Quotes About Foresight

A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit.

Plans that are wise and prudent in themselves are rendered vain when the execution of them is carried on negligently and with imprudence.

It seemed as if I could see things in her that others couldn't see, qualities which not even she was aware of. It was as I I could already see in her the woman she would later become.

Hindsight is an exact science.

How do I know what's coming? I always do know. Something around the eyes.

Fools make researches and wise men exploit them.

If you burn the bridges before you. You might live to regret it. You may need to cross that bridge at some point.

Can you imagine. Not only can you reason and compromise, you know what you're going to do next!

Can you imagine. Not only can you reason and compromise. You know what you're going to do next!

Alas, what short-sighted improvident creatures we are, all of us; and how often does the evening cup of joy lead to sorrow in the morning!

Time and again the two Jedi Knights attempted to alter their style, but Vader had an answer for every lunge, parry, and riposte. His style borrowed elements from all techniques of combat, even from the highest, most dangerous levels, and his moves were crisp and unpredictable. In addition, his remarkable foresight allowed him to anticipate Forte's and Kulka's strategies and maneuvers, his blade always one step ahead of theirs, notwithstanding the two-handed grip he employed.

Give order to the future by attending to it with your thoughts. -Darth Plageuis

As Sausage recounted it in the basement that night, it was as if her own future were being revealed, unrolling itself before her like a carpet, one whose design and weave changed as it stretched out ahead.

Where was the catch? 'Cause I knew one was coming.

you plan to fail if you fail to plan

A saying of Sun-tzu's hammered through her head: "A victorious army wins its victories before seeking battle.

learn to think smart, stay one step ahead of the game instead of having the game bite us in the ass." Or

A victorious army wins its victories before seeking battle.

If knowledge and foresight are too penetrating and deep, unify them with ease and sincerity.

Being a unique superpower undermines the military intelligence of strategy. To think strategically, one has to imagine oneself in the enemy's place. If one cannot do this, it is impossible to foresee, to take by surprise, to outflank. Misinterpreting an enemy can lead to defeat. This is how empires fall.

It may seem like hindsight now, but I just knew that 'Doctor Who' was going to be an enormous success. Don't ask me how. Not everybody thought as I did. I was universally scoffed at for my initial faith in the series, but I believed in it.

If you want to be a dear old lady at seventy you have to begin early, say about seventeen.

Seeds you plant today determine the harvest you reap tomorrow.

When everybody is planting apples a visionary plants oranges.