Quotes About Foresight

Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.

There can be no wise politics without thought beforehand.

One should proceed with caution. We may simply not be wise enough to do some of the kinds of engineering things that people are talking about doing.

A little too wise, they say, do ne'er live long.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present.

The wisest prophets make sure of the event first.

I think we should all live the moment. But you also have to think ahead. You have to think, 'Am I going to be happy with this five, ten years from now? Is it going to let me evolve and grow, or am I going to grow to one day wish I had never done it?' Sometimes you just have to think a little bit ahead.

If we are ever in doubt about what to do, it is a good rule to ask ourselves what we shall wish on the morrow that we had done.

The Witch' was very well planned, but 'The Lighthouse' was so much more so.

It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all.

The great person is ahead of their time, the smart make something out of it, and the blockhead, sets themselves against it.

If I decide to be an idiot, then I'll be an idiot on my own accord.

My theory has always been, if you take care of your business today, take care of the job you have at hand, whatever else comes down the road will be there for you.

The thing that really sticks - and when you talk to entrepreneurs, they say the same - is just thinking about the next day, the next week.

I think the best thing about my game is my vision. I see things happen before they do.

Short-term thinking is the greatest enemy of good government.

I don't think anyone is thinking long-term now.

Imagine if Steve Jobs or Thomas Edison or Albert Einstein were all alive 10, 20, 30 years before we know them to be alive; it would have advanced the world that much sooner.

He that sows thorns should never go barefoot.

The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.

After spending time around Donald Trump I find myself inspired by his vision, thought process, keen insight, and overall discipline. He's a brilliant thinker who tends to walk several steps ahead of the masses. I want to share his wisdom with the world in my own way.

I still have a lot of those depressive thoughts, but now I have the foresight to tell myself, 'Don't think like that,' and things seem better.

Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present.