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