4 George S. Patton Quotes on Planning

George S. Patton quotes on planning

7. There are three ways that men get what they want; by planning, by working, and by praying. Any great military operation takes careful planning, or thinking. Then you must have well-trained troops to carry it out: that's working. But between the plan and the operation there is always an unknown. That unknown spells defeat or victory, success or failure. It is the reaction of the actors to the ordeal when it actually comes. Some people call that getting the breaks; I call it God. God has His part, or margin in everything, That's where prayer comes in.

28. A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.

29. A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.

49. Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.