"The seven Ps: Proper Planning and Preparation Prevent Piss-Poor Performance"

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Source : John Lanchester (2012). “Capital”, p.308, Faber & Faber

John Lanchester

#Preparation Quotes #Planning Quotes #Seven Quotes

“A tailor, though a man of upright dealing,-- True but for lying,--honest but for stealing,-- Did fall one day extremely sick by chance And on the sudden was in wondrous trance.”
“A log cabin symbolized the embrace between civilization and nature, humans literally wrapping the trees around them as they might draw on a coat and hat.”

Source : Gene Logsdon (2012). “A Sanctuary of Trees: Beechnuts, Birdsongs, Baseball Bats, and Benedictions”, p.28, Chelsea Green Publishing
“His words filled my heart to the brim. I loved him in a way Iâ€™d never be able to express in words. He was part of me. And I was part of him. Tethered together for the rest of eternity.”
“Cruel irony, the poor man tormented with hunger feeds those who plead his case.”
“I cannot sit and think; books think for me.”

Source : Charles Lamb (1869). “The Essays of Elia and Eliana”, p.167
“The light in the North is constantly a thrill for me...”
“To spread a nice and good message to restore confidence among the fans around the world, because the fans are the most important thing.”

Source : "FIFA arrests: David Ginola declares he WOULD stand for FIFA president again". www.mirror.co.uk. May 28, 2015.
“Like, when we did Parliament and Funkadelic and Bootsy, it was actually one thing. But there were so many people that you could split them up into different groups. And then, when we went out on tour and they [the record companies] would see us all up there together - we had five, six guitars playing at one time, not including the bass! -, they said: "Wait a minute, that's just one whole group, selling different names!" But it wasn't - we had enough people in the group that each member would have a section to be another group. So now we're finally starting to get them to understand that.”

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