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Alan Dean Foster
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Nor Crystal Tears
Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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E.A. Bucchianeri
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Faust: My Soul Be Damned for
... the lofty mind of man can be imprisoned by the artifices of its own making.
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Eoin Colfer
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The Arctic Incident
He needed a plan. Something audacious and brilliant. Something that had never been attempted before. Artemis was not unduly worried on that front. His brain had never let him down before.
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Joanne Harris
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Runemarks
A man may plant a tree for a number of reasons. Perhaps he likes trees. Perhaps he wants shelter. Or perhaps he knows that someday he may need the firewood.
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Roger Zelazny
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Lord of Light
An army, great in space, may offer opposition in a brief span of time. One man, brief in space, must spread his opposition across a period of many years if he is to have a chance of succeeding.
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Dan Simmons
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Entropy's Bed at Midnight
Accidents are like death. Waiting for us everywhere. Inevitable. Unavoidable. Plan as we might, they defy our planning.
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E.M. Forster
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A Room with a View
Vagueness spurred him into knight errantry.
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E.M. Forster
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A Room with a View
It is impossible to foretell the future with any degree of accuracy, that it is impossible to rehearse life. A fault in the scenery, a face in the audience, an interruption of the audience on to the stage, and all our carefully planned gesture mean nothing, or mean too much.
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Clayton M. Christensen
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How Will You Measure Your
You can talk all you want about having a clear purpose and strategy for your life, but ultimately this means nothing if you are not investing the resources you have in a way that is consistent with your strategy. In the end, a strategy is nothing but good intentions unless it's effectively implemented.
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Jared Diamond
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Collapse: How Societies Choose
Two types of choices seem to me to have been crucial in tipping the outcomes {of the various societies' histories} towards success or failure: long-term planning and willingness to reconsider core values. On reflection we can also recognize the crucial role of these same two choices for the outcomes of our individual lives.
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Geraldine Brooks
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The Secret Chord
When a kingdom rests on it, I always expect difficulty. Then, if there is none, no blame. But if there is, one is prepared.
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Chaim Potok
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Davita's Harp
…everything has a past. Everything – a person, an object, a word, everything. If you don't know the past, you can't understand the present and plan properly for the future.
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