->''"Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh."''
-->-- '''Al Swearengen''', ''Series/{{Deadwood}}''

->'''Roy:''' OK, uh, are you going to let me know what it is?\\
'''Elan:''' Of course not, Roy! Everyone knows that plans only work if you keep them a secret first!\\
'''Roy:''' What? That's not true at all!\\
'''Elan:''' Sure it is! If you talk about them and then they happen exactly that way, there's no tension!
-->-- ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''

->'''John Connor:''' You know what you have to do!\\
'''Mike Nelson:''' Well of course, but tell me again so that we can have a laugh at how obvious it is.
-->-- ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines'' ''Podcast/{{Rifftrax}}''

->''"And now that I've described the plan in full, nothing can possibly go wrong."''
-->-- '''Red Mage''', ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater''

->''"Sometimes a plan is just a list of things that don't happen..."''
-->-- '''Tiger''', ''Webcomic/{{Spinnerette}}''

->''"Have you ever heard of a plan where so many things could go wrong?"''
-->-- '''Ron Weasley''', ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets''

->''"It’s too primitive to be a plan," she said, "and if my assumptions about why the Pax wants me are wrong... well, it won't work." The mischievous smile took on a wry twist. "It probably wouldn't work anyway."\\
I glanced at my wrist. "We have forty-five minutes until we spin down and find out if someone's waiting," I said. "Do you want to share your plan that wouldn’t work?"\\
The girl began speaking. She did not talk long. When she was finished, the android and I looked at each other. "You're right,"I said to her, "it’s not much of a plan and it wouldn't work."\\
Aenea's smile did not falter. She took my hand and turned my wrist so that my chronometer was face-up. "We have forty-one minutes," she said. "Come up with a better one."''
-->-- '''Endymion''', ''Literature/HyperionCantos''

->''"These are the ways military strategists are victorious. They cannot be spoken of in advance."''
-->-- '''Sun Tzu''', ''Literature/{{The Art of War|SunTzu}}''

->"Um..." Hayate began.\\
"Shhhhhhh!" Amy said, laying a hand on her shoulder. "The Admiral is ''scheming''."\\
"But, I-" \\
"Shhhhhhhhh! [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong If she explains the plan]], [[InvokedTrope it takes all the magic out of it,]]" Amy said cheerfully. "Trust me, [[TaughtByExperience I've worked out the process by this point.]]"
-->-- ''Fanfic/{{Infinity}}''

->'''Gilmore:''' Well, Doctor, are we out of the woods?\\
'''The Doctor:''' Provided everything goes according to my plan.\\
'''Rachel:''' Plan?\\
'''Allison:''' I, er, I don't suppose you could let us know what your plan is?\\
'''The Doctor:''' It's a surprise.\\
'''Rachel:''' Good. I love surprises.
-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "Remembrance of the Daleks"

->'''The Doctor:''' I've got a better idea this time.\\
'''Bill:''' Which is the part you never tell me.\\
'''The Doctor:''' Don't I?\\
'''Bill:''' No.\\
'''The Doctor:''' I probably just get interrupted.
-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "The Eaters of Light"

->'''Cecil:''' Why are you so confident in this plan?\\
'''Gwen:''' I've got secret backup plans, too. I can't reveal them now! They'll only work if they are revealed at a super cool dramatic moment.
-->-- ''ComicBook/TheUnbelievableGwenpool''

->'''Creator/BenedictCumberbatch (Dr. Strange)''': I just looked into our possible futures. There’s 14,000,605 futures where we lose and 1 future where we win.\\
'''Creator/ChrisPratt (Star Lord)''': Okay … so you’re going to tell us what happens in that one winning future, right? So we can all do that?\\
'''Creator/BenedictCumberbatch''': I think it’s best if only I know. So sue me, I wanted to have some value in this movie beyond [[MacGuffinGuardian MacGuffin Storage Device]]. \\
'''Creator/RobertDowneyJr (Iron Man)''': Dude!! If there’s only one precise path to victory amongst millions, then each and every one of our smallest decisions is critical! Fucking share already!\\
'''Creator/BenedictCumberbatch''': ''(whistles)''\\
'''Creator/TomHolland (Spider-Man)''': Right, fuck him.
-->-- ''Website/TheEditingRoom''’s abridged script for ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''

->'''Iron Man:''' Tell me this is it.\\
'''Doctor Strange:''' If I tell you what happens...[[SelfDefeatingProphecy it won't happen.]]
-->-- ''Film/AvengersEndgame''

->''"I dunno... For some reason I feel that when everyone is informed of a plan, it never works..."''
-->-- '''[[http://www.superredundant.com/?comic=834-making-plans Lazer Pony]]''', ''Webcomic/LeagueOfSuperRedundantHeroes''

->'''Shego:''' There is no plan in this, is there?\\
'''Drakken:''' ''(sing-song)'' Oh, but there is!\\
'''Shego:''' Spill!\\
'''Drakken:''' No.\\
'''Shego:''' ''Why not?!''\\
'''Drakken:''' Kim Possible is not smarter than you...\\
'''Shego:''' True.\\
'''Drakken:''' If ''you'' can't figure it out, ''she'' can't figure it out. And that means...\\
'''Shego:''' [[TeamRocketWins You... just might win...!]]
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/KimPossibleMovieSoTheDrama''

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