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Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life read more
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.
Long-range planning works best in the short term.
Long-range planning works best in the short term.
To be prepared is half the victory.
To be prepared is half the victory.
Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.
Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.
If we can't figure something out in three weeks, we probably shouldn't bother.
If we can't figure something out in three weeks, we probably shouldn't bother.
Most plans are just inaccurate predictions.
Most plans are just inaccurate predictions.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by
little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by
little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning.
It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning.
Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.
Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.