Quotes About Preparation

Tom adjusted his sword and checked his knives and his pistol. If there had been anyone to see his face, they would have seen a man at peace with himself and the world. And if they were wise they would know that such a man was the most dangerous of all opponent - one who fights to preserve love rather than perpetuate hate.

Know your enemy. The more you know about them, the less easily they can surprise you. And by studying them you might identify a weakness or vulnerability.

the world is always changing. Always. We can't give the next generation a set of guarantees. Best we can do is help them be smart enough and tough enough to deal with whatever comes. You know as well as I do that we're not going to be there forever for them.

Who knows what the future holds? Only the One God," explained Aidan. "You just live the little bit of life that you can see in front of you. You live it well. And that gets you ready for whatever unfolds next.

This is every cook's opinion - no savory dish without an onion, but lest your kissing should be spoiled your onions must be fully boiled.

That first pregnancy is a long sea journey to a country where you don't know the language, where land is in sight for such a long time that after a while it's just the horizon - and then one day birds wheel over that dark shape and it's suddenly close, and all you can do is hope like hell that you've had the right shots.

Before you're a mom you don't know what gear is going to be relevant.

For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream.

algo que me ha llamado últimamente la atención: que haya tantos narradores que se crean preparados para escribir una novela; se sienten tan increíblemente preparados que en su inagotable vanidad están convencidos de que la harán y la harán muy bien

The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully.

It's a great thing learning how to die.

A loser doesn't know what he'll do if he loses but talks about what he'll do if he wins and a winner doesn't talk about what he'll do if he wins but knows what he'll do if he loses.

The best way to tell a winner from a loser is this: A winner is a person who knows what he'll do next if he loses, but doesn't talk about it; a loser is one who doesn't know what he'll do if he loses, but talks about what he'll do if he wins.

wisdom ain't seeing what's in your face, but recognizing what's about to come!

One cannot simply read the Bible, like other books. One must be prepared really to enquire of it. Only thus will it reveal itself.

In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else, for whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and the opening must be studied in relation to the endgame.' Jose Raul Capablanca

Can you honestly say the environment(s) you are in will yield the kind of harvest you are expecting?

Fireproof doesn't mean that a fire will never come, but that when it comes you'll be able to withstand it.

To solve the problems of today, we must focus on tomorrow.

That ought to go well. Watch out for flying hedgehogs!

The coming battle was waiting like a fox in the shadows.

He won't last the winter if we stay here, though," Mousefur

If he was destined to oppose Tigerclaw, then so be it. Fireheart was ready for the challenge.

The mice aren't going to line up and come running into camp, you know.