Quotes about Preparation
Preparations are good in life, prologues ruinous.
— Margaret Fuller
There is a reason God has alerted us to "look up" for the coming of the Lord.
— John Hagee
The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.
— John Henry Newman
A good hunter did not rush into a den of lions unprepared, and Dante was a very good hunter.
— Elisabeth Elliot
You just don't know in life. Life knocks you about and pushes you over boundaries. But be ready. Do your homework; that's all I can say.
— Julie Andrews
You've got to be before you can do and do before you can have.
— Zig Ziglar
A solider always assumes that he is going to shoot, not to be shot.
— George Bernard Shaw
If I got places, sir, it was because I made myself fit for 'em. If you want to slip into a round hole, you must first make a ball of yourself; that's where it is.
— George Eliot
We prepare ourselves for sudden deeds by the reiterated choice of good or evil which gradually determines character.
— George Eliot
To neglect at any time preparation for death is to sleep on our post at a siege; to omit it in old age is to sleep at an attack.
— Samuel Johnson
It's always good to get a smaller tournament under your belt so that by the time you get to the Slams, you have a lot of experience.
— Serena Williams
The time will come to every human being when it must be known how well he can bear to die.
— Samuel Johnson