What’s your favorite quote on the topic of planning?

Over the years, I have used many different quotes in my talks, Power Points, etc.  I’d like to learn new ones from you!  Please include the author of the quote.   And feel free to comment on the quote (or other quotes) posted here, too!

Here are some of the quotes LinkedIn Group members have contributed to:

“If it’s going to be, it’s up to me” – Dr. Robert Schuler

“A penny saved is a penny earned.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Give me a firm spot on which to stand and I will move the Earth.” – Archimedes

“He who fails to plan is planning to fail” – Winston Churchill

“If I’d asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” – Henry Ford

“Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm”  – Publilius Syrus Roman Writer

“A goal without a plan is just a wish” — Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French writer

“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” – Benjamin Franklin

“In life, as in football, the principle is: Hit the line hard.” – Teddy Roosevelt

“Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they’re yours.” – Richard Bach

“Most people don’t plan to fail: they fail to plan.” John L. Beckley(1925-?)

“I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.”  – Wayne Gretzky

Members of the following LinkedIn Groups contributed to this list.

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Financial-Planning-Magazine-4033830   Financial Planning Magazine Group

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Morningstar-Advisor-2138000/about    Morningstar Advisor

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Ameriprise-Network-110234/about   Ameriprise Network