Quote by Barbara W. Tuchman

“The impetus of existing plans is always stronger than the impulse to change.”

— Barbara W. Tuchman

“And let it be noted that there is no more delicate matter to take in hand, nor more dangerous to conduct, nor more doubtful…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

The strength of any plan depends on the time. Circumstances and things eternally shift and change.

— Michel de Montaigne

“Change can only take place if we desire the change.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“The speed of change was ruthless, but it was more a promise than a threat.”

— Lucy Sante

“Unsurprisingly, planning was most admired and advocated at the political extremes.”

— Tony Judt

“change is no longer a matter of choice. Our present trajectory tells us it’s coming whether we want it to or not. The only…

— Wayne Visser

“John Kotter in Leading Change says that a primary reason why change does not occur is that there is no sense of urgency.”

— Greg Ogden

“We are willing to change for death, yet in life we shield ourselves from change. Because planing is helpful”

— Kaushik Ram

“Change can only take place, if we desire for change.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

It is a bad plan that cannot be altered.

— Publilius Syrus

“But, as Eric Hoffer once observed, aspiring leaders cannot create mass movements unless conditions are historically ripe.”

— David T. Courtwright