Bruce Barton Quotes

It is better to anticipate than to react.

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

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

Losers react,leaders anticipate.

I have always been fascinated with those who try to look over the horizon and see things that are coming at us.

In the business world, if you're not looking ahead, you're missing something.

Tomorrow always arrives. It is always different. And even the mightiest company is in trouble if it has not worked on the future. Being surprised by what happens is a risk that even the largest and richest company cannot afford, and even the smallest business need not run.

I've always had goals, always had visions, always had a plan, always been very strategic.

We believe in the wisdom once expressed by the hockey star Wayne Gretzky, who explained his success by saying, 'I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.'

If you don't look ahead, you'll always be behind.

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

The one who anticipates the action wins. The one who does not, loses.

Leaders anticipate. Losers react

Only a fool walks into the future backwards.

Think ahead. Golf is a next-shot game.

It is better to have a bad plan than no plan.

I think one of the reasons I've been successful is that I can see things before other people do. I've always been able to do it.

I look three to five years ahead, not 10 years behind.

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

Failing to plan is planning to fail.

The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.

Most of our designs are developed long before there is a practical possibility of carrying them out. I do that on purpose and have done it all my life. I do it when I am interested in something.

I think you have to see two steps ahead of things. That's just the way I roll.

I'm always good at seeing five, ten steps ahead. Like, really thinking ahead, you know? Reverse engineering, whatever it is, you know.

We are never complacent. My job is to make us look 10 years out and be prepared.