Planning Quotes - Page 9

• Every well built house started in the form of a definite purpose plus a definite plan in the nature of a set of blueprints.

  Napoleon Hill

  Nature, Goal, House

  Napoleon Hill (2008). “The Law of Success: The Master Wealth-Builder's Complete and Original Lesson Plan forAchieving Your Dreams”, p.101, Penguin

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• I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacation with better care than they do their lives. Perhaps that is because escape is easier than change

  Jim Rohn

  Life, Change, Vacation

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Sep 09, 2015

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• You must plan to be spontaneous.

  David Hockney

  Spontaneous, Be Spontaneous, Plans

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• Quality planning consists of developing the products and processes required to meet customer's needs

  Joseph M. Juran

  Quality, Needs, Process

  Joseph M. Juran (1988). “Juran on planning for quality”

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• Can you think of anything more permanently elating than to know that you are on the right road at last?

  Vernon Howard

  Thinking, Lasts, Right Road

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• She looked up at him and said,"What did you say?" "You have beautiful eyes." "You told my father that he has beautiful eyes?" He smiled. "No. You distracted me. I told your father that, while I was very grateful for the lesson, I doubt I would ever need of it again- because I was planning to court only one woman in my lifetime.

  Sarah MacLean

  Beautiful, Father, Grateful

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• We're lucky Esme thought to add an extra room. No one was planning for Ness-Renesmee." I frowned at him, my thoughts channeled down a less pleasant path. "Not you too," I complained. "Sorry, love. I hear it in their thoughts all the time, you know. It's rubbing off on me. I sighed. My baby, the sea serpent. Maybe there was no help for it. Well, I wasn't giving in.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Baby, Sorry, Sea

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• What were you going to do with it?” McCain asked. "I just thought it might come in useful.” "Were you planning to attack me?” "No. But that’s a good idea.

  Anthony Horowitz

  Ideas, Might, Mccain

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• I asked you what you wanted and you said you didn't want anything. And I told you I wasn't planning on giving you anything; I was planning on giving you something.

  David Levithan

  Giving, Want, Said

  David Levithan (2011). “Every You, Every Me”, p.2, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Now I realized that me and him were just alike. We were both born to win. And, when we were not winning, it was OK 'cause we were busy planning to win.

  Sister Souljah

  Winning, Causes, Busy

  Sister Souljah (2004). “The Coldest Winter Ever”, p.142, Simon and Schuster

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• I was born for Abegnation. I was planning on leaving Dauntless, and becoming factionless. But then I met 'her', and...I felt like maybe I could make something more of my decision.

  Veronica Roth

  Decision, Leaving, Becoming

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• No synonym for God is so perfect as Beauty. Whether as seen carving the lines of the mountains with glaciers, or gathering matter into stars, or planning the movements of water, or gardening - still all is Beauty!

  John Muir

  Stars, Perfect, Water

  John Muir, Linnie Marsh Wolfe (1979). “John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir”, p.208, Univ of Wisconsin Press

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• Ah, Morganville. Where dressing to hide bloodstains was just good daily planning.

  Rachel Caine

  Dressings

  Rachel Caine (2012). “Bitter Blood: The Morganville Vampires”, p.32, Penguin

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• Run from what's comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I'll be mad.

  Rumi

  Running, Long, Safety

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• Just that dwelling and planning is bullshit, you dwell on the past, you can’t move forward. Spend too much time planning for the future and you just push yourself backwards, or you stay stagnant in the same place all your life. Live in the moment, where everything is just right, take your time and limit your bad memories and you’ll get wherever it is you’re going a lot faster and with less bumps in the road along the way.

  J.A. Redmerski

  Memories, Moving, Past

  J. A. Redmerski, J. Lynn, Jay Crownover (2013). “The Edge of Never, Wait For You, Rule: Scorching Summer Reads 3 Books in 1”, p.73, HarperCollins UK

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• He’s being held prisoner on a ceramic-lined cookie sheet in the oven,” Thomas said. “I figured he couldn’t jigger his way out of a bunch of steel, and it would give him something to think about before we start asking questions.” “That’s an awful thing to do to one of the Little Folk, man,” I said. “I’m planning to start making a pie in front of him.” “Nice.” “Thank you.

  Jim Butcher

  Nice, Men, Thinking

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• Why didn't you guess this would happen?" Elayne demanded. He looked at her, expressionless. One side of his mouth twitched up, then he pulled his hat down, shading his eyepatch. "Light," Elayne said. "You knew. You spent this whole week planning with us, and you knew the entire time you'd throw it out with the dishwater.

  Robert Jordan

  Light, Mouths, Sides

  Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (2013). “A Memory of Light”, p.635, Macmillan

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• One day, you’re 17 and you’re planning for someday. And then quietly, without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And then someday is yesterday. And this is your life.

  John Green

  Inspirational, Life, Change

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• It is always the enemy who started it, even if he was not the first to speak out, he was certainly planning it; and if he was not actually planning it, he was thinking of it; and, if he was not thinking of it, he would have thought of it.

  Elias Canetti

  Thinking, Speaks Out, Enemy

  Elias Canetti (1962). “Crowds and power: Masse und Macht]”

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• How did that go?’ he asked. ‘Your first lengthy conversation with a girl your own age?’ ‘Fabulous,’ said Artemis, voice dripping with sarcasm. ‘We’re planning a June wedding.

  Eoin Colfer

  Girl, Sarcasm, June

  Eoin Colfer (2008). “Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony”, Miramax

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• It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required to waste this much money.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Government, Effort, Sloth

  P. J. O'Rourke (2007). “Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government”, p.36, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• Planning is not my friend. Impulse is.

  Kiersten White

  Impulse, My Friends

  Kiersten White (2013). “Mind Games”, p.10, Harper Collins

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• I value my own independence so highly that I can fancy no degradation greater than that of having another man perpetually directing and advising and lecturing me, or even planning too closely in any way about my actions. He might be the wisest of men, or the most powerful - I should equally rebel and resent his interference.

  Elizabeth Gaskell

  Powerful, Men, Independence

  Elizabeth Gaskell (2012). “Norte e Sul: North and South: Edição bilíngue português - inglês”, p.614, Editora Landmark LTDA

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• The door slammed open. Vivenna jumped, putting a hand to her chest. Vasher walked in. 'Start reaching for that sword when you're startled,' he said. 'There's little reason to grab your shirt, unless you're planning to rip it off.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Rip, Doors, Hands

  Brandon Sanderson (2009). “Warbreaker”, p.530, Macmillan

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• She had reason to doubt him; he was real good at planning but real bad at doing.

  Junot Diaz

  Real, Doubt, Reason

  Junot Diaz (2009). “Drown”, p.88, Faber & Faber

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