Preparing Quotes

472 quotes by 435 authors

It's one of the ironies of mountaineering,' said Young, 'that grown men are happy to spend months preparing for a climb, weeks rehearsing and honing… — Jeffrey Archer
Mom and Dad had a lot to answer for, she decided. She couldnâ€™t even be rude to evil vampires whoâ€™d caged her boyfriend and were… — Rachel Caine
And so I fell devoutly asleep and slept a long time, because young people seem to need sleep more than the old, who have already… — Umberto Eco
How often we expect big things from God without preparing for big things from him — Beth Moore
Most of us love a non-self, or something extrinsic and apart from our inner life; but a mother's love during the time she is a… — Fulton J. Sheen
There is always a part of my mind that is preparing for the worst, and another part of my mind that believes if I prepare… — Kay Redfield Jamison
GRAPESHOT, n. An argument which the future is preparing in answer to the demands of American Socialism. — Ambrose Bierce
Some honorable men spend their whole life preparing for a supreme act of treachery — Mario Puzo
For unless one is able to live fully in the present, the future is a hoax. There is no point whatever in making plans for… — Alan Watts
Looking at everything, I started to feel nauseous, as if the seventies had taken refuge here against extinction and were preparing to take over the… — Kim Harrison
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying says that death is the graduation ceremony, while living is just a long course in learning and preparing… — Nikki Sixx
All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen. — Sidney Lumet
Western parents try to respect their childrenâ€™s individuality, encouraging them to pursue their true passions, supporting their choices, and providing positive reinforcement and a nurturing… — Amy Chua
And war is wonderful, isn't it? For it's war, isn't it, that the Americans have been preparing for and are preparing for this way step… — Antonin Artaud
As any war veteran will tell you, there is a vast difference between preparing for battle and actually facing battle for the first time. You… — Kevin Hearne
evil labours with vast power and perpetual success - in vain: preparing always only the soil for unexpected good to sprout in. — J.R.R. Tolkien
This is beyond understanding." said the king. "You are the wisest man alive. You know what is preparing. Why do you not make a plan… — John Steinbeck
It feels like he's marking me. Like he's preparing me for something monumental. That could both change and ruin my life. — Katy Evans
For is there any practice less selfish, any labor less alienated, any time less wasted, than preparing something delicious and nourishing for people you love? — Michael Pollan
Striving for peace and preparing for war are incompatible with each other, and in our time more so than ever. — Albert Einstein

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