Planner Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old planner quotes, planner sayings, and planner proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike. Alexander Hamilton
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. Anatole France
If I can create the minimum of my plans and desires, there shall be no regrets. Bessie Coleman
Speaking from my personal experiences, setting goals, along with a detailed action plan, has actually changed my life from one cast in frustration to one of purpose. Catherine Pulsifer
In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Plans are nothing planning is everything. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing. E. L. Doctorow
If you have accomplished all that you have planned for yourself, you have not planned enough. Edward Everett Hale
It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan. Eleanor Roosevelt
Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination. Fitzhugh Dodson
A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there. H. Stanely Judd
The reason that everybody likes planning is that nobody has to do anything. Jerry Brown
If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. Jim Rohn
Life is what happens to you while you’re planning on doing something else. John Lennon
To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time. Leonard Bernstein
Thinking well to be wise planning well, wiser doing well wisest and best of all. Malcolm Forbes
Meticulous planning will enable everything a man does to appear spontaneous. Mark Caine
Big goals get big results. No goals get no results or somebody else’s results. Mark Victor Hansen
Big goals get big results. No goals get no results or somebody else’s results. Mark Victor Hansen
The backbone of success is hard work, determination, good planning, and perseverance. Mia Hamm
Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action. Napoleon Hill
The trouble with many plans is that they are based on the way things are now. To be successful, your personal plan must focus on what you want, not what you have. Nido Qubein
Thoughtful financial planning can easily take a backseat to daily life. Suze Orman
Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning. Thomas Edison
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary. Thomas Paine
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible Tony Robbins