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To be prepared is half the victory.
To be prepared is half the victory.
It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning.
It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning.
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.
Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.
Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.
No well-informed person has declared a change of opinion to be
inconstancy.
[Lat., Nemo doctus unquam mutationem consilii read more
No well-informed person has declared a change of opinion to be
inconstancy.
[Lat., Nemo doctus unquam mutationem consilii inconstantiam dixit
esse.]
At all times it is better to have a method.
At all times it is better to have a method.
Tush! Tush! my lassie, such thoughts resigne,
Comparisons are cruele:
Fine pictures suit in frames as fine,
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Tush! Tush! my lassie, such thoughts resigne,
Comparisons are cruele:
Fine pictures suit in frames as fine,
Consistencie's a jewell.
For thee and me coarse cloathes are best,
Rude folks in homelye raiment drest,
Wife Joan and goodman Robin.
In complex situations, we may rely too heavily on planning and forecasting and underestimate the importance of random factors in read more
In complex situations, we may rely too heavily on planning and forecasting and underestimate the importance of random factors in the environment. That reliance can also lead to delusions of control.
Most plans are just inaccurate predictions.
Most plans are just inaccurate predictions.
