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> [Lots of artists who paint have the experience to one degree or another... where their thinking doesn't precede their doing... It's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-guston/lots-of-artists-who-paint-have-the-experience-to-one-degree-or/)

[Philip Guston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-guston/)

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> [My physical preparation for a series starts at least 10, 15 days before it begins, but mentally around a month before I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajinkya-rahane/my-physical-preparation-for-a-series-starts-at-least-10-15-days/)

[Ajinkya Rahane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajinkya-rahane/)

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> [Basketball is just something else to do, another facet of life. I'm going to be a success at whatever I choose because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-robinson/basketball-is-just-something-else-to-do-another-facet-of-life-i-m/)

[David Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-robinson/)

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> [I'm fortunate that my job gives me the motivation to be as fit as possible. I wound up in a profession that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/i-m-fortunate-that-my-job-gives-me-the-motivation-to-be-as-fit-as/)

[Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/)

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> [On the whole, the life of a chess professional is not as easy as it appears at first sight. One needs to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-kramnik/on-the-whole-the-life-of-a-chess-professional-is-not-as-easy-as-it/)

[Vladimir Kramnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-kramnik/)

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> [Our struggle consists in showing that our nonviolence is neither a cloak to hide our violence or hatred, nor a preparation for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/our-struggle-consists-in-showing-that-our-nonviolence-is-neither-a/)

[Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/)

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> [ It's very rewarding to see the movie, and it's very rewarding to make the movie, but playing the character \[Riddick\] is sometimes… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vin-diesel/it-s-very-rewarding-to-see-the-movie-and-it-s-very-rewarding-to-make/)

[Vin Diesel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vin-diesel/)

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> [I'm not an athlete; I'm a quarterback. I don't have great speed, and I can't throw 90 yards down the field. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-harrington/i-m-not-an-athlete-i-m-a-quarterback-i-don-t-have-great-speed-and-i/)

[Joey Harrington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-harrington/)

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> [Still, I also know that most people, including me, tend to applaud the wrong things: the showy, dramatic record-setting sprint rather than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hadfield/still-i-also-know-that-most-people-including-me-tend-to-applaud-the/)

[Chris Hadfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hadfield/)

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> [ The amount of preparation I saw from someone like \[David\] Fincher, and how aware he is of everybody else's job on the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/the-amount-of-preparation-i-saw-from-someone-like-david-fincher-and/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

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> [The best CEOs in our research display tremendous ambition for their company combined with the stoic will to do whatever it takes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-c-collins/the-best-ceos-in-our-research-display-tremendous-ambition-for-their/)

[James C. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-c-collins/)

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> [The temple is a sacred edifice, a holy place, where essential saving ceremonies and ordinances are performed to prepare us for exaltation.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-hales/the-temple-is-a-sacred-edifice-a-holy-place-where-essential-saving/)

[Robert D. Hales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-hales/)

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> [During my practice sessions, I had walked all around the rink examining each corner. I make a habit of doing this before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josee-chouinard/during-my-practice-sessions-i-had-walked-all-around-the-rink/)

[Josee Chouinard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josee-chouinard/)

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> [Despite all my public misconduct, in the past year, I had learned the Elemental spells, the Doppelschläferin, and the preparation and flying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-gilbert-murdock/despite-all-my-public-misconduct-in-the-past-year-i-had-learned-the/)

[Catherine Gilbert Murdock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-gilbert-murdock/)

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> [Producing a photographic document involves preparation in excess. There is first the examination of the idea of the project. Then the visits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-siskind/producing-a-photographic-document-involves-preparation-in-excess/)

[Aaron Siskind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-siskind/)

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> [I know most Americans don't have this luxury, but we are in Los Angeles and are lucky enough to be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alison-sweeney/i-know-most-americans-don-t-have-this-luxury-but-we-are-in-los/)

[Alison Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alison-sweeney/)

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> [Donnt waste ur lyf in doubts and fears: spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pooja/donnt-waste-ur-lyf-in-doubts-and-fears-spend-yourself-on-the-work/)

[Pooja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pooja/)

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> [When I was about 17 I was on the G.B. squad and that's where I wanted to be. I went to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callum-smith/when-i-was-about-17-i-was-on-the-g-b-squad-and-that-s-where-i-wanted/)

[Callum Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/callum-smith/)

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> [I will not ever say that it's good to start with too little preparation, because that's patently not true. But I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-pollack/i-will-not-ever-say-that-it-s-good-to-start-with-too-little/)

[Sydney Pollack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-pollack/)

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> [I always say it takes as much preparation and thought to do a small part as a leading part. In some ways,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-reilly/i-always-say-it-takes-as-much-preparation-and-thought-to-do-a-small/)

[John C. Reilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-reilly/)

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> [In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion because they wish to return to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-henderson/in-almost-every-country-there-are-elements-of-opinion-which-would/)

[Arthur Henderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-henderson/)

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> [I wouldn't treat a romantic scene any differently than any other scene. I would really say the biggest preparation was chewing gum…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-englert/i-wouldn-t-treat-a-romantic-scene-any-differently-than-any-other/)

[Alice Englert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-englert/)

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> [Preparation is the be-all of good trial work. Everything else - felicity of expression, improvisational brilliance - is a satellite around the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-nizer/preparation-is-the-be-all-of-good-trial-work-everything-else-felicity/)

[Louis Nizer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-nizer/)

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> [You know, I'm never really 100-percent in any of those fights, because it's so hard to have perfect preparation for fighting and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-diaz/you-know-i-m-never-really-100-percent-in-any-of-those-fights-because/)

[Nick Diaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-diaz/)

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> [I love the idea of doing comedy, whether it's action comedy or just straight comedy. It's such a big, new world for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-bell/i-love-the-idea-of-doing-comedy-whether-it-s-action-comedy-or-just/)

[Zoe Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-bell/)

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> [The only industries that function well are the industries that take responsibility for training. The Japanese, you know, assume that when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-drucker/the-only-industries-that-function-well-are-the-industries-that-take/)

[Peter Drucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-drucker/)

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> [To get kids involved in meal planning and preparation, create games out of trying new foods, and provide ample opportunities for physical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-obama/to-get-kids-involved-in-meal-planning-and-preparation-create-games/)

[Michelle Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-obama/)

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> [Weddings have become an expression not just of our desires but also our ambitions, and so more and more the food at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-junod/weddings-have-become-an-expression-not-just-of-our-desires-but-also/)

[Tom Junod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-junod/)

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> [Phases of the creative process: Preparation-gathering impressions Incubation-letting go of certainties Immersion/Illumination-creative intervention/risk Revision-conscious structuring and editing of creative material.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-sheehy/phases-of-the-creative-process-preparation-gathering-impressions/)

[Gail Sheehy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-sheehy/)

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> [Confidence - Poise and confidence are not possible unless you have prepared correctly. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Poise and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wooden/confidence-poise-and-confidence-are-not-possible-unless-you-have/)

[John Wooden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wooden/)

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> [A man will teach his wife what is needed to arouse his desires. And there is no reason for a woman to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-cartland/a-man-will-teach-his-wife-what-is-needed-to-arouse-his-desires-and/)

[Barbara Cartland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-cartland/)

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> [Every aspect of filmmaking has lured me. Although I'm an actor now, one day, I'd like to direct a film. It's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nivin-pauly/every-aspect-of-filmmaking-has-lured-me-although-i-m-an-actor-now-one/)

[Nivin Pauly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nivin-pauly/)

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> [Time and time again, the players constantly surprise you and often not do at all what you expect and completely muck up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-mercer/time-and-time-again-the-players-constantly-surprise-you-and-often-not/)

[Matthew Mercer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-mercer/)

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> [Struggle in life makes you tough and inculcates fighting quality. It shapes you as a person of strong will power and prepares…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-anil-kr-sinha/struggle-in-life-makes-you-tough-and-inculcates-fighting-quality-it/)

[Dr Anil Kr Sinha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-anil-kr-sinha/)

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> [In preparation for a career in academic medicine, I worked as a medical house officer at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital from 1966 to 1968…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-e-varmus/in-preparation-for-a-career-in-academic-medicine-i-worked-as-a/)

[Harold E. Varmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-e-varmus/)

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> [“Don't rush in order to have things done early. Be prepared before you set off. That's the rule. However, this does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israelmore-ayivor/don-t-rush-in-order-to-have-things-done-early-be-prepared-before-you/)

[Israelmore Ayivor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/israelmore-ayivor/)

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> [A lot of broadcasting, I think, is doing a tremendous amount of preparation and trying to act like, 'Oh, this thought is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ira-glass/a-lot-of-broadcasting-i-think-is-doing-a-tremendous-amount-of/)

[Ira Glass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ira-glass/)

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> [I don't like the idea that the first preparation when you start to design your building has to put your label. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renzo-piano/i-don-t-like-the-idea-that-the-first-preparation-when-you-start-to/)

[Renzo Piano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renzo-piano/)

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> [I was arrested in September 2011 and detained for nine months before I was found guilty in June 2012 under Ethiopia's overly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eskinder-nega/i-was-arrested-in-september-2011-and-detained-for-nine-months-before/)

[Eskinder Nega](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eskinder-nega/)

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> [To confer the gift of drawing, we must create an eye that sees, a hand that obeys, a soul that feels; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-montessori/to-confer-the-gift-of-drawing-we-must-create-an-eye-that-sees-a-hand/)

[Maria Montessori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-montessori/)

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