Preparation Quotes

978 Preparation quotes by 747 unique authors

This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the… — Corrie Ten Boom
Today I know that such memories are the key not to the past, but to the future. I know that the experiences of our lives,… — Corrie Ten Boom
Despite all my public misconduct, in the past year, I had learned the Elemental spells, the Doppelschläferin, and the preparation and flying of a magic… — Catherine Gilbert Murdock
The minute you get away from fundamentals – whether its proper technique, work ethic or mental preparation – the bottom can fall out of your… — Michael Jordan
Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability.... We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation. — Thomas A. Edison
He who is best prepared can best serve his moment of inspiration. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else. — Shunryu Suzuki
Perhaps the most terrible (or wonderful) thing that can happen to an imaginative youth, aside from the curse (or blessing) of imagination itself, is to… — Tom Robbins
Our Heavenly Father loves each one of us and understands that this process of climbing higher takes preparation, time, and commitment. He understands that we… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Everything is raw material. Everything is relevant. Everything is usable. Everything feeds into my creativity. But without proper preparation, I cannot see it, retain it,… — Twyla Tharp
Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood. — H. L. Mencken
Why not seize the pleasure at once? -- How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation! — Jane Austen
Artemis must be present at the solstice," Zoe said. "She has been the most vocal on the council, arguing for taking action against Kronos's minions.… — Rick Riordan
She was in that highly-wrought state when the reasoning powers act with great rapidity: the state a man is in before a battle or a… — Leo Tolstoy
I've always been interested in foreign relations. It's my belief that study of history should be our preparation for understanding the present rather than an… — Elizabeth Kostova
You were not born a winner, and you were not born a loser. You are what you make yourself be. — Lou Holtz
Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of… — John Wooden
Truth gains more even by the errors of one who, with due study and preparation, thinks for himself, than by the true opinions of those… — John Stuart Mill
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. — Benjamin Franklin
One can have only as much preparation as he has foresight. — Jim Butcher
Peace?' said Vetinari. 'Ah, yes, defined as period of time to allow for preparation for the next war. — Terry Pratchett
Please, a definition: A hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action. — Ralph Ellison
For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned. — Benjamin Franklin
You and I have spoken all these words, but for the way we have to go,words are no preparation. I have one small drop of… — Unknown Author
(An unhappy childhood was not) an unsuitable preparation for my future, in that it demanded a constant wariness, the habit of observation, and the attendance… — Rudyard Kipling

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