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		chaostheory on Aug 31, 2007 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You don't need a plan, you need skills and a probl... "No battle plan survives contact with the enemy" -- Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

ivankirigin on Sept 1, 2007 [–]

"In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." - Dwight D. Eisenhower

...but, planning in place of action is planning on failure.

Lagged2Death on Sept 2, 2007 | [–]

I'd heard that as Winston Churchill.

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