Quotes About Preparation

Every time I go out onto a tennis court, I know what to expect.

Preparing for climate change has to be a national priority backed by tens of billions in federal investment. Lives are on the line.

I don't show tension and nervousness, but I know how fast my heartbeat races before a race.

When I get ready for a high-profile event, it's really about sleep and making sure I'm eating something healthy, and then it's always important to stretch to stay limber. No matter what, you want to feel as loose as possible, because it's easy to get full of excitement or tension with all that's going on.

I intend to get four people in a tent that I can attest is absolutely smaller than the Dragon spacecraft, on a mountain when it's snowing out, and introduce everybody to some really stressful situations. We are all going to know each other incredibly well long before we ever strap into Dragon.

Right before I go out, we usually put on some Lauryn Hill or Fugees, and I'll do a shot of tequila just to calm my nerves.

Is the proposed operation likely to succeed? What might the consequences of failure? Is it in the realm of practicability in terms of material and supplies?

I will not ever say that it's good to start with too little preparation, because that's patently not true. But I don't rehearse the way a lot of directors do, to stage a scene in terms of manners and attitudes and lock them in.

When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace.

I'm terrible at learning lines. I'm good at learning lines when I don't have to be word-perfect.

I really don't know what I'm doing... I don't. It's terrible. I go in there and I learn how to be like the character and do the best I can, and that's all I really do.

I get terrible butterflies. Before I go onstage, I'll have to freak out for five minutes. I scream. It seems to help!

The thing you've got to watch for is going broke when you're old. Look at all the people that go down and out at the finish. The man who built my country place is blind now and penniless. That's terrible!

I know this sounds terribly shallow, but I've been mapping out my outfits for the next day every day since I was little, even before high school.

People are in a hurry. They don't want to look at a long list of ingredients. Cooking is terribly hard work.

You know, I've never been in Huntington during the U.S. Open. I've been practicing down there for a few days and have watched as they set the area up. It amazed me at how early they begin the setup and what a terrific job they've done. It's a monster production, and I'm excited to be a part of it.

I was terrified of taking the G.R.E.

Right before I go on stage, I'm absolutely terrified. My mind darts at many directions, but the center of me is going forward into the performance.

I'm terrified of missing my call time. I'll check my alarm several times before I fall asleep.

The first time I ever deep-fried something, I was terrified. I was making yeasted jelly donuts, and I was so nervous that I fried them, unblinking, with a pounding heart and sweaty palms.

Losing your job is terrifying, but being prepared makes it so much easier.

I had a panic attack years ago in preparation for a very difficult show. And you cannot hear, or see, or you can't compute. It's quite terrifying.

We know that terrorism is going to happen in the future, and we need to be prepared for it.

We need to get ready for a world where terrorism will not ever fully go away.