Quotes About Preparation

Yeah, but if I don't start my nervous pacing now, I'll never have it all done in time.

Believe me, those great death bed speeches are written ahead of time.

It's unknown the place and uncertain the time where death awaits you; thus you must expect death to find you, every time, at every place.

The time to look for a new job is when you don't need one. The time to switch jobs is before it feels comfortable.

By the time I got to the Fox studio for my first major film, I knew how to hit a mark. I knew how to memorize lines. I knew how to pay attention.

The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give... Win or lose the game is finished. It's over. It's time to forget and prepare for the next one.

I was never comfortable with the risk of climbing in the Himalayas, or the amount of time in idleness that is involved in the Everest expedition.

The self-prepared dinner is a great time killer for lonely people and as much time should be spent on it as possible.

Honestly, if I can plan out a few meals ahead of time, I feel much more organized.

If I have a dry spell ... I wait and live harder, eyes, ears, and heart open, and when the productive time comes, it is that much richer.

I get nervous every time, for every single performance, before getting up on that stage.

Eleven years is a great length of time to prepare a movie, it would be wonderful to have 11 years of funded preparation.

If I've already thought through a situation and have a response prepared ahead of time in the event temptation rears its ugly head, it is that much easier to resist.

Jennifer [Lawrence] and Josh [Hutcherson] seem very, very grounded. They're getting down to the film like they did last time.

The hours from 7 to 12 are your time to build for the future before the world descends on you.

I'm a full-time mom. I've never felt as prepared, as before maternity.

By the time we leave, I have red lips and curled eyelashes, and I'm wearing a bright red dress. And there's a knife strapped to the inside of my knee. This all makes perfect sense.

I mean, if Pearl Harbor came along, you could have said the planning was wrong by the military ahead of time or maybe the battleships shouldn't have all been in the harbor and all that kind of thing.

What is down will go up. At the same time, you have to be prepared for what is up to go down.

Onstage, of course, you have the luxury of rehearsal and discovery and time and comfort, which then turns into terror when you actually have to put it in front of people.

Usually I love preparing. It's really the time I prefer, because it's a time of reflection and of possibility of growth - to let it cook inside.

The quiet of the morning offers a perfect time to do a meditation and yoga practice. It also allows time to be creative or to contemplate before the business of the day.

When I read a film script, I kind of see it in my head and I see the moments that shape what I understand the character to be. There's very little time for rehearsal.

The time for debilitating fear is before and after the mission.