Good Planning Quotes:

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

- Larry Elder

source: Larry Elder (2001). “The Ten Things You Can't Say In America”, p.62, Macmillan

topic: Inspirational, Goal, Wish, Inspirational Goal, Inspirational Goal Setting

Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.

- Thomas A. Edison

topic: Opportunity, Luck, Planning, Planners, Good Planning

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.

- Peter Drucker

topic: Work, Future, Entrepreneur, Inspirational Hard Work, Strategic Leadership

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

- Anatole France

source: Introductory speech at a session of the French Academy, December 24, 1896.

topic: Inspirational, Life, Motivational, Journey To Success, Inspiration And Motivation

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

- George S. Patton

topic: Inspirational, Life, Motivational, World War 2, Inspiring Leader

I get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult.

- E. B. White

topic: Success, Morning, Determination, Good Planning

Good planning avoids the need for fixing up a project that plowed ahead without thought... about potential pitfalls.

- Bobby Knight

topic: Fixing, Pitfalls, Needs, Good Planning

Luck is the residue of good planning.

- David Ignatius

source: David Ignatius (2008). “Body of Lies: A Novel”, p.272, W. W. Norton & Company

topic: Luck, Planning, Everybody Loves Raymond, Good Planning

The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence.

- Mia Hamm

topic: Success, Determination, Hard Work, Good Planning

No-one gets an iron-clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. But the backbone of success is usually found in old-fashioned, basic concepts like hard work, determination, good planning and perseverance.

- Mia Hamm

topic: Success, Perseverance, Determination, Good Planning

Good planning is the foundation of success for almost any project. Start by getting clear on your goal.

- Jude Bijou

topic: Goal, Foundation, Planning, Good Planning

Good planning is important. I've also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you're in a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you're depressed about the chances of success, someone who can make you laugh eases the tension.

- Edmund Hillary

source: "Forbes To The Limits: Pushing Yourself to the Edge - in Adventure and in Business". Book by James M. Clash, 2003.

topic: Laughing, Important, Ease, Dangerous Situations, Good Planning

With good planning, Africa can have cities, farms, factories, export processing zones. But if the political will is there, the huge areas - the Serengeti, the Okavango, the Kalahari, Kruger - these wonderful, huge places for wildlife could still be set aside and protected, and be treasures for humanity for many generations to come.

- Patrick Bergin

topic: Political Will, Cities, Humanity, Good Planning