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• First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.

  Napoleon Hill

  Wise, Inspirational Life, New Beginnings

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Become Your Best”, p.145, Jaico Publishing House

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• Planning is bringing the future into the present.

  Mike Vance

  Preparation, Time Management, Poor Planning

  Mike Vance, Diane Deacon (1996). “Break Out of the Box”, Career PressInc

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• Planning ahead is a measure of class. The rich and even the middle class plan for future generations, but the poor can plan ahead only a few weeks or days.

  Gloria Steinem

  Class, Planning Ahead, Goal

  Gloria Steinem (2012). “Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions”, p.272, Open Road Media

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• Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.29, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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• You can never plan the future by the past.

  Edmund Burke

  Time, Smart, Inspiration

  'Letter to a Member of the National Assembly' (1791) p. 73

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• Few people have any next, they live from hand to mouth without a plan, and are always at the end of their line.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Hands, People

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• Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Powerful, Inspiration, Today

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• A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Confucius, Qian Sima (1938). “The wisdom of Confucius”, Modern Library

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• Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans.

  Peter Drucker

  Inspirational, Commitment, Keeping Promises

  Peter Drucker (2012). “Management”, p.123, Routledge

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• Life is what happens to you while you're planning on doing something else.

  John Lennon

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Success, Business, Military

  Quoted in Richard Nixon, Six Crises (1962)

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• I do not deny that I planned sabotage. I did not plan it in a spirit of recklessness nor because I have any love of violence. I planned it as a result of a calm and sober assessment of the political situation that had arisen after many years of tyranny, exploitation and oppression of my people by the whites.

  Nelson Mandela

  Assessment, Years, People

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.47, Pan Macmillan

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• Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire.

  Napoleon Hill

  Powerful, Writing, Goal

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.80, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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• Plans are useless, but planning is essential.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Preparation, Essentials, Useless

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• Plan ahead: It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

  Richard Cushing

  Inspirational, Rain, Planning Ahead

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• If you were to show me your current financial plan, would I get so excited by it that I would go across the country and lecture on it? If the answer is no, then here's my question: ‘Why not?’ Why wouldn't you have a superior financial plan that is taking you to the places you want to go?

  Jim Rohn

  Country, Why Not, Answers

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Oct 17, 2013

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• Before beginning, plan carefully.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Philosophical, Planning, Careful

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• No", Tori said, " I kidnapped her and forced her to escape with me. I've been using her as a human shield against those guys with guns, and I was just about to strangle her and leave her body here to throw them off my trail. But then you showed up and foiled my evil plans. Lucky for you, though. You get to rescue chloe again and win her undying grattitude.

  Kelley Armstrong

  Gun, Winning, Evil

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• Plans are nothing; planning is everything.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Inspiring, Military, Statistics

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• You have to have a plan. Everything has to be planned. For me, I start with the title of my album, before I even start with the songs. I write down different things that I want album to say, and then the songs come from the different words.

  Mary J. Blige

  Song, Writing, Titles

  "Mary J. Blige Interview THE HELP". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 10, 2011.

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• Plans get you into things, but you got to work your way out.

  Will Rogers

  Effort, Way, Labor

  Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling, Frances N. Sterling (1993). “Will Rogers' World: America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the Twenties and Thirties--and Eighties and Nineties”, p.107, Rowman & Littlefield

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• Don't sweat it if you are stuck in the corporate job right now. But begin to plan ahead. I know from much personal experience that it takes 1-3 years to transition from total scratch to making a living from home in any career you want.

  James Altucher

  Jobs, Home, Years

  "My Minimalism Manifesto" by James Altucher, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 13, 2012.

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• The power of God will take you out of your own plans and put you into the plan of God.

  Smith Wigglesworth

  Power Of God, Gods Will

  Smith Wigglesworth (2013). “The Teachings of Smith Wigglesworth”, p.139, Simon and Schuster

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• The Bible reveals the Father's overall plan for the world and provides general guidelines for life. But how can we know His specific plans for us? Listening to God is essential to walking with God.

  Charles Stanley

  Father, Listening, Essentials

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• Whatever your plan, you never invest your own self-worth in its ultimate success or failure.

  Wayne Dyer

  Success, Self Worth, Ultimate

  Wayne W. Dyer (2011). “Pulling Your Own Strings: Dynamic Techniques for Dealing with Other People and Living Your Life As You Choose”, p.9, Harper Collins

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