Quotes About Preparedness

No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome difficulties and prepared to assume responsibilities.

A mother protects her child above all. She also has to let her go, but not without being sure her child is prepared and armed and ready. If you couldn't admit to yourself and to me those fears, those doubts, you couldn't be ready. Now I can let you go, even wishing I could stop you

Is it my turn yet?" Lassiter asked over the earpiece. "I was born ready for this.

What, like you didn't think I'd have a second knife? Fucking idiot.

Michael, to me, he was an assassin. He was one of those guys that prepared himself extremely well and was relentless in his attacking. And there are a few guys who have that mentality. I think Kobe Bryant has that type of mentality, and LeBron has that type of mentality.

For the Oscars, I had a speech in my hand, and I just knew if I opened the piece of paper, I was going to be unable to read it. So I just thought, 'I'm going to say, as coherently as I can, whatever I can.'

Hence the experienced soldier, once in motion, is never bewildered; once he has broken camp, he is never at a loss.

Unfitness for war is unfitness for existence.

You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.

The Limeys want us in even with our hastily made plans and our half-trained and half-equipped troops.

Danger has a bracing effect.

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.

It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Save now, so you are not dependent on your children when you are old

To anticipate and prevent disasterous contingencies would be the part of wisdom and patriotism.

I know the football and the training in Italy are different to Spain, but I'm ready.

I've always been a very careful sailor. I know, me and being careful - doesn't really sound right, does it? But when I sail, I take it seriously and take along spares for everything. You have to be careful when you're 1,500 miles from land. There's no one you can call. You're on your own.

The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech.

Luck happens when preparedness and opportunity get together.

Hurricane Katrina reiterated the need for [access to] medical records, ... ... But there's going to be a lot more needed than $4 million.

The militia is our ultimate safety. We can have no security without it. The great object is that every man be armed.

Never insult seven men when all your packing is a six-shooter.

Man, wear your seat belts. That's all I can tell everybody. You never know.