wish I knew what you were planning to do with your life, Kit McMahon,' Clio said. 'So do I,' Kit agreed fervently.

Not that I'm any kind of authority but I do know that hours and hours are spent in Frankie's flat, in cafes and after lectures, talking about men and what they are thinking and what they're planning…and it seems to turn out in the end that they're not thinking about anything or planning anything. I just tell you that in case it's some comfort.

con trabajo duro, planificación sabia e independencia o cooperación con un pequeño grupo, la recompensa es sólo cuestión de tiempo».