Quotes About Preparedness

He could hear Matthews saying, 'Worry before, and you'll be prepared. Worry afterwards and you'll keep your feet on the ground. But don't worry during action; that's fatal.

It is desirable that a man live in all respects so simply and preparedly that if an enemy take the town... he can walk out the gate empty-handed and without anxiety.

It is desirable that a man be clad so simply that he can lay his hands on himself in the dark, and that he live in all respects so compactly and preparedly that, if an enemy take the town, he can, like the old philosopher, walk out the gate empty-handed without anxiety.

is desirable that a man be clad so simply that he can lay his hands on himself in the dark, and that he live in all respects so compactly and preparedly that, if an enemy take the town, he can, like the old philosopher, walk out the gate empty-handed without anxiety.

Enlightenments, like accidents, happen only to prepared minds.

Every boy in a free country ought to be instructed in boxing, wrestling, and the use of weapons. Every young man ought to be drilled. Every householder ought, at least, to have a right to own a rifle, and should know how to make cartridges.

I love to travel with my own hot sauce, and I have it in packets so I no longer have to be disturbed by TSA.

When I travel, I love to have roll-up flats, the ones that you roll up and put in a bag, just in case your feet start hurting.

I always pack a travel snack bag. You don't want to get stuck without snacks no matter where you go!

I can't go anywhere without Chapstick - the store, the gym, traveling. I'm the one person that's, like, putting it on every two seconds.

I hate to say it, but I am not used to travelling light. I always prefer being ready for any situation! So, a lot of things go with me wherever I go.

Although we must be prepared for a catastrophic large-scale strike, a cyber armageddon, the reality is that we have been living with a constant barrage of cyberattacks for some time. The trend, I believe, will continue.

Peace will be there when you will be looking for it and ready for it.

I've always shown up, always been prepared. Everything I do comes back to the example I want to set.

there's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst.

Jock, save it," Meredith said wearily. "I know how you feel about guns. But right now, a gun would be a good thing to have, no matter what your views are." Sinclair snorted and shook his head. "A gun. Really, Meredith. Sometimes, you're just so basic.

None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army," Jefferson wrote in 1803. "To keep ours armed and disciplined is therefore at all times important.

In the natural childbirth classes my wife and I took, the birthing process was represented by a hand puppet being pushed through a sock. So at the actual birth I was shocked to see all this blood. The thing I had prepared myself for was a lot of lint.

That said, forewarned is forearmed,

I felt ready for anything, as long as it wasn't too threatening.

The telephone company is urging people not to use the telephone unless it is absolutely necessary, in order to keep the lines open for emergency calls. We'll be right back after this break to give away a pair of Phil Collins concert tickets to caller number 95. -unidentified radio disc jockey after the 1990 Los Angeles earthquake

It's not smart to get caught without a gun.

I always carry snacks in my bag. It's a good habit to have now that I am a mom.

I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.