Plans Quotes

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  It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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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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• You can always amend a big plan, but you can never expand a little one. I don't believe in little plans. I believe in plans big enough to meet a situation which we can't possibly foresee now.

  Harry S. Truman

  Believe, Political, Politics

  Harry S. Truman (1967). “The Quotable Harry S. Truman”, Anderson, S.C. : Droke House, distributed by Grosset & Dunlap

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

  Howard Ruff

  Inspirational, Monday, Time

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• When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

  Napoleon Hill

  Motivational, Attitude, Failure

  Napoleon Hill (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.92, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA

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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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• A plan without action is not a plan. It's a speech.

  T. Boone Pickens

  Speech, Action

  Twitter post from Oct 01, 2012

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• God's plans for your life far exceed the circumstances of your day.

  Louie Giglio

  God's Plan, Circumstances, Exceed

  Louie Giglio (2014). “PASSION: The Bright Light of Glory”, p.4, Thomas Nelson

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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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• All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.

  Earl Nightingale

  Inspirational, Courage, Travel

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• I think when you're trying to improve, the most important thing is to always have a plan.

  Hank Haney

  Thinking, Important, Trying

  Hank Haney (2012). “The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods”, p.38, Crown Archetype

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• If all opposition were curtailed, if all maladies were removed, then the primary purposes of the Father's plan would be frustrated.

  David A. Bednar

  Father, Frustrated, Would Be

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• Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.

  John Lennon

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

  "Song: 'Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)' ('Double Fantasy')". 1980.

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• Plan your work - work your plan. Lack of system produces that 'I'm swamped' feeling.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Feelings, Planning, Produce

  Norman Vincent Peale “The Power of Positive Thinking”, Om Books International

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• 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.

  Jim Rohn

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Oct 06, 2015

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• By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Inspirational, Motivational, Softball

  Benjamin Franklin, The Secret Libraries (2016). “Benjamin Franklin Quotes... Vol. 23: Motivational and Inspirational Life Quotes by Benjamin Franklin”

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• You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.

  Zig Ziglar

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood.

  Daniel Burnham

  Motivational, Leadership, Dream

  Quoted in Collier's, 6 July 1912

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• Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.

  John C. Maxwell

  Leadership, Vision, Stubborn

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• Don't spin your wheels and stress. Take a deep breath, center yourself and make a plan.

  Douglas Adams

  Stress, Wheels, Take A Deep Breath

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• The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one's day and every night to examine the results obtained.

  Alexis Carrel

  Morning, Night, Way To Live

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  Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.

  Tom Landry

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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• A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Life, Summer

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• We always plan too much and always think too little.

  Joseph A. Schumpeter

  Business, Thinking, Littles

  Joseph A. Schumpeter (2013). “Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy”, p.466, Routledge

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• The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley.

  Robert Burns

  Change, Men, Best Laid Plans

  "To a Mouse" l. 39 (1786) See Dickens 67; Disraeli 7; Modern Proverbs 102; Orwell 17; Plautus 3; Proverbs 2; Sayings 25

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