The short- term plan, then, is an operative plan defining goals in writing and clearly indicating how these goals are to be carried out...

A plan is a list of actions arranged in whatever sequence is thought likely to achieve an objective.

Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of action without thought.

Most plans are just inaccurate predictions.

At all times it is better to have a method.

A trend is a trend is a trend. But the question is, will it bend? Will it alter its course through some unforeseen force and come to a premature end?

To be prepared is half the victory.

I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.

Make your mold. The best flux in the world will not make a usable shape unless you have a mold to pour it in.

Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.

It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning.

In complex situations, we may rely too heavily on planning and forecasting and underestimate the importance of random factors in the environment. That reliance can also lead to delusions of control.

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

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

Long-range planning works best in the short term

Some self-confronting questions: "Where do I want to be at any given time?" "How am I going to get there? "What do I have to do to get myself from where I am to where I want to be?"... "What's the first, small step I can take to get moving?"

It is important not to ignore forecasts that are uncongenial.

If we can't figure something out in three weeks, we probably shouldn't bother.

Everything someone does on a daily basis should be traceable back to an annual or quarterly plan.

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

Thoroughness characterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains. All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinite painstaking, even to the minutest detail.

A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there.

The loftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

There is no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the end from the beginning.

Always have a plan, and believe in it. Nothing happens by accident.

We must ask where we are and whither we are tending.

You win not by chance, but by preparation.

If you plan to win as I do, the game never ends.

Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.

The wise man bridges the gap by laying out the path by means of which he can get from where he is to where he wants to go.

Developing the plan is actually laying out the sequence of events that have to occur for you to achieve your goal.

A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.

With a definite, step-by-step plan -- ah, what a difference it makes! You cannot fail, because each step carries you along to the next, like a track…

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

Always be planning something.

Somewhere there is a map of how it can be done.

It takes time to save time.

Plan more than you can do, then do it. Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it. Hitch your wagon to a star, keep your seat, and there you are

The person who doesn't know where his next dollar is coming from usually doesn't know where his last dollar went.