Quotes About Forethought

I live too often in the realm of what if. I also expend time and mental energy continually trying to anticipate what sort of crouching tiger might be hiding around the next corner.

One can have only as much preparation as he has foresight.

Cowl's apprentice was tough and competent, but no amount of training or forethought can prepare you for the sight of an angry dinosaur coming to eat your ass.

One can have only as much preparation as he has foresight - Gard

The essential thing is to bear always in mind that trouble can appear at any time. Be aware. Be ready. Be alert.

The one who anticipates the action wins. The one who does not, loses.

Don't place dynamite in the foundations of bridges you have yet to build...

Do not stir up the water if you do not know how to catch fish.

Courage, for example, when not based on forethought, is mere recklessness; when a man is thoughtlessly confident, he gets hurt; but when he is mindful of what he does, things go well.

If then virtue is something in the soul, and necessarily good, it must be a matter of mindfulness. For all other qualities of soul are in themselves neither good nor harmful. As accompanied by forethought or thoughtlessness, they become good or harmful. This argument shows that virtue, being good, must be a kind of mindfulness.

He doesn't wear gloves and won't bother to wipe down any surfaces prior to leaving, for he has no fingerprints. They were removed with the application of a series of lightly applied acids and CO2 laser treatments

Failure to be prepared is a failure to hope.

Grier had decided long ago that the key was to make expectation

Only he who is well prepared has any opportunity to improvise.

One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is to be prepared.

feedforward — an understanding of what is going to happen before it happens.[17]

It was the conclusion that the secret to living a long life had nothing to do with happiness, a lack of stress, or avoiding hard work. They found that the secret was living conscientiously and using forethought, planning, and perseverance in all aspects of one's life. Conscientiousness was the number-one predictor of longevity. Friedman offers a number of reasons

Fortune favors the prepared mind.

Battles are often won before they are fought.

It's better to prepare than to repair.

Perspective separates leaders and followers more than any other characteristic. Leaders see before followers do; they see beyond what followers do; and they see bigger than followers do.

As Hall of Fame basketball coach John Wooden said, "When opportunity comes, it's too late to prepare.

DOWNSIDES RARELY HAVE AN UPSIDE UNLESS YOU ARE READY FOR THEM ON THE FRONT END.

I tend to over-prepare my shot lists.