Quotes About Foresight

I planned my success. I knew it was going to happen.

Well, now that is a question. I will only say that if I have acquired any wisdom from Big Kit, it is to live always with your eyes cast forward, to seek what will be, for the path behind can never be retaken.

live always with your eyes cast forward, to seek what will be, for the path behind can never be retaken.

Don't drink heavily at your enemy's table, especially when your enemy claims to be your friend.

A smart rabbit doesn't wait until the hounds are on her tail before she digs her burrow.

It is bad policy to fear the resentment of an enemy.

You can only predict things after they have happened.

Todos deveriam conhecer a verdade de que ninguém é dotado de tamanha prudência e sabedoria a ponto de ser adequado a si mesmo na orientação de sua própria vida espiritual. A soberba é um guia cego e engana a muitos. A luz de nosso próprio julgamento é fraca e não conseguimos prever todos os perigos ou armadilhas e erros aos quais estamos propensos na vida do espírito.

The skill set of a CEO (ability to see the big picture, to deal with a wide range of problems, to plan for contingencies, etc.)

It was pointless to worry about problems I didn't yet have.

The best of seers is he who guesses well.

Anyone who has an egg to watch over has a stake in the future, and the future--they were sure of it--was going to be good .

20/20 hindsight only proves you know how to polish a rear view mirror

It is a remarkable fact in the political history of man that there is scarcely an instance of a free constitutional government which has been the work exclusively of foresight and wisdom. They have all been the result of a fortunate combination of circumstances.

The Chilcot report is damning. It exposes a litany of failures over a long period, including reliance on flawed intelligence assessments, lack of planning and insufficient foresight of obvious consequences. But the report also exposes a chilling lack of rigour and a political culture of deference.

I have almost no interest in quarterly reports. Running a business or investing in a business based on quarterly earnings doesn't make any sense at all to me.

Be the hunter, not the hunted.

One of the amazing things about September 11 is that we lacked the imagination to connect the dots and foresee it.

In other words, by finding the anomalous event, what you do is you get out ahead of activities.

The end is in the beginning and lies far ahead.

TAKE THE OUTSIDE VIEW

Good planning that sweeps away ignorance will indeed reveal difficulties ahead, but that is no reason to quit and walk away.

A speculator is a man who observes the future, and acts before it occurs.

There aren't enough people who care about the future. They are too busy worrying about today and what they can grab now