Quotes About Preparation

Christianity emerged from the religion of Israel. Or rather, it has as its background a persistent strain in that religion. To that strain Christians have looked back, and rightly, as the preparation in history for their faith.

As always, there's a couple of things in the pipeline - but that pipeline is a strange and ambiguous place.

We are no strangers to hurricanes in South Carolina. These storms are part of life, especially in the Lowcountry and all along our coast.

Learning lines is my biggest challenge.

Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don't want to run out of gas on your trip, but you're not doing a tour of gas stations.

I wouldn't say I'm a method actor. I do research when I feel I don't have enough experience for the part I'm playing.

The fact is, you can't train your body—or excel at anything—before you train your mind. You can't commit to excellence until your mind is ready to take you there.

They didn't have to know what was coming, but they were always ready. They knew when to take the shot, and when to pass to someone else. When to talk, and when to stay silent. When to speed up, and when to slow down. When to respond to criticism, and when to laugh it off.

If you are prepared," he told his players, "you will be confident, and will do the job.

Feed Your Mind Good Stuff, Exercise Your Gratitude Muscle, Prepare Yourself.

Everyone has the will to win, but it's only those with the will to prepare that do win.

The real world is coming, chugging straight at me like a bulldozer into the rain forest.

Keep the day ahead of you, that's what the old man used to say.

Being laughed at is excellent preparation for marriage.

If the plane you fly has a true airspeed of 120 to 180 knots, you need to be thinking about weather at least 120 miles to 180 miles ahead of your present position. That means the conditions you'll face at least one hour in front of your present position should be carefully considered now.

The third and final point is to anticipate an EFC time from air traffic control all the time. If the controller does not issue an EFC to you, request one as soon as possible. You may need that time should your communications radio fail after receiving your clearance. The expect-further-clearance time sets the occasion for the next steps to take should a radio failure occur.

N2864F, line up and wait.

We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training." —Archilochus

When I wake up in the morning, I'm thinking to myself: What can I do to be ready for that moment, which is coming? That propels me out of bed.

In cooking—as in business and war—hope for the best but plan for the worst.

The best defense is a good offense. —DAN GABLE, Olympic gold medalist in wrestling and the most successful coach in history; personal record: 299–6–3, with 182 pins

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I'll spend the first four sharpening the axe." —Abraham Lincoln

If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." –Colonel David Hackworth

The best defense is a good offense. —DAN GABLE, Olympic gold medalist in wrestling