George Savile Quotes

He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things.

You can't rely on luck. I've had some stages in my career where I've said we're going to wing it, and we've always ended up in trouble.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

I believe in being prepared. I'm going to say that. Pray, prepare, proceed.

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

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

I'm not a betting man.

I would rather stop too soon than too late.

I really believe my greatest service is in the many unwise steps I prevent.

We know not of the future and cannot plan for it much.

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

The challenge of our times is to leave nothing to chance.

Relying on luck … does not constitute a policy.

I am someone who hopes for the best and prepares for the worst.

I try not to get too far ahead of myself.

I never want to get caught with not expecting something.

If you don't have reservations, you're a fool. You can't go blind into something.

I don't like to get too far ahead of myself.

We always want to keep a clean sheet, but there are situations we can't control.

I rarely ever do anything crazy, I really like to be careful to stay in a safe spot, I don't want to do anything, like, insane. I have a lot of people around me to make sure I don't do anything crazy.

I'm not a guy who wants to skydive and open my parachute at the last minute. I want to open my parachute right away and know what's coming.

Never expect anything, but plan for everything.

Preparation is everything.

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

I've tried to always be incredibly overprepared in everything that I've done.