It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan. attributed to: Eleanor Roosevelt but there are references to William Feather Once again, I went down the internet rabbit hole to verify that Mrs. Roosevelt actually is the originator of this quote. It has been used in so many self-help books that it might qualify as a cliche. I discovered the many writings of Mr. Feather and a Jacob Morton Braude were (and may still be) used by management types and Toast Masters for reference. Because Google could not provide a glimpse at the page in Mr. Braude's book where the quote is actually used , I am not sure if he attributes it to ER or WF. But once again, does the source of the quote really matter? Is a truism less valuable because it came from a self-help writer than a former first lady? Sigh. I don't know the answer to that one. The reason for this quote is in today's writing class , the topic was to plan the perfect day f...