Planning Quotes

1126 Planning quotes by 844 unique authors

You can't really succeed with a novel anyway; they're too big. It's like city planning. You can't plan a perfect city because there's too much… — Gore Vidal
So much in writing depends on the superficiality of one's days. One may be preoccupied with shopping and income tax returns and chance conversations, but… — Graham Greene
Planning is for the world's great cities, for Paris, London, and Rome, for cities dedicated, at some level, to culture. Detroit, on the other hand,… — Jeffrey Eugenides
The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence. — Mia Hamm
A lot can change between planning something and actually doing it. But maybe all that really matters is that anything is different at all. — Sarah Dessen
And without thinking, without planning it, without worrying about the fact that fifty people were watching, Harry kissed her. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Neighborhood is a word that has come to sound like a Valentine. As a sentimental concept, 'neighborhood' is harmful to city planning. It leads to… — Jane Jacobs
If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster. — Stephen Covey
(The psuedoscience of planning seems almost neurotic in its determination to imitate empiric failure and ignore empiric success.) — Jane Jacobs
I'm planning a catastrophe. — Leonard Cohen
Come now, my child, if we were planning to harm you, do you think we'd be lurking here beside the path in the very darkest… — Kenneth Patchen
.., by universal custom, your enemy is never more polite than when he is planning or has planned your destruction. — James Clavell
And next time you're planning to injure yourself to get me attention, just remember that a little sweet talk works wonders. — Cassandra Clare
Over at our place, we’re sure of just one thing: everybody in the world was once a child. So in planning a new picture, we… — Walt Disney
Now, if you two will excuse us, we'll get back to the relatively simple buisness of planning a war," he said. -Baron Arald — John Flanagan
But how did you know where we were?" Annabeth asked. Advanced planning, my dear. I figured you would wash up near Miami if you made… — Rick Riordan
A deliberate plan is not always necessary for the highest art; it emerges. — Paul Johnson
The pleasure isn't in doing the thing, the pleasure is in planning it. — John Green
UN studies conducted in more than forty developing countries show that the birth rate falls as women gain equality... I believe income-earning opportunities that empower… — Muhammad Yunus
Yesterday when we went over the plan again and again, I never thought about Grandad showing up. Because I'm an idiot, basically--an idiot with poor… — Holly Black
It’s a big raised platform at the end of the square, with steps running up to it.” Like a stage?” Evanlyn suggested. “Maybe they’re planning… — John Flanagan
I gripped the stapler even harder and felt like a fool planning to battle a crazy man with a stapler that even, I suddenly remembered,… — Charlaine Harris
I’m going to be exposed, aren’t I? (Acheron) I don’t know. You planning on dropping your pants around me? If so, warn me first. I… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
...Individualistic material progress and the desire to gain prestige by coming out on top have taken over from the sense of fellowship, compassion and community.… — Jean Vanier
They’re plotting against you. (Jaden) Who? (Jericho) Your best friends, fool, who do you think? The Easter Bunny or the assholes who brought you here?… — Sherrilyn Kenyon

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