Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life read more

Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of action without thought.

Some self-confronting questions: "Where do I want to be at any given time?" "How am I going to get there? read more

Some self-confronting questions: "Where do I want to be at any given time?" "How am I going to get there? "What do I have to do to get myself from where I am to where I want to be?"... "What's the first, small step I can take to get moving?".

Of right and wrong he taught
Truths as refined as ever Athens heard;
And (strange to tell) read more

Of right and wrong he taught
Truths as refined as ever Athens heard;
And (strange to tell) he practis'd what he preach'd.

Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.

Magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life.

Long-range planning works best in the short term.

Long-range planning works best in the short term.

A trend is a trend is a trend. But the question is, will it bend? Will it alter its course read more

A trend is a trend is a trend. But the question is, will it bend? Will it alter its course through some unforeseen force and come to a premature end?

A plan is a list of actions arranged in whatever sequence is thought likely to achieve an objective.

A plan is a list of actions arranged in whatever sequence is thought likely to achieve an objective.