On Oct 8, 2026
20 Inspiring Quotes for Construction Estimating
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“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
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“Well begun is half done.”
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“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.”
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“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.”
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“Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.”
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“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”
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“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
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“Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.”
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“In God we trust; all others must bring data.”
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“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
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“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”
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“Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.”
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“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
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“The details are not the details. They make the design.”
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“The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one’s self.”
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“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
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“You cannot manage what you cannot measure.”
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“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
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“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”
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“Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.”
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