Prior Proper Planning

Famous quotes containing the words prior, proper and/or planning:

    “Less smooth than her Skin and less white than her breast
    Was this pollisht stone beneath which she lyes prest
    Stop, Reader, and Sigh while thou thinkst on the rest

    With a just trim of Virtue her Soul was endu’d
    Not affectedly Pious nor secretly lewd,
    She cut even between the Cocquet and the Prude.”
    —Matthew Prior (1664–1721)

    “The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”
    —Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969)