Quotes About Preparedness

I have an extra set of eyelashes because you never know. I could cry or laugh, or it could be windy, and I'll need a standby pair.

When you work with Ray Charles, Billy Eckstine and Frank Sinatra, and you tell them to jump without a net, you better know what you're talking about. Thank God I was ready for it.

I have to say, if someone literally said to me, 'You're going off to a desert island, what is the one thing you would bring?' I would say, 'It's my concealer or you can just kill me now.' I've thought this through! Because I would find, like, berries in a bowl and make blush.

We're in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country.

I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.

I have left orders to be awakened at any time during national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.

You people are not prepared. You are well educated and you look cute, but that's not going to cut it.

You have to be silent, but ready

The first thing required of a teacher is that he be rightly disposed for his task.

Get Ready, Get Ready!

I don't want to be left behind. In fact, I want to be here before the action starts.

My mother says I am a pack rat. So what? Pack rats are probably very nice animals. And I bet they're prepared for anything. I know I am.

When it's raining pudding, hold up your bowl.

Always carry a large flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, and further, always carry a small snake.

And you know what they say. Always carry a large flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, and further, always carry a small snake.

This isn't about him. It's about you. You shouldn't do anything you're not ready for.

Seek out a 24-hour emergency veterinary hospital in your area as well. Keep the hospital's number by or on your phone. Accidents

All systems go. Everything is A-OK.

I don't know, Doctor. But I'd suggest you arm yourself and kill anyone who looks to be in need of it.

Be prepared. *smacks chest*

Always bring your own logistical hardware such as a spare power cord, an extension strip, and a mini Ethernet hub.

We are a rugged species, up for anything the universe can throw at us; and as the great gloominaries knew, we will be immeasurably better prepared for nasty surprises if we approach the universe realistically — pessimistically — than if we continue to peer out at our surroundings through a distorting, rose-colored prism of wish-fulfillment fantasy.

Always, in all circumstances, wear comfortable shoes. You never know when you may have to run for your life.

This is not to say that history repeats itself. Time is not a carousel on which we might, next time around, snatch the brass ring by being better prepared. Rather we see the past as flowing powerfully through the present and think that charting historical currents can enhance our ability to navigate them.