Henry Rollins Quotes

Success doesn't sneak up on us; it starts as a dream that we combine with a clear plan of action.

Someone asked me what are the secrets to my success, and I said 'There are three: Timing, timing, timing.'

Without a plan, there's no attack. Without attack, no victory.

It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.

Plans get you into things, but you got to work your way out.

If you don't execute on your plans, then you don't reach anywhere.

Just work. Don't wait. Everybody's waiting until they have the perfect idea to start working. Even if you have an inkling of what you want to do, start moving towards it. And it's going to flesh itself out through the process of moving towards the goal. And by the time you get to where you're going to be, it's not going to look anything like it did when you sat on the couch thinking about it. And if you wait until it's perfect in your head before you get of the couch and start working on it, that's never going to happen.

If you are leaping a ravine, the moment of takeoff is a bad time to be considering alternative strategies.

Action without planning is the cause of all failure. Action with planning is the cause of all success.

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

The secret of getting things done is to act!

Moving fast is not the same as going somewhere.

Delay is the enemy of progress.

I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through.

Thinking well to be wise: planning well, wiser: doing well wisest and best of all.

I don't really do without any plans. If somebody is trying to do something, you must have plans.

Basically, managing is about influencing action. Managing is about helping organizations and units to get things done, which means action. Sometimes, managers manage actions directly. They fight fires. They manage projects. They negotiate contracts.

Thinking about your role will automatically get you in the frame of mind to get your strategy and game plan right before you step onto that field.

Timing in life is everything.

Hopefully, next year if we can get everything sorted out and together.

A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. Don't wait for an inspired ending to come to mind. Work your way to the ending and see what comes up.

Having an eye is one thing, but you have to be able to execute.

Hope is not a strategy.

No battle can be won in the study...

Vision without execution is hallucination.