Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes
In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957. Office of the Federal Register, 1958, p. 818.
Versions of this proverb appear in many countries. Although the proverb originated in reference to military affairs, it is applicable to politics, leadership, management, and in the modern world is beginning to be applied to individuals and their careers and futures.
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower GCB OM GCS CCLH KC NPk was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he became a five-star general in the Army and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. He was responsible for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–43 and the successful invasion of Normandy in 1944–45 from the Western Front.
