Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

I am courageous at the decisive moment. But I need a good deal of start-up time, and I try to take as much as possible into consideration beforehand.

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Meticulous planning will enable everything a man does to appear spontaneous.

Any plan is better than no plan.

I don't do anything unless I think about it six months in advance.

He who fails to plan, plans to fail.

It's better to be prepared than to get ready.

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.

An inch of foreknowledge is worth ten miles of after-thought.

Fail to plan, plan to fail.

One can have only as much preparation as he has foresight.

Lay plans for the accomplishment of the difficult before it becomes difficult; make something big by starting with it when small.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

It's always been my formula to get the next picture set up before anyone's seen the last one.

Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.

We can't cross that bridge until we come to it, but I always like to lay down a pontoon ahead of time.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Plans are nothing; planning is everything.

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

Futures thinking is hard work. Fortunately, you do get better at it with practice. It's worth the effort.

The majority of my work is about preparation.

The long view counts.

Foreknowledge is power.

I'm trying to see what way I could lead so when the opportunity comes, it won't just hit me in the face.

You just need a good plan and then a back-up plan!