With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. . . .
Speak what you think to-day in read more

With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. . . .
Speak what you think to-day in words as hard as cannon balls, and
to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though
it contradict everything you said to-day.

The short- term plan, then, is an operative plan defining goals in writing and clearly indicating how these goals are read more

The short- term plan, then, is an operative plan defining goals in writing and clearly indicating how these goals are to be carried out...

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.

Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.

Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.

Long-range planning works best in the short term.

Long-range planning works best in the short term.

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.

It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning.

It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Look to make your course regular, that men may know beforehand what they may expect.

Look to make your course regular, that men may know beforehand what they may expect.

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.