Good Planning Quotes

• A goal without a plan is just a wish.

  Larry Elder

  Inspirational, Success, Uplifting

  Larry Elder (2001). “The Ten Things You Can't Say In America”, p.62, Macmillan

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• Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Opportunity, Optimism, Luck

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• Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.

  Peter Drucker

  Work, Future, Entrepreneur

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• To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

  Anatole France

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Introductory speech at a session of the French Academy, December 24, 1896.

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• A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

  George S. Patton

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• I get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult.

  E. B. White

  Success, Morning, Determination

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• Good planning avoids the need for fixing up a project that plowed ahead without thought... about potential pitfalls.

  Bobby Knight

  Pitfalls, Needs, Fixing

  Bob Knight, Bob Hammel (2013). “The Power of Negative Thinking: An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results”, p.9, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Luck is the residue of good planning.

  David Ignatius

  Luck, Planning, Everybody Loves Raymond

  David Ignatius (2008). “Body of Lies: A Novel”, p.272, W. W. Norton & Company

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• The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence.

  Mia Hamm

  Success, Determination, Hard Work

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• No-one gets an iron-clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. But the backbone of success is usually found in old-fashioned, basic concepts like hard work, determination, good planning and perseverance.

  Mia Hamm

  Success, Sports, Perseverance

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• Good planning is the foundation of success for almost any project. Start by getting clear on your goal.

  Jude Bijou

  Goal, Foundation, Planning

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• Good planning is important. I've also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you're in a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you're depressed about the chances of success, someone who can make you laugh eases the tension.

  Edmund Hillary

  Dangerous Situations, Laughing, Important

  "Forbes To The Limits: Pushing Yourself to the Edge - in Adventure and in Business". Book by James M. Clash, 2003.

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• With good planning, Africa can have cities, farms, factories, export processing zones. But if the political will is there, the huge areas - the Serengeti, the Okavango, the Kalahari, Kruger - these wonderful, huge places for wildlife could still be set aside and protected, and be treasures for humanity for many generations to come.

  Patrick Bergin

  Political Will, Cities, Humanity

  "African Wildlife Foundation, Veronica Varekova and Patrick Bergin". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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