Quotes About Preparedness

Every question missed is a potential crisis waiting to happen.

If I were ever stranded on a desert island, there would be 3 things I'd need: food, shelter, and a grip.

Let every head of household see to it that he has on hand enough food and clothing and, where possible, fuel also for at least a year ahead.

The revelation to store food may be as essential to our temporal salvation today as boarding the ark was to the people in the days of Noah.

Have sufficient food, clothing, and fuel on hand to last at least one year.

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

I allow a lot of room for improvisation and funny stuff. I always feel planned.

Always be prepared, always be yourself, and always be honest. That is a good recipe for self respect, self love and self worth.

A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.

Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable.

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite

Pessoa: «Espera lo mejor y prepárate para lo peor».

Excited. In a good way. I've been training my whole life for this.

41: SLEEP WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPY. CATS TAKE NAPS SO THEY'RE ALWAYS READY FOR ANYTHING.

As the nation has learned time and again, it is American military preparedness and superiority, in combination with a proactive and prudent foreign policy, that are likely to serve as a deterrent to military conflict and prevent large-scale, long-lasting wars. Should war occur—and at times war is unavoidable—the United States must ensure that its young service personnel are the best trained and equipped on the face of the earth.

After September 11, I wondered rhetorically midway through a column what we in the West are prepared to die for, and got a convoluted e-mail back from a French professor explaining that the fact that Europeans weren't prepared to die for anything was the best evidence of their superiority: they were building a post-historical utopia - a Europe it would not be necessary to die for. But sometimes you die anyway.

I have an underwater camera just in case I crash my car into a river, and at the last minute I see a photo opportunity of a fish that I have never seen.

You need to get to the future, ahead of your customers, and be ready to greet them when they arrive.

You know, I don't know what the future will bring, but I'm ready for whatever comes!

When I think of the future, I think of doing my washing so I've something to wear tomorrow.

To survive, to avert what we have termed future shock, the individual must become infinitely more adaptable and capable than ever before.

I don't want to tell you how much insurance I carry with the Prudential, but all I can say is: when I go, they go too.

We owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military force in the world, and we owe them the peace of mind that comes from knowing that they and their families will be taken care of if they sacrifice life, limb or the ability to sleep without war's nightmares. We owe them not just thanks and best wishes, but action, and action in our nation's capital.

Does Batman ever NOT have a plan...?