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title: "8 World Prepared Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 World Prepared quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best World Prepared sayings and thoughts."
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> [We live in a world where being prepared is no longer an option](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mehl/we-live-in-a-world-where-being-prepared-is-no-longer-an-option/)

[Joe Mehl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mehl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cd/joe-mehl-21500_choice_we-live-in-a-world-where-being-prepared_97258.jpg)

> [The world is only a mirror. You will only see in the world what you're prepared to see in yourself-nothing more and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-holden/the-world-is-only-a-mirror-you-will-only-see-in-the-world-what-you-re/)

[Robert Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-holden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31f/robert-holden-6555_inspirational_the-world-is-only-a-mirror-you-will-only_772651.png)

> [The world of education is like an island where people cut off from the world are prepared for life by exclusion from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-montessori/the-world-of-education-is-like-an-island-where-people-cut-off-from/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db0/maria-montessori-709_cutting_the-world-of-education-is-like-an-island_878780.png)

> [“Every significant invention must be startling, unexpected, and must come into a world that is not prepared for it. If the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/every-significant-invention-must-be-startling-unexpected-and-must/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/anonymous-1_entrepeneurship_every-significant-invention-must-be-star_905282.jpg)

> [You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/you-can-do-anything-in-this-world-if-you-are-prepared-to-take-the/)

[W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/w-somerset-maugham-237_consequences_you-can-do-anything-in-this-world-if-you_1349698.jpg)

> [The United States can only lead a world that's prepared to follow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-stephens/the-united-states-can-only-lead-a-world-that-s-prepared-to-follow/)

[Bret Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-stephens/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25f/bret-stephens-3977_follow_the-united-states-can-only-lead-a-world_1608835.jpg)

> [Economic and financial crisis are getting much more usual, and they are not confined to a given country but they immediately spread…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-pinera/economic-and-financial-crisis-are-getting-much-more-usual-and-they/)

[Sebastian Pinera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-pinera/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/sebastian-pinera-30758_be-prepared_economic-and-financial-crisis-are-gettin_1761089.jpg)

> [We have to make sure that we are a force for peace and stability in the world, and that we're prepared to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thad-cochran/we-have-to-make-sure-that-we-are-a-force-for-peace-and-stability-in/)

[Thad Cochran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thad-cochran/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/thad-cochran-31171_american-people_we-have-to-make-sure-that-we-are-a-force_3101433.png)

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