In an era of financial constraint, the planner must produce the most reasonable plan that is acceptable to the most parties as accurately, honestly, and objectively as possible. (Author/WM)

Planning means knowing what you wish to do, developing a program to do it, and anticipating the context in which you will have to act. The role of the planning official is to point out options and consequences, not to take responsibility for any policy or pattern of decision. (Author/WM)

Is is the function of the planner to prepare reports, position papers, and plans, not to juggle the politics of implementation. (Author/WM)

Policy goals are decided by governments, which are responsible to the public, not by planners or administrators. Once general goals are agreed on, however, it will take technical planning skill, administrative skill, and political judgment to reach them successfully. (Author/WM)