Circumstances Quote by William Osler

There are so many plans, so many schemes, and so many reasons why there should be neither plans nor schemes.

— Benjamin Disraeli

There are two things to be considered with regard to any scheme. In the first place, Is it good in itself? In the second,…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

... people have founded vast schemes upon a very few words.

— Florence Nightingale

I was dimly aware that I might be getting in over my head. But that only added to the scheme’s appeal. That it wouldn’t…

— Jon Krakauer

Too much vigor in the beginning of an undertaking often intercepts and prevents the steadiness and perseverance always necessary in the conduct of a…

— Samuel Johnson

Plans made swiftly and intuitively are likely to have flaws. Plans made carefully and comprehensively are sure to.

— Robert Grudin

It might be a selfish choice, but I find it quite difficult to design for individuals and prefer the distance of larger schemes. It's…

— John Rocha

It took me a long time to understand the relationship between ideas and between objective facts. But after I clearly understood this relationship, I…

— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

The best plans evolve.

— John Paul Caponigro

I never had a plan. I have to say, I'm very shocked when people start a company and say, 'In five years I want…

— Christian Louboutin

Ideas move rapidly when their time comes.

— Anonymous

It's a huge edge, sometime life-saving, to adopt a good idea early and put it into practice.

— Brandon Webb