Quotes About Foresight

I don't think managers have the opportunity to think in terms of a long-term vision for a club.

Without the past to cast its long shadow, might you see the future more clearly?

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious. SUN TZU

We live in an uncertain world. We must recognize that our original plan was based on noisy data, viewed from a long time-horizon.

That's a good thing to keep in mind—use your mind to visualize how things might be, as you go along. That can make the plethora of details and setbacks just a part of the plan.

operate your day-to-day business as if bad times are always here," which is a great precaution.

El que no sabe llevar su contabilidad Por espacio de tres mil años Se queda como un ignorante en la oscuridad Y sólo vive al día.

Another real danger to young men is thoughtlessness and lack of consideration. Lack of thought is one simple reason why thousands of souls are cast away forever. Men will not consider,-will not look forward,-will not look around them,-will not reflect on the end of their present course, and the sure consequences of their present ways,-and awake at last to find they are damned for lack of thinking.

Don't censor your dreams or vision with practicalities and probabilities.

Generals always fight the last war

Therefore, anticipate cheapness.

If you don't want to be caught unaware by the future, lose your perspective because everyone from existing and future customers to your current and would-be competitors is likely viewing things from a perspective different than your own.

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.

I can't predict the future and I don't have respect for people who try to.

And, if she dreamed of him first, before ever they met, it did not surprise her, for she knew the power dreams hold.

La prévoyance commence lorsque nous acceptons que nous sommes maintenant arrivés à créés une civilisation du risque.

That isn't a desperate act. That's a PLAN.

If only we could see in advance all the harm that can come from the good we think we are doing.

If you were to ask me if I'd ever had the bad luck to miss my daily cocktail, I'd have to say that I doubt it; where certain things are concerned, I plan ahead.

once I understand that my enemy is never going to lay down arms and sign a peace treaty with, I would be wise to remain on full alert at all times.

a war maxim attributed to Napoleon: Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Wisdom makes decisions today that will still be good tomorrow.

Imagine this opportunity as an amazingly attractive but fast-moving river. There is so much that looks extremely appealing about this river, you're going to be tempted to jump right in. But once you are in the river, you have diminished your ability to make decisions. That river is moving so fast that it will take you where it is going. And if you haven't carefully traced out in advance whether you want to go through and to the places that river flows, you'll be in trouble.

Today's choices become tomorrow's circumstances. Proverbs 27:12 says, "The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.