Quotes About Preparedness

One more sign of how perfect Damen is—he keeps a pair of trunks in his car.

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Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies.

We were fortunate to have the Russians as our childhood enemies. We practiced hiding under our desks in case they had the temerity to drop a nuclear weapon.

It's impossible to start making a weapon only when the war already started!

I do believe it is important to be future-ready with a portfolio to be able to deal with however the market evolves. This is better than just forecasting accurately but in having the weapons ready to deal with the uncertainties.

Weapons training, how to clear a room - all that stuff is imprinted into me.

Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.

I think Bloomberg's broad vision of the environment in New York City is something I agree with. I broadly stand with his vision for how to deal with climate change and prepare for future weather events.

Severe weather can come at any time, and millions of people are impacted by storms each year. Truly, the best defense against severe weather is for families to create an emergency plan, practice that plan, and always stay alert and ready.

I would be ready for any kind of weather changes and carry different kinds of clothing in my car.

I'm poised to take any opportunity, I'm poised to keep myself in tip-top shape because that's what I love to do.

In life, you don't really know what's coming at you. Like a firefighter, or police officer, or anyone else working in the emergency field, they don't know what's going to come at them. You gotta be ready for anything.

The next president needs to know foreign policy and not learn it on the job.

Our intelligence community was extremely poorly prepared before 9/11.

We've certainly learned a lot of lessons from Katrina, from Rita. Rita was better than Katrina. We're doing a better job planning. We're closer - more closely aligned with the Department of Defense. These things would be positive things if we were to have another attack.

We have big, big problems - flooding, earthquake, and many foolish things which now people are doing - I mean, these self-made catastrophes. We are able to give to every man on the street the possibilities to help himself. And to fight for this was one of my duties.

Constant reevaluation is the bedrock of any emergency response.

When there are things that don't go according to plan, London will cope.

During the day I use a bronzer and highlighter and lip balm. But I always bring a full cosmetic case, just in case.

You've got to really check on what you're doing: check and recheck it seven other times to be prepared. Sometimes, people get carried away with the artistic-ness of the endeavor and don't quite have their game face on when the time comes. It's always a pretty costly mistake.

A president must be on the job 24/7, ready for any contingency, any crisis, anywhere, anytime.

Now the ambulance is always ready; the paramedics are always ready. People in the crowd can get help without risk. If you look at the Fabrice Muamba case, this is what helped save his life - the paramedics are there.

But this is sports entertainment, so things can change on a daily basis. For that reason you have to be ready to go at any time.