David Frum Quotes

Why does anything ever happen? Some things happen and some don't.

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

Fortune favors the prepared mind.

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

It's not about 'if', it's about 'when.'

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.

I choose to be more prepared than I'm expected to be.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

We cannot make events. Our business is wisely to improve them.

Serendipity always rewards the prepared.

Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming.

I try to prepare for everything beyond the extent of preparation.

If you attempt certain things at the right time, they are easy to accomplish - in fact, they almost get done by themselves. If you undertake them before the time is right, not only will they fail, but they will often become impossible to accomplish even when the time would have been right.

Never wait for trouble.

You can't knock on opportunity's door and not be ready.

Prognostics do not always prove prophecies, at least the wisest prophets make sure of the event first.

It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.

When you're thirsty it's too late to think about digging a well.

Better reap two days too soon than one day too late

We must do our best to shape the future. But we must not wish away the dangers of the present.

Foreknowledge is power.

Any plan is better than no plan.

I was always trying to stay one to two steps ahead of the game.

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