--- title: "6 Prepared Shoot Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 6 Prepared Shoot quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Prepared Shoot sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5eb/howard-tayler-8412_be-prepared_when-the-messenger-arrives-and-says-don_303456.jpg" --- > [When the messenger arrives and says 'Don't shoot the messenger,' it's a good idea to be prepared to shoot the messenger, just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-tayler/when-the-messenger-arrives-and-says-don-t-shoot-the-messenger-it-s-a/) [Howard Tayler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-tayler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5eb/howard-tayler-8412_be-prepared_when-the-messenger-arrives-and-says-don_303456.jpg) > [“There was nothing to be done with him and his kind - unless you were prepared to shoot them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-isherwood/there-was-nothing-to-be-done-with-him-and-his-kind-unless-you-were/) [Christopher Isherwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-isherwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/christopher-isherwood-2302_prepared_there-was-nothing-to-be-done-with-him-an_960727.png) > [“Are you prepared then, to shoot a human being?" he asked, trying not to let Jenny sense his own internal unease. "It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-lindskold/are-you-prepared-then-to-shoot-a-human-being-he-asked-trying-not-to/) [Jane Lindskold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-lindskold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/407/jane-lindskold-31595_defense_are-you-prepared-then-to-shoot-a-human-b_1434286.jpg) > [One who brandishes a pistol must be prepared to shoot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-hoover/one-who-brandishes-a-pistol-must-be-prepared-to-shoot/) [Herbert Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-hoover/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a9/herbert-hoover-1115_be-prepared_one-who-brandishes-a-pistol-must-be-prep_1477213.jpg) > [I'd have conversations with the camera crew about what was going on in the scene, so that they were prepared to shoot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-sarandon/i-d-have-conversations-with-the-camera-crew-about-what-was-going-on/) [Susan Sarandon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-sarandon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e33/susan-sarandon-2799_cameras_i-d-have-conversations-with-the-camera-c_2164974.jpg) > [“He took a steadying breath. "You see, I'd always thought of life as a series of target practices. A man had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-jeffries/he-took-a-steadying-breath-you-see-i-d-always-thought-of-life-as-a/) [Sabrina Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-jeffries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d28/sabrina-jeffries-1064_aiming_he-took-a-steadying-breath-you-see-i-d-a_2812423.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prepared-shoot/#itemlist", "name": "Prepared Shoot Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When the messenger arrives and says 'Don't shoot the messenger,' it's a good idea to be prepared to shoot the messenger, just in case.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Howard Tayler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-tayler/when-the-messenger-arrives-and-says-don-t-shoot-the-messenger-it-s-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5eb/howard-tayler-8412_be-prepared_when-the-messenger-arrives-and-says-don_303456.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5eb/howard-tayler-8412_be-prepared_when-the-messenger-arrives-and-says-don_303456.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5eb/howard-tayler-8412_be-prepared_when-the-messenger-arrives-and-says-don_303456.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When the messenger arrives and says 'Don't shoot the messenger,' it's a good idea to be prepared to shoot…” — Howard Tayler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There was nothing to be done with him and his kind - unless you were prepared to shoot them.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christopher Isherwood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-isherwood/there-was-nothing-to-be-done-with-him-and-his-kind-unless-you-were/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/christopher-isherwood-2302_prepared_there-was-nothing-to-be-done-with-him-an_960727.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/christopher-isherwood-2302_prepared_there-was-nothing-to-be-done-with-him-an_960727.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/christopher-isherwood-2302_prepared_there-was-nothing-to-be-done-with-him-an_960727.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There was nothing to be done with him and his kind - unless you were prepared to shoot them.” — Christopher Isherwood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Are you prepared then, to shoot a human being?\" he asked, trying not to let Jenny sense his own internal unease. \"It's not the same as shooting a duck or gazelle.\" Jenny's violet eyes met his straight on. \"If that human being was about to harm any one of us, I'd feel worse about shooting the duck. 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