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> [There's nothing wrong with a plan, but remember Von Moltke's famous dictum that no plan survives first contact with the enemy. The danger is a plan that seduces us into thinking failure is impossible and adaptation is unnecessary - a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/there-s-nothing-wrong-with-a-plan-but-remember-von-moltke-s-famous/)

[Tim Harford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-harford/)

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## Other authors on Iceberg

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## More by Tim Harford

> [“The evolutionary algorithm--of variation and selection, repeated--searches for solutions in a world where the problems keep changing, trying all sorts of variants and doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/the-evolutionary-algorithm-of-variation-and-selection-repeated/)

[Tim Harford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-harford/)

> [There's lots and lots of guys out there. The question is trying to find the right one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/there-s-lots-and-lots-of-guys-out-there-the-question-is-trying-to/)

[Tim Harford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-harford/)

> [If the whole process of learning from failure means discarding stuff that's not working, but in fact, our natural reaction is to keep going,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/if-the-whole-process-of-learning-from-failure-means-discarding-stuff/)

[Tim Harford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-harford/)

> [In many ways, love seems to be totally divorced from economics. But then you realize - well, the stakes are high. This is something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/in-many-ways-love-seems-to-be-totally-divorced-from-economics-but/)

[Tim Harford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-harford/)

> [I don't think Brian Cox does 'The Wonders of the Solar System' because he believes the world would be a better place if people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/i-don-t-think-brian-cox-does-the-wonders-of-the-solar-system-because/)

[Tim Harford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-harford/)

> [Our society is intertwined with the economy that we've built, which is a fantastically complex system. I hope that my writing about it might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/our-society-is-intertwined-with-the-economy-that-we-ve-built-which-is/)

[Tim Harford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-harford/)

> [You show me a successful complex system, and I will show you a system that has evolved through trial and error.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/you-show-me-a-successful-complex-system-and-i-will-show-you-a-system/)

[Tim Harford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-harford/)

> [I think the association of economics with forecasting is unfortunate and is down to the fact that one great way to get an investment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/i-think-the-association-of-economics-with-forecasting-is-unfortunate/)

[Tim Harford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-harford/)

> [The more grotesque your boss's pay and the less he has do to earn it, the bigger the motivation for you to work with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/the-more-grotesque-your-boss-s-pay-and-the-less-he-has-do-to-earn-it/)

[Tim Harford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-harford/)

> [Bill Phillips was this nervous, chain-smoking student. He had signed up to be an engineer, he had gone away to fight in the Second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/bill-phillips-was-this-nervous-chain-smoking-student-he-had-signed-up/)

[Tim Harford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-harford/)

> [“We should aim to make ours a world where people feel free to do things they enjoy, even if others are mildly inconvenienced, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/we-should-aim-to-make-ours-a-world-where-people-feel-free-to-do/)

[Tim Harford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-harford/)

> [Loss aversion is a really disproportionate anxiety about stuff that doesn't matter very much. So for instance, if you lose $5, you feel really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/loss-aversion-is-a-really-disproportionate-anxiety-about-stuff-that/)

[Tim Harford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-harford/)

> [Cory Doctorow should be too busy for lunch. He's co-editor of, and a prolific contributor to, one of the most influential blogs in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/cory-doctorow-should-be-too-busy-for-lunch-he-s-co-editor-of-and-a/)

[Tim Harford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-harford/)

> [Accepting trial and error means accepting error. It means taking problems in our stride when a decision doesn't work out, whether through luck or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/accepting-trial-and-error-means-accepting-error-it-means-taking/)

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> [“Hours are long. Wages are pitiful. But sweatshops are the symptom, not the cause, of shocking global poverty. Workers go there voluntarily, which means—hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-harford/hours-are-long-wages-are-pitiful-but-sweatshops-are-the-symptom-not/)

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