PREPARATION QUOTES

quotations about preparation

Preparation quote

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

ANONYMOUS


Why should we look to the past in order to prepare for the future? Because there is nowhere else to look.

JAMES BURKE

Connections


I've never been ready to do a single thing I've ever done in my life. I haven't been prepared enough, haven't studied enough, haven't known enough. You can never be ready. There's just so much to know.

LYLE LOVETT

Esquire, February 2012

Tags: Lyle Lovett


You have to prepare physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually to conquer any mountain.

LAILAH GIFTY AKITA

Pearls of Wisdom


All things are ready, if our mind be so.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Henry V

Tags: William Shakespeare


Being prepared does not make the crisis disappear! Even if you're ready, it's still there, only in more manageable proportions.

BARBARA SALSBURY

Preparedness Principles


By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

ANONYMOUS

Tags: Anonymous quotes


The best match in the world will not light a candle unless the wick be first suitably prepared.

ALGERNON BLACKWOOD

"The Man Who Found Out"

Tags: Algernon Blackwood


The mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

CONFUCIUS

The Analects

Tags: Confucius


Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I'm a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of the worst case scenario. I call it 'the eaten by wolves factor.' If I do something, what's the most terrible thing that could happen? Would I be eaten by wolves? One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist, is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose. There are a lot of things I don't worry about, because I have a plan in place if they do.

RANDY PAUSCH

The Last Lecture


He who is not prepared today, will be less so tomorrow.

OVID

attributed, Day's Collacon

Tags: Ovid


Any preparation is better than no preparation.

TAYLOR PITZ

"Global Warming is Threatening Your Morning Coffee", The Inertia, May 11, 2016


Unlike riding a roller coaster or being pregnant, being prepared is not an "all or nothing" thing. Being a little bit prepared is a whole lot better than not being prepared at all. Being well prepared is better than being a little bit prepared. You determine how much you are willing to do. Practicality reigns.

BARBARA SALSBURY

Preparedness Principles


The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

H. JACKSON BROWN, JR.

P.S. I Love You


In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made.

CICERO

De Officiis

Tags: Cicero


Spectacular achievements come from unspectacular preparation.

ROGER STAUBACH

attributed, The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player

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If you prepare yourself at every point as well as you can, with whatever means you may have, however meager they may seem, you will be able to grasp opportunity for broader experience when it appears. Without preparation you cannot do it.

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

preface, Autobiography

Tags: Eleanor Roosevelt


Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who are unprepared.

GEORGE C. CLASON

The Richest Man in Babylon


There is no such thing as luck. There is only adequate or inadequate preparation to cope with a statistical universe.

ROBERT A. HEINLEIN

Have Space Suit--Will Travel

Tags: Robert A. Heinlein


If you believe you can accomplish everything by "cramming" at the eleventh hour, by all means, don't lift a finger now. But you may think twice about beginning to build your ark once it has already started raining.

MAX BROOKS

The Zombie Survival Guide