Cautious Planning Quotes

In the enterprise you want to start intentionally small.

I base my calculation on the expectation that luck will be against me.

I try not to look too far ahead.

We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.

Nothing was to be lost by beginning at the beginning.

I'm in an area where I want to make music that I'm thrilled with, but, you know, I do have to worry about putting food on the table. I'm in that position where I cannot always be gauging what things might become. I have to look ahead, because I'm cautious.

I try not to look too far ahead, I never have.

Beware of over-confidence; especially in matters of structure.

When you think small and up the middle, good things happen.

I always take things step by step and match by match.

Business can never be carried on without optimism, and the New World is essentially optimistic. But at the same time optimism does not absolve us from weighing carefully all possible difficulties.

I always try not to look too far ahead. I just look far enough to know where I'm going next.

Pessimist by policy, optimist by temperament- it is possible to be both. How? By never taking an unnecessary chance and by minimizing the risks you can't avoid. This permits you to play out the game untroubled by the certainty of the outcome.