Quotes About Preparation

I've begun to have those stupid dreams. You know the ones where you show up for the final exam and haven't cracked a book all semester?

A good deal happens in a man's life that he isn't responsible for. Fortunate openings occur but it is safe to remember that such 'breaks' are occurring all the time, and other things being equal, the advantage goes to the man who is ready.

One nuclear war is going to be the last nuclear - the last war, frankly, if it really gets out of hand. And I just don't think we ought to be prepared to accept that sort of thing.

I am waiting for the Last Supper to be served again with a strange new appetizer

When there is a world recession, at some stage the world or major countries will come out of it, and people will spend money again. How can you use your time now to develop something which will be needed when the recession ends?

Los planes son inútiles», decía el presidente Eisenhower, apoyado en su experiencia militar, «pero la planificación lo es todo».

El tiempo que transcurre sin hacer nada ofensivo se acumula en el crédito del defensor».

The forward movement necessary to occupy enemy territory taxed the attacker's energies and resources, while the defender was able to use this time to prepare to receive the attacker.

Never confuse good luck with good planning

Every once in a while I don't think it's a bad idea for lawyers to remember that what goes on, at least on some level of our brains, is that we have to imagine everything coming apart. ... It's what we are. Out of control, always prepared, Boy Scout control freaks.

The most important thing you learn as a sports photographer is anticipation - not where the action is taking place, but where it's going to take place. Not where the subject is now, but where they're going to be.

We rarely control the timing of opportunities, but we can control our preparation

When you're talking about fighting, as it is, with no rules, well then, baby you'd better train every part of your body!

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

Never forgive, never forget. Do it once and do it right. You reap what you sow. Plans go to hell as soon as the first shot is fired. Protect and serve. Never off duty.

Ian had always suspected that the happiest day of a survivalist's life would be the one when the world ended. Now he knew it was true.

and got dressed

But McNamara knew more than the actual facts—he also knew the hypothetical ones. When you talked with him, you realized that he had already played out in his head the relevant details for every conceivable option and scenario.

Acting isn't something you do. Instead of doing it, it occurs. If you're going to start with logic, you might as well give up. You can have conscious preparation, but you have unconscious results.

We and the world, my children, will always be at war. Retreat is impossible. Arm yourselves.

No generation can do another generation's work for it. What we human beings can do at most is to mark out the pathway a little clearer for the generations to come after, and put legible signboards at the points where the greatest dangers have threatened us, in the hope that our posterity will read, understand, and be warned.

Visualization works best when you feel totally relaxed. Only when you have a calm state of mind can you get clear, vivid images. Do your visualization in the quiet of your home or car before leaving for the party, the convention, or the big-deal meeting. See it all in your mind's eye ahead of time.

To make the most of every encounter, personalize your verbal resume with just as much care as you would your written curriculum vitae. Instead of having one answer to the omnipresent 'What do you do?' prepare a dozen or so variations, depending on who's asking. For optimum networking, every time someone asks about your job, give a calculated oral resume in a nutshell. Before you submit your answer, consider what possible interest the asker could have in you and your work.

Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have.