Quotes About Planning

I never planned my career. I never planned to be president of Harvard. People would have thought I was crazy, probably, at the age of 8 or 10 or 20, if I had said that. So what I would say to people planning their careers is to be ready to improvise. Be ready to follow up on opportunities as they unfold.

You have to move on with your life at some point. You don't quit fighting, fighting quits you at some point. It's very unfortunate, but that's the nature of the beast. And that's one of those things, too, that I like to tell young fighters. Have a backup plan.

Formal declarations of mistrust, pre-nups are emotionally unfortunate. They overtly plan for failure, and thus involve a jarring cognitive dissonance.

Unfortunately, opera engagements tend to be made five years in advance, and I don't really agree with that.

Unfortunately, governments do not have a philanthropic approach towards future governments.

Hindsight alone is not wisdom. And second-guessing is not a strategy.

Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.

One of the secrets of getting more done is to make a TO DO List every day, keep it visible, and use it as a guide to action as you go through the day.

for me, to say I yet to begin gives me reasons not to look back and see what I have done but, to look ahead and see, understand and plan for what I am yet to do

for me, to say that I am yet to begin gives me the real reason not to look back and see what I have done but, to look ahead and see, understand and plan for what I am yet to do

Look into yourself, Think about what you will need in the long run and not what you think you want now. #wisdom!

They are probably the single most important deciding factor for long-term success, and your ability to set and make plans to achieve them is the master skill to your successful future.

Don't leave it to chance, find success and replicate it.

Don't live your life in the future without any planned rewards for your effort and sacrifices today.

Don't mention your move before you make a move.

You can leverage time by using it wisely and purposefully.

Review how you spend your money and time across all areas of your life, and judge for yourself whether your investment in your mind is right for the future you want.

Counting your chickens before they hatch is only wise if God has told you how many will survive.

One who wishes to cross the ocean first builds a ship.

Do today what will profit you tomorrow. Avoid forever what did not profit you yesterday.

To plan and talk is good but to plan and take action is even greater.

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail

Marriage orients men and women toward the future, asking them not just to commit to each other but to plan, to earn, to save, and to devote themselves to advancing their children's prospects.

Everyone knows it takes a woman nine months to have a baby. But you Americans think if you get nine women pregnant, you can have a baby in a month.