Martin Winterkorn Quotes

‎"There’s no such thing as mistakes – only a lack of foresight.

We should not get ourselves committed until we know how everything will come out.

The statesman must weigh the rewards of success against the penalties of failure. And he is permitted only one guess.

I'm the type to over-analyze everything. If I was to rob a house, I'd have a checklist to make sure nothing goes wrong.

I think an important lesson from the game is that once you have made a move, you cannot take it back. You really have to measure your decisions. You think a lot. You evaluate your choices very carefully. There's never any guarantee about what's going to follow once you have made a decision.

Failing to plan is planning to fail.

At all times it is better to have a method.

In foreign policy, the only thing worse than not doing something is doing something that fails or makes the situation worse.

Before you act, consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.

People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.

First things first, second things never.

Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit. It is but common prudence to see the way out before we venture in.

Anyone who takes the first step without planning the last step should not be allowed in the counsels of war.

Do you think it’s wise, darling? You know you’ve got to rule this afternoon.

Do not say beforehand what you are going to do; for if you fail, you will be laughed at.

It's easy to look at where your pieces are now and place the next one nearby.

You can never assume that something is going to do well.

You can't skip a step and assume you're going to get to where you want to be.

Sometimes when you get eager, you get sloppy. Sometimes when you get sloppy, you get knocked out.

People say they want to be in risky environments and do all kinds of exciting stuff. But they don't actually know what risk means: that risk actually does bring failure and mistakes.

Sometimes when something doesn't go the way it should go, everyone blames the concept. Sometimes we screw up the way we implement it.

When you build the house, you don't start with the roof.

A lot of success in life and business comes from knowing what you want to avoid: early death, a bad marriage, etc.

By playing at Chess then, we may learn: First: Foresight... Second: Circumspection... Third: Caution...And lastly, we learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs, the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of persevering in the secrets of resources

A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.