Quotes about Preparation
I've a great fancy to see my own funeral before I die.
— Maria Edgeworth
Lord God of heaven and earth, I beg You to give me the confidence of Joshua. Instill in me Your purpose. Do not let me weaken. You are God and there is no other!
— Francine Rivers
Another reason for right living is that you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for the coming of our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. ROMANS 13:11
— Francine Rivers
With Sardaukar, you must scan them, scope them—both reflex and hard ray—cut off every scrap of body hair. And when you're through, be certain you haven't discovered everything.
— Frank Herbert
Humans can balance on strange surfaces, Odrade said. Even on unpredictable ones. It's called 'getting in tune.' Great musicians know it. Surfers I watched when I was a child on Gammu, they knew it. Some waves throw you but you're prepared for that. You climb back up and go at it once more.
— Frank Herbert
I have little to do with how you'll meet tomorrow, Gurney Halleck. I can only help you meet today.
— Frank Herbert
Relatively mild gusts of wind blow some trees down. Graceful palm trees, for example, are lovely to look at but will not stand up in a heavy wind because they are not well anchored.
— Joseph Wirthlin
When we win, I'm excited about winning. That way, I get the ups and downs of a football season. But I also know that it's never as good as it seems; it's never as bad as seems. You always have to stay focused because you never know, for me. My role, it could expand. So you just got to always be ready.
— Tim Tebow
When will you come and how will you come and will we be ready
— Madeleine L'Engle
When will you come and how will you come and will we be ready
— Madeleine L'Engle
John looked up from where he was crouched beside the fire, feeding it little bites of driftwood, and said, 'We'd better decide who wants hot dogs and who wants hamburgers because we haven't got too much time.' Everybody began talking about food, and things were better. There's something I've noticed about food: whenever there's a crisis if you can get people to eating normally things get better.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Success results when preparation meets opportunity.
— Joseph Wirthlin