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title: "11 Tell Plan Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [Instead of telling our young people to plan ahead, we should tell them to plan to be surprised.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carell/instead-of-telling-our-young-people-to-plan-ahead-we-should-tell-them-2/)

[Steve Carell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carell/)

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> [Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-oliver/tell-me-what-is-it-you-plan-to-do-with-your-one-wild-and-precious-life/)

[Mary Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-oliver/)

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> [“Want to make God laugh? Tell him you have a plan.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mimi-strong/want-to-make-god-laugh-tell-him-you-have-a-plan/)

[Mimi Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mimi-strong/)

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> [Sometimes God doesn't tell us His plan because we wouldn't believe it anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlton-pearson/sometimes-god-doesn-t-tell-us-his-plan-because-we-wouldn-t-believe-it/)

[Carlton Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlton-pearson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/419/carlton-pearson-53543_believe_sometimes-god-doesn-t-tell-us-his-plan-b_2805227.png)

> [“Instead of telling our young people to plan ahead, we should tell them to plan to be surprised.” — Dan Burns”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-carell/instead-of-telling-our-young-people-to-plan-ahead-we-should-tell-them/)

[Steve Carell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-carell/)

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> [“So…while we’re sitting here on this luxury yacht enjoying our bread and water, why doesn’t someone tell me the plan?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elle-lothlorien/so-while-we-re-sitting-here-on-this-luxury-yacht-enjoying-our-bread/)

[Elle Lothlorien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elle-lothlorien/)

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> [“I should have let my other self tell me his plan. Mental note: never interrupt a villain who is monologuing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannu-rajaniemi/i-should-have-let-my-other-self-tell-me-his-plan-mental-note-never/)

[Hannu Rajaniemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannu-rajaniemi/)

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> [You can't predict it all. People will tell you to plan things out as best you can. They will tell you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-warren/you-can-t-predict-it-all-people-will-tell-you-to-plan-things-out-as/)

[Elizabeth Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-warren/)

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> [The good Lord doesn't tell you what His plan is, so all you can do is get up in the morning and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-petty/the-good-lord-doesn-t-tell-you-what-his-plan-is-so-all-you-can-do-is/)

[Richard Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-petty/)

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> [ “You’re supposed to tell me your plan . \[...\] “My plan?” “Yeah,” \[...\] “Your ingenious method. You’re supposed to tell me all… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenna-moreci/you-re-supposed-to-tell-me-your-plan-my-plan-yeah-your-ingenious/)

[Jenna Moreci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenna-moreci/)

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> [Tell me what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? When it's over, I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-oliver/tell-me-what-it-is-you-plan-to-do-with-your-one-wild-and-precious/)

[Mary Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-oliver/)

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