Army Quote by John R. Allen

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

I have found in my experience of war, that plans are useless, but planning is invaluable.

— Winston Churchill

The formation is less important than the idea of what we're trying to achieve tactically.

— Jesse Marsch

Strategy is not the consequence of planning, but the opposite: its starting point.

— Henry Mintzberg

Government tends to stifle innovation, and it abhors improvisation. Any good military strategist will tell you that a battle plan rarely survives past the…

— Betsy DeVos

I'm not an enemy of formations and tactics because they are important - but you get to the point where the whole system loses…

— Gianfranco Zola

Before a battle, planning is everything. Once the fighting has begun, it's worthless

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

To be practical, any plan must take account of the enemy's power to frustrate it.

— Carl von Clausewitz

Preparing for battle, plans were essential. But once the battle was joined, plans were useless.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

Planning is valuable, tho the plan is usually useless.

— Ben Horowitz

Strategy is something that emerges from reality, while tactics might be chosen.

— George Friedman

“Plans are useful in the sense that they're proof that planning has taken place. The planning process forces people to think through the right…

— Chip Heath and Dan Heath