J. A. Konrath Quotes

Before beginning, plan carefully.

Valor by itself may be respected but without wisdom and calculation it does not lead anywhere.

Foreknowledge is power.

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.

Leave as little to chance as possible. Preparation is the key to success.

Whatever project I sign up for, I try to familiarize myself with the material as much as possible before I start.

It's far, far better to be prepared: the more you know about the other team, the better.

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

A fool with a plan can outsmart a genius with no plan.

He who fails to plan, plans to fail.

Like as a wise man in time of peace prepares for war.

It is according to the shapes that I lay the plans for victory, but the multitude does not comprehend this. Although everyone can see the outward aspects, none understands the way in which I have created victory.

Unless an action is rightly thought out and its steps rightly planned, every stage of its performance will probably remain vague and therefore unsatisfactory for the doer and all those concerned.

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

If you don't have a plan, you become part of somebody else's plan.

It starts with vision, and the clarity of vision

Look before you leap.

Frank Lampard has a vision for seeing things.

Always, Always have a plan

What thou intendest to do, speak not of before thou doest it.

It pays to be prepared.

I wisely started with a map.

Look before, or you'll find yourself behind.

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.