Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.

- Douglas Horton

My reputation precedes me now.

- Dwayne Johnson

Destruction was effected after visitation, for visitation always precedes.

- Emanuel Swedenborg

Life is a predicament which precedes death.

- Henry James

As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't.

- Laurence J. Peter

Recognition of function always precedes recognition of being.

- Rita Mae Brown

Literature precedes genre.

- Rick Moody

Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.

- Wendell Phillips