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Quotes About Preparation

I like to prepare as much as possible beforehand, but there's definitely that element of fear when you're on set, and you have to be conscious of it and use that fear to drive you to work harder.
~ Leonardo DiCaprio
Believe in the hard work. Believe in the preparation. It's not a matter of if it'll work; it's a matter of when.
~ Unknown
I'm trying to get some building work done at the moment, quite seriously. Be careful.
~ Unknown
If you do a scene and you really like a character in it or a premise in it to write it down and to work on it so that you can have five or six characters that you can pull out in an audition.
~ Amy Poehler
People ask me how did you choose the part and how did you prepare for this work? I just learned the lines and showed up; I don't know what else to say because that's all I know how to do.
~ Anthony Hopkins
I want the new band to work together for a while, and when we're ready we'll invite every major record company to see us.
~ Tommy Bolin
when we travel, most of us take too much. I always work on the assumption that I'm going to take everything with me because I don't want the second wife to have anything if the plane crashes.
~ Virginia Graham
I am not like my image; I take my work so seriously. Everyone thinks I just bounce in, but I study and everything has to be just right.
~ Barbara Windsor
I have 23 top players and they are all ready to put on the jersey and work on the pitch and that makes you happy and then you have peace of mind.
~ Diego Maradona
Personnel determines the potential of the team. Vision determines the direction of the team. Work ethic determines the preparation of the team. Leadership determines the success of the team.
~ John C. Maxwell
Three hours of writing require twenty hours of preparation. Luckily I have learned to dream about the work, which saves me some working time.
~ John Steinbeck
A cardinal principle of the gospel is to prepare for the day of scarcity. Work, industry, frugality are part of the royal order of life.
~ Keith B. McMullin
I work all day, do research, sketch my ideas, prepare for performances.
~ Lady Gaga
The first thing, the main thing, about how I work is I need to understand the character.
~ Marion Cotillard
Sensuality takes planning and work.
~ Mason Cooley
On the day of the show, I sit down with someone that speaks very good English and someone who speaks the local language very well and work out what I'm going to say.
~ Phil Collins
Whether four years of strenuous attention to football and fraternities is the best preparation for professional work has never been seriously investigated.
~ Robert M. Hutchins
I am ready to work, I am ready for this job and I am ready for this challenge. (on being Manchester City manager)
~ Stuart Pearce
It isn't working that's so hard, it's getting ready to work.
~ Andy Rooney
We must each prepare ourselves for every good work that might come to us and then accept the principle that revelation, not aspiration, is the basis for our respective callings.
~ Unknown
Do your homework all of your life.
~ Muriel Siebert
When you finish for the day, write a note reminding yourself of what you plan to do next. This helps you to remember today's great idea when you get back to work tomorrow.
~ Nita Leland
Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits. That's it in a nutshell ... In order to be creative you have to know how to prepare to be creative.
~ Twyla Tharp
Though not everyone can attend seminary, every Christian has a seminary between two covers - the Holy Bible. God's Word is a school that trains us for the work He has planned for us on earth.
~ David Jeremiah