Planning Quotes

1126 Planning quotes by 844 unique authors

Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life. — Frances Cornford
The structure will automatically provide the pattern for the action which follows. — Donald Curtis
When I started out in business, I spent a great deal of time researching every detail that might be pertinent to the deal I was… — Donald Trump
I'm a busy guy but I set aside quiet time every morning and every evening to keep my equilibrium centered on my own path. I… — Donald Trump
We can't control forces of nature. But we can control what comes afterward. We have a chance to start fresh. — Unknown Author
These early decisions can foreclose many opportunities to reshape the patterns of development in a community so as to make it better and safer by… — Unknown Author
A plan that everyone dislikes for different reasons is a success. A plan everyone dislikes for the same reason is a failure. A plan that… — Richard Carlson
Every public action which is not customary, either is wrong or, if it is right, is a dangerous precedent. It follows that nothing should ever… — Francis Cornford
The suburb is a place where someone cuts down all the trees to build houses, and then names the streets after the trees. — Bill Vaughan
Architects and engineers are among the most fortunate of men since they build their own monuments with public consent, public approval and often public money. — Unknown Author
A noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die. — Daniel Burnham
By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities. — Socrates
If a policeman must know the Constitution, then why not a planner? — William J. Brennan
Those who plan do better than those who do not plan, even should they rarely stick to their plan. — Winston Churchill
I've often thought that if planners were botanists, zoologists, geologists, and people who know about the earth, we would have much more wisdom in such… — William O. Douglas
A thousand policemen directing traffic cannot tell you why you come or where you go. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
A land full of places that are not worth caring about may soon be a nation and a way of life that is not worth… — James Howard Kunstler
Poor planning or poor execution of plans is simply to let some force other than reason shape reality. — Robert McNamara
Do not try to make circumstances fit your plans. Make plans that fit the circumstances. — George S. Patton
Americans are in the habit of never walking if they can ride. — Louis-Philippe I of France

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