Careful Planning Quotes

• A novel which has been too much worked over often goes flat, and no amount of laborious revision can take the place of careful planning beforehand.

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  Sheila Kaye-Smith

  Revision   Too Much   Planning  

  Sheila Kaye-Smith (1937). “Three Ways Home”

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• There are three ways that men get what they want; by planning, by working, and by praying. Any great military operation takes careful planning, or thinking. Then you must have well-trained troops to carry it out: that's working. But between the plan and the operation there is always an unknown. That unknown spells defeat or victory, success or failure. It is the reaction of the actors to the ordeal when it actually comes. Some people call that getting the breaks; I call it God. God has His part, or margin in everything, That's where prayer comes in.

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  George S. Patton

  Prayer   Military   Army  

  "The True Story of The Patton Prayer" by James H. O'Neill. Review of the News, www.pattonhq.com. October 06, 1971.

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• The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do each daily task the best we can; to act as though the eye of opportunity were always upon us. In the hundred-yard race the winner doesn't cross the tape line a dozen strides ahead of the field. He wins by inches. So we find it in ordinary business life. The big things that come our way are seldom the result of long thought or careful planning, but rather they are the fruit of seed planted in the daily routine of our work.

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  William Feather

  Life   Business   Eye  

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• Until every individual feels personally responsible for the careful planning and the preservation of natural resources, the inexorable destruction will go on.

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  Eda LeShan

  Goes On   Planning   Environment  

  Eda J. LeShan (1967). “The Conspiracy Against Childhood”, New York : Atheneum

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• There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning.

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  John Wooden

  Hard Work   Preparation   Planning  

  John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.1, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• The price of freedom—of individuality—is attention to politics, careful planning, careful organization; philosophy is no more a barrier against political disaster than it is against plague.

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  Greg Bear

  Philosophy   Organization   Political  

  Greg Bear (2016). “Far Thoughts and Pale Gods”, p.56, Open Road Media

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• Before a community can prosper, the people must believe in their leaders. They must know that at the core of every decision is careful planning, hard work, and unbending integrity rather than partisanship or self-gain. They must trust that the awesome power of government is not being abused.

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  Linda Lingle

  Integrity   Believe   Hard Work  

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• Well, to me, my past accomplishments weren't crazy. They required a lot of skill and careful planning.

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  Felix Baumgartner

  Crazy   Past   Skills  

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