Sceptics may question the value and importance of planning, but many leaders have attested to the importance of planning. For example,

"Plans are nothing; planning is everything." Dwight D. Eisenhower

"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." Benjamin Franklin

"The wise man bridges the gap by laying out the path by means of which he can get from where he is to where he wants to go." John Pierpont Morgan

"Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire." Napoleon Hill

"To be prepared is half the victory." Miguel de Cervantes

“A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.” George S. Patton

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

"We always plan too much and always think too little." Joseph A. Schumpeter