Alvin Toffler Quotes

One man of tolerable Abilities may work great Changes, and accomplish great Affairs among Mankind, if he first forms a good plan, and … makes the execution of that same plan his sole Study and Business.

Focus on where you're going and you'll know what steps to take. Focus on the steps you're taking and you won't know where you're going.

Good plans shape good decisions. That's why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come true.

Vision with action is a daydream; action without vision is a nightmare.

You can have the best product in the world, you can have the best motivation in the world, you can have best education in the world, you can have all the money in the world - but if you don't have direction, you'll never go anywhere.

I think long-term, not short-term.

It is one thing to see the forward path and another to be able to take it. But it is better to have an ambitious plan than none at all.

Without a goal [maneuvering is] aimless. You might be a master tactician, but you'll have no sense of strategy.

If you don't have a vision, you can never be focused in a direction.

There is one quality more important than know-how.... This is know-how by which we determine not only how to accomplish our purposes, but what our purposes are to be.

You've got to have a vision and an intention and that will guide what you do. I call it devotion. Ask yourself, "Is this not moving me toward where we need to be?" I believe that's helpful because a vision pulls you forward and it keeps you focused. A vision for the day, for the week, for the month and a lifelong vision - whatever works for you. And then you govern your activities and your behaviors accordingly.

To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you're going so that you better understand where you are now and so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.

Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there.

Knowing where you're going is all you need to get there.

Know what you're trying to do before you do it. Turning knobs at random isn't enlightening any more than throwing paint at a wall blindfolded will let you paint a nice picture.

Strategic planning is worthless - unless there is first a strategic vision.

People with goals succeed because they know where they're going.

A leader is the one who can outline the broad vision and the direction, and say here's where we are going to go, here's why we need to go there, and here's how we are going to get there. A manager is the one who actually gets up under the hood and tunes the carburetor.

The big thing is that you know what you want.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Sound strategy starts with having the right goal.

If you can clearly articulate the dream or the goal, start.

One of the challenges of a good policy is trying to figure out what your priorities are.

I believe in limited objectives and in getting things done.

Amid a multitude of projects, no plan is devised.