Liberty Hyde Bailey Quotes

Before beginning, plan carefully.

The garden, by design, is concerned with both the interior and the land beyond the garden.

The majority of my work is about preparation.

Preparation is key.

The preparation is what allows the success to happen naturally.

My favorite thing is landscaping. I love landscaping. And so what I'll do is, mostly I put language into search engines, and if I want to look, like, at tulip gardens, or, like, Georgian gardens, i love English gardens, how they're laid out. Japanese gardens, Asian gardens. So, I'm kind of a frustrated landscaper.

In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made.

There are several ways to lay out a little garden; the best way is to get a gardener.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.

Luck is the residue of design.

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.

To be prepared is half the victory.

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

He who is well prepared has won the battle.

I think more about preparation than numbers. If I'm well prepared, there will be results.

The secret is planning your work and working your plan. If you don't know where you are going, how will you know when you arrive? You can't stumble upon your destination.

A garden scheme should have a backbone - a central idea beautifully phrased.

Always, Always have a plan

I wisely started with a map.

A successful business is created before there is a business.

I may say that this is the greatest factor: the way in which the expedition is equipped, the way in which every difficulty is foreseen, and precautions taken for meeting or avoiding it. Victory awaits him who has everything in order, luck, people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time, this is called bad luck.

Method is the arithmetic of success.

If you have everything prepared, the rest will take care of itself.

I learned how to order my thoughts, and most important, learned how to develop a plan. I discovered the power of a plan. If you can plan it out, and it seems logical to you, you can do it. And that was the secret to success.