Quotes About Preparation

A serious prophet upon predicting a flood should be the first man to climb a tree.

To a certain extent," he explained, "a man must merely believe in his luck and figure that a certain amount of good fortune will bless us when the critical day arrives."30 Throughout the war Eisenhower trusted in his luck along with his preparations, and it never failed him.

the German today is like the June Bride. He knows he is going to get it, but he doesn't know how big it is gong to be.

The German today is like the June Bride. He knows he is going to get it, but he doesn't know how big it is going to be.

I am magnificently prepared for the long littleness of life. There is diddley-squat for me to look forward to. Zilch, zero, zip-all, sweet lipperty-pipperty nothing. The only thought that will give me the energy to carry on is that someone has a life which would be diminished by my departure from it.

There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip

Someday I will teach you how to plan and administer an attack on a fortification. You don't just drive up to it, you idiot. What did you think would happen?

You think Okay, I get it, I'm prepared for the worst , but you hold out that small hope, see, and that's what fucks you up. That's what kills you.

Pray for rain all you like, but dig a well as you do it.

It's best to have your tools with you. If you don't, you're apt to find something you didn't expect and get discouraged.

In many ways, Eulah-Beulah prepared me for literary criticism. After having a two-hundred-pound babysitter fart on your face and yell Pow!, The Village Voice holds few terrors.

In case you didn't know it, friend, the Weather Bureau can post tornado warnings, but when it comes to telling exactly when and where they'll touch down, they don't know fuck-all.

We are creating at this moment what our tomorrow will be

Today is a season for tomorrow's harvest

Planning is the key to success, course he who fails to plan has actually plan to fail

What are you planting today to harvest tomorrow?

You don't have to be faster than a bullet, you just need to be smarter than the man holding the gun.

Time whips up cream for those who are ready for dessert.

My whole life, I prepared to come down in order to save the world above.. Now I have to ascend to save the world below..

Take time for the clearance of the mind, preparing for adherence to perseverance for the journey of another thousand miles.

Planning helps you to avoid potholes in the journey of life

Be wise enough to learn from the past, shrewd enough to capitalize on the present, and clever enough to prepare for the future.

When you put on your thinking cap make sure it's clean.

The most indespensible ingredient of all good home cooking: love for those you are cooking for.