Skip to content
quotesby

About this quote

What does it mean?
Thought and planning should precede action significantly.
In plain terms
Think for an hour before acting for a minute.
What can you take from it?
Plan thoroughly before taking action.

Where it applies

  • decision making
  • conflict resolution
  • planning

Putting it to work

  • schedule planning time
  • review before acting

Questions to consider

  • Do you plan enough?
  • What stops you from thinking?

Another view

Too much thought can lead to analysis paralysis.

More from Henry Ford

  1. Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.

    Permalink to quote #15
  2. Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching around for what it gets.

    Permalink to quote #17
  3. Asking 'who ought to be the boss' is like asking 'who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?' Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.

    Permalink to quote #14

Related quotes

  1. Think slow, act fast.

    Buster KeatonBuster Keaton quote #6
  2. A warrior is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. Once his calculations are over, he acts. He lets go. That's abandon. A warrior is not a leaf a…

    Carlos CastanedaCarlos Castaneda quote #11
  3. Thinking is an experimental dealing with small quantities of energy, just as a general moves miniature figures over a map before setting his troops in action.

    Sigmund FreudSigmund Freud quote #30