I think childhood is, generally speaking, a preparation for disappointment. — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
Life must be a preparation for the transition to another dimension. — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
A certain degree of preparation for war . . . affords also the best security for the continuance of peace. — James Madison Copy Share Image
I don't have the physical talent those guys have. My hard work has made me very good. — Reggie Miller Copy Share Image
Four months of preparation and about 12 hours of shooting turned into about 30 seconds of screen time. — Wentworth Miller Copy Share Image
None of us suddenly becomes something overnight. The preparations have been in the making for lifetime. — Gail Godwin Copy Share Image
War, and the preparation for war, are the two greatest obstacles to human progress, fostering a vicious cycle of arms buildups, violence… — Oscar Arias Copy Share Image
Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
You have more control of things if you play defense. And you can control how you play defense, too, with effort and… — Ben Howland Copy Share Image
With my personal preparation at the piano, I can afford to hum at half voice. — Placido Domingo Copy Share Image
It is a grave matter to enter a war, without adequate military preparation; it may prove fatal to come into peace, without… — Louis Finkelstein Copy Share Image
To consider the school as a place where instruction is given is one point of view. But, to consider the school as… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
“Don’t depend on the thoughts; “I need more time”. There are only 24 hours in each day. You can’t make it 25… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
It is the eternal, inescapable law that growth comes only from work and preparation, whether the growth be material, mental, or spiritual.… — J. Reuben Clark Copy Share Image
My approach to games is much better and I am going into games with the right preparation and I am more relaxed,… — Ross Barkley Copy Share Image
In football, you only work for the things you can control. You cannot control the outside world: you can only control your… — Petr Cech Copy Share Image
I never prepare. I think that's completely overrated. It's a very simple job. All you have to do is hit this bright… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
I am dissatisfied with everything I have ever written and regard it all only as a preparation for that one work which… — Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Copy Share Image
...Whole plants differ in their effects from refined drugs (:)...Plants are dilute preparations (of) the active principles...Plants usually go into the body… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
There is no task of greater importance than to give our children the very best preparation for the demands of an ominous… — Bruno Walter Copy Share Image
Scouting contributes to a boy's preparation to hold the priesthood of God. Scout leaders have a sacred responsibility. They help boys learn… — Rosemary M. Wixom Copy Share Image
For the spiritual efficacy of the Sacrament doth not depend upon the nature of the thing received, supposing we received what our… — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
Pope John Paul II himself was kind of a rather independent, creative man. I remember being told by somebody who worked very… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
A man wants to walk across the land, but the earth is covered with thorns. He has two options - one is… — Joshua Waitzkin Copy Share Image
This Government, as promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the Soviet Military buildup on the island of Cuba. Within the past… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Young writers should be encouraged to write, and discouraged from thinking they are writers. If they arrive at college with literary ambitions,… — Wallace Stegner Copy Share Image
The man who attracts luck carries with him the magnet of preparation. — Clifton Fadiman Copy Share Image
“When all else fails, go away completely, however long feels necessary.” — Shellen Lubin Copy Share Image
