Quotes About Foresight

hadn't yet gotten either item through Congress—mainly because, on my very first day in office, I hadn't had the foresight to tell Harry Reid and the rest of the Senate Democrats to revise the chamber rules and get rid of the filibuster once and for all.

caution dressed up as wisdom.

I reminded myself that every president felt saddled with the previous administration's choices and mistakes, that 90 percent of the job was navigating inherited problems and unanticipated crises. Only if you did that well enough, with discipline and purpose, did you get a real shot at shaping the future.

My stenographer would say, 'Fairly warned is fair afeared.

Negli occhi della gente si vede quello che vedranno, non quello che hanno visto.

The trick was to assume the worst and act accordingly.

But stupidity is one of two things we see most clearly in retrospect. The other is missed chances.

Too late always comes too early. She

IN 1910, AFTER THEODORE ROOSEVELT met Kaiser Wilhelm II, the former American president (1901–9) confided in his wife, "I'm absolutely certain now, we're all in for it.

Most readers will probably have experienced instances of the rehearsal function of dreams. By dreaming about a significant, upcoming event in advance, we can try out various approaches, attitudes, and behaviors, perhaps arriving at a more effective course of action than we otherwise would have. We may also be forewarned of certain potential aspects in a future situation that we otherwise would not have imagined or considered.

Best way to predict your future is to create it.

begin with the end in mind" is to begin today with the image, picture, or paradigm of the end of your life as your frame of reference or the criterion by which everything else is examined.

We may be very busy, we may be very efficient, but we will also be truly effective only when we begin with the end in mind.

El mejor momento para plantar un árbol fue hace 20 años. El segundo mejor momento es ahora. PROVERBIO CHINO

To truly win a war, attack the enemy's plan.

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have to ability afterwards to explain why it did not happen. - William Churchill

Malone kept listening, a saying from Sun Tzu's ART OF WAR spinning through his mind. When your enemy is in the process of destroying himself, stay out of the way.

A good offense is the best defense.

Objects in the mirror of the future appear larger than they really are.

Porque el único modo de explorar efectivamente el futuro es entender el presente por completo.

Never throw caution to the wind. It could whip back into your eyes and blind you.

That is a lethal combination—cocky plus wrong—especially when a more prudent option exists: simply admit that the future is far less knowable than you think.

Smart people love to make smart-sounding predictions, no matter how wrong they may turn out to be.

Tetlock's words, even when their predictions prove.