Quotes About Readiness

Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture.

Il ne sert à rien de regretter sa jeunesse, Ni de maudire la vieillesse, Ni d'avoir peur de la mort, Ta vie, c'est la journée que tu es en train de vivre, Rien d'autre. Alors divertis-toi, sois heureux, Et sois prêt à partir. (p.424)

But see? Then you got all human on me the other night, and it's official. I'm there, Henry. I'm...I'm ready for the Henry lifestyle. And I know you've only gotten your toes wet in Lake Justin right now, but I want you to come in, take a swim, and build your house out here, okay?

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My thing has always been preparation. When I was a performer on the roster as one of the guys on a weekly, full-time schedule, I was always prepared.

I need eight weeks, train hard, last one week make weight, and go to the war. Because when I go to the war, I have to know I am ready or no.

The same way you train yourself to be physically gifted player - whether you do weights, or running to get in shape or swimming - the mental side is the same way. You've got to train yourself to be ready for whatever.

All living souls welcome whatever they are ready to cope with; all else they ignore, or pronounce to be monstrous and wrong, or deny to be possible.

Dig your well before you're thirsty.

I was overjoyed when I was offered the title role in 'Well Done Abba.' I was ready for the role even before I heard the story because you don't ask questions when it is Shyam Benegal's film. It is the chance of a lifetime.

In football you can take the praise when it comes, but you've got to be ready to take the criticism as well.

You've got to take what comes. You've got to make yourself available for everything; you've got to pray that you're in a position to do the jobs when they come around.

I was determined to be fit during my pregnancy because I didn't know what I was going to get in terms of labour, so I wanted to be prepared for that.

I don't think I was ready for the Premier League until I was 24 at Southampton.

I try to prep a lot of things in advance and be organized, whether that's meals, school runs, homework plans, plenty of GCSE revision.

Preparation is everything.

Hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action.

The more complicated and powerful the job, the more rudimentary the preparation for it.

There is no shorter road to defeat than by entering a war with inadequate preparation.

Preparation is key.

At no time are we ever in such complete possession of a journey, down to its last nook and cranny, as when we are busy with preparations for it.

My husband's family is military. Preparation is just, from that family perspective, it's just a part of what makes sense to do. You buy insurance for your house; you have a go bag.

Obviously, you make preparations before you engage in any meeting.

My preparation is different for every format.