Quotes About Planning

She brings seven pairs of underwear, two pairs of shoes. She brings an anxious disposition.

I always liked that Arab saying, 'First tie your camel and then trust in the Lord

Kick had a worry list. She added to it every day. By keeping track of each worry, she could put off worrying in the moment and instead do it all at once during the designated worry period she set aside before dinner.

I like to pretend that I'm covering my tracks, bracing for any contingency. Ready for the worst, and all that jazz. I always feel better if there's a plan in place. And in this case, the plan was, "Leave the blind guy in charge of the juvenile delinquents and everything will be just fine. Probably.

Thinking deeply about your choices and actions from the stance of your future self can serve as both a motivational and a corrective force.

How can a book describe the psychological factors a person must prepare for . . . the despair, the alienation, the anxiety and especially the pain, both physical and mental, which slices to the very heart of the hiker's volition, which are the real things that must be planned for? No words can transmit those factors . . .

a quote on page 6 by a fellow named Charles Long, with whom the authors of The Pacific Crest Trail, Volume 1: California heartily agreed, that said, "How can a book describe the psychological factors a person must prepare for … the despair, the alienation, the anxiety and especially the pain, both physical and mental, which slices to the very heart of the hiker's volition, which are the real things that must be planned for? No words can transmit those factors …

Is the proposed operation likely to succeed? What might the consequences of failure? Is it in the realm of practicability in terms of material and supplies?

Instead of organizing and cleaning my house, I pin ideas on how to organize and clean my house. The irony is not lost on me.

You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind.

Thrift began with civilization. It began when men found it necessary to provide for to-morrow as well as for to-day. It began long before money was invented.

Thrift comes too late when you find it at the bottom of your purse.

There's a book that tells you where you should go on your vacation. It's called your checkbook.

It is not economical to go to bed early to save the candles if the result is twins.

People gather bundles of sticks to build bridges they never cross.

To shorten winter, borrow some money due in spring.

Dig the well before you are thirsty.

Decisions that lead to no action, like a decision to start a new diet tomorrow, are no decisions at all. That's why is so easy to make New Year's resolutions.

Eyes must look far ahead, and thoughts be deeply pondered. Be bold and unremitting in attack. Give the wrong command, and two chariots are rendered useless. Come the right moment, a pawn can bring you victory.

to plan for a return to the Arctic. One

Man plans. God laughs.

Planning is deciding in advance what to do and how to do it. Planning bridges the gap between where we are and where we want to go. It makes it possible for things to occur which would not otherwise happen.

History is apt to judge harshly those who sacrifice tomorrow for today.

Most of the most important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged ahead of time with any precision.