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Most Famous Preparation Quotes
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. – Benjamin Franklin
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. – Colin Powell
Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. – John Dewey
For all your days be prepared, and meet them ever alike. – Edwin Markham
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. – Confucius
All things are ready, if our minds be so. – William Shakespeare
Expecting results, will inspire you to prepare for the situation that you are expecting. By preparing, you have already practiced what it will feel like when the situation arrives. – Huni Hunfjord
If you’d like to be that cool in a crisis, there are four key ways to do the ‘mental pushups’ to make you a better MacGyver: prepare, be more creative, visualize success and positive self-talk. – Greg Conderacci
True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system expects the unexpected, is prepared to be disrupted, waits to be transformed. – Tom Robbins
Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. – Malcolm X
One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vicepresident, and that one word is ‘to be prepared. – Dan Quayle
If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected. – Sun Tzu
The future belongs to those who prepare for it today. – Malcolm X
I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out. – Anne Frank
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet. – Bobby Unser
Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. – Alexander Graham Bell
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. – Abraham Lincoln
Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will. – James Monroe
The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck. – Tony Robbins
Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children. – Sitting Bull
Educate and inform the whole mass of the people… They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty. – Thomas Jefferson
For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now? – James Allen
Proper preparation prevents poor performance. – Stephen Keague
The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. – George Macdonald
Thorough preparation makes its own luck. – Joe Poyer
A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success. – Joyce Brothers
Today’s preparation determines tomorrow’s achievement. – unknown

My preparation is always mediation and deep breathing. And the rubbing of my hands together just gets my energy going. – John Edward
Life is a long preparation for something that never happens. – William Butler Yeats
Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy signals. – David Ogilvy
God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he’ll be there. – Billy Graham
Preparation eradicates cowardice, which we define as the failure to act in the midst of fear. – Veronica Roth
I haven’t got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out. – David Sedaris
Smart people learn from everything and everyone, average people from their experiences, stupid people already have all the answers. – Socrates
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune. – Horace
Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of. – Jane Austen
Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration. – Napoleon Bonaparte
The best possible preparation for the future is a well lived present. – George H. Brimhall
I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation. – Bobby Knight
Meticulous planning will enable everything a man does to appear spontaneous. – Mark Caine
Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now. – Alan Lakein
All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened. – Herman Hesse
Planning ahead is a measure of class. The rich and even the middle class plan for future generations, but the poor can plan ahead only a few weeks or days. – Gloria Steinem

Long-range planning does not deal with future decisions, but with the future of present decisions. – Peter Drucker
Another occupation might have been better. – F. H. Bradley
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. – John Adams
Moderation is a virtue only in those who are thought to have an alternative. – Henry A. Kissinger
Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow. – Abdul Kalam
It’s not the will to win that matter – everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters. – Paul Bear Bryant
Be over prepared so that you won’t under perform. – Gary Mack
Proper preparation prevents poor performance. – Charlie Batch
Motivational Preparation Quotes
Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and adding to your experience, so that you can make the most of opportunity when it occurs. – Mario Andretti
Preparation for old age should begin not later than one’s teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement. – Dwight L. Moody
Excellence without effort is as futile as progress without preparation. – William Arthur Ward
Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren’t enjoying today’s sunshine. – William Feather
Imperfect preparation gives rise to the thousand-fold forms that express physical and mental inferiority and insecurity. – Alfred Adler
I can imagine myself on my deathbed, spent utterly with lust to touch the next world, like a boy asking for his first kiss from a woman. – Aleister Crowley
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. – Tecumseh
Chance favors the prepared mind. – Louis Pasteur
I wanted to be in a band that gave bang for the buck. I wanted to be in the band who didn`t look like a bunch of guys who, you know, should be in a library studying for their finals. – Gene Simmons
Thorough preparation makes its own luck. – Joe Poyer
Preparation is the be-all of good trial work. Everything else-felicity of expression, improvisational brilliance-is a satellite around the sun. Thorough preparation is that sun. – Louis Nizer
The best possible preparation of success is empower yourself with trust in self capabilities. – Anil Sinha
Prepare the umbrella before it rains. – Malay Proverb
A good preparation takes longer than the delivery. – E. Kim Nebeuts
He who is best prepared can best serve his moment of inspiration. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture. – Amelia Earhart

Preparation is the key to leadership success. The more prepared you are the less your struggle to make it happen and the more your effectiveness! – Israelmore Ayivor
Preparation doesn’t assures victory, it assures confidence. – Amit Kalantri
First, I prepare. Then I have faith. – Joe Namath
You cannot move forward in any project, or task, career, relationship or changing a habit unless you plan. And, preparation is not the end but only the beginning. – Byron Pulsifer
Prepare while others are daydreaming. – William Arthur Ward
The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today’s work superbly well. – William Osler
To create architecture is to put in order. Put what in order? Function and objects. – Le Corbusier
Even if what you’re working on doesn’t go anywhere, it will help you with the next thing you’re doing. Make yourself available for something to happen. – Cormac McCarthy
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised. – Denis Waitley
Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow. – Calvin Coolidge
Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Preparation for life is so important. Luck is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity. Opportunity is all around us. Are you prepared? – Earl Nightingale
It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared. – Whitney Young Jr.
Preparation time is never wasted time. – Anonymous
In fair weather prepare for foul. – Thomas Fuller
Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow. – Abdul Kalam
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. – Oprah Winfrey
Arrange whatever pieces come your way. – Virginia Woolf
In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. – Dwight D. Eisenhower
Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan. – Margaret Thatcher
You don’t need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight. – Barry Goldwater
Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control. – Richard Kline
It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained. – Queen Elizabeth
I don’t let things go unless I’m ready for them to go. – Faith Hill
Anxiety is caused by a lack of control, organization, preparation, and action. – David Kekich
In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe. – Carl Sagan
Look to the future, because that is where you’ll spend the rest of your life. – George Burns
Arrange whatever pieces come your way. – Virginia Woolf
All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near – Sun Tzu
To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success. – Jose Bergamin
…the best possible way to prepare for tomorrow is to concentrate with all your intelligence, all your enthusiasm, on doing today’s work superbly today. That is the only possible way you can prepare for the future. – Dale Carnegie

When I cut the feet out of my pantyhose that one time, I saw it as my sign. I had been visualizing being self-employed prior to this happening. It was my mental preparation meeting the opportunity in that moment. – Sara Blakely
Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory. – Miguel De Cervantes
Unity and simplicity are the two true sources of beauty. – Johann Joachim Winckelmann
We should attempt to bring nature, houses, and human beings together in a higher unity. – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
In crucial things, unity. In important things, diversity. In all things, generosity. – George H. W. Bush
Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization. – Mahatma Gandhi
Precision, speed, unambiguity, knowledge of files, continuity, discretion, unity, strict subordination, reduction of friction and of material and personal costs – these are raised to the optimum point in the strictly bureaucratic administration. – Max Weber
Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who are unprepared. – George C. Clason
A tremendous amount of preparatory work and continuous training is necessary in order to turn your vague wish into professional excellence. – Aleksandr Tairov
Preparation Quotes For Success
If you’re prepared, then you’re able to feel confident. – Robert J. Ringer
There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure. – Barbara Jordan
I want to enjoy not getting recognised while it lasts. But the mask is a symbol of unity. Anyone can be a Walker. – Alan Walker
If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. – Sun Tzu
It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies. – Thomas Paine
Neither man nor woman is perfect or complete without the other. Thus, no marriage or family, no ward or stake is likely to reach its full potential until husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, men and women work together in unity of purpose, respecting and relying upon each other’s strengths. – Sheri L. Dew
Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things. – Dogen
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. – Sun Tzu
The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. – George MacDonal
Food feeds our souls. It is the single great unifier across all cultures. The table offers a sanctuary and a place to come together for unity and understanding. – Lidia Bastianich
My wisdom flows from the highest source, I salute that source in you. Let us work together for unity and peace. – Mahatma Gandhi
Unity is strength, division is weakness. – Swahili Proverb
I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. – Muhammad Ali
One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it. – Mae West
Unity is vision; it must have been part of the process of learning to see. – Henry Adams
Our strength as a nation comes in our unity. We are the United States of America, not the divided states. And those who want to divide us are trying to divide us, and we shouldn’t let them do it. – Ben Carson
The most prepared are the most dedicated. – Raymond Berry
The good in this world far outweighs the evil. Our common humanity transcends our differences, and our most effective response to terror is compassion, it’s unity, and it’s love. – Loretta Lynch
You can only fight the way you practice. – Miyomoto Musashi
Even if a unity of faith is not possible, a unity of love is. – Hans Urs von Balthasar
What we prepare for is what we shall get. – William Graham Sumner
If one asks for success and prepares for failure, he will get the situation he has prepared for. – Florence Scovel Shinn
Study the past if you would define the future. – Confucius
Only humility will lead us to unity, and unity will lead to peace. – Mother Teresa
Greatness is in the preparation. – Jack Hyles
Rise above sectional interests and private ambitions. Pass from matter to spirit. Matter is diversity; spirit is light, life and unity. – Muhammad Iqbal
Man is this plural and collective unity in which the unity of destination and the differences of destinies are to be understood through each other. – Paul Ricoeur
Preparation for life is so important. Are you prepared? – Earl Nightingale
The smaller the role innate talents seems to play and the bigger the role of preparation seems to play. – Malcolm Gladwell
The best preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today. – Darry D
Prepare your mind to receive the best that life has to offer. – Ernest Holmes
Adversity is preparation for greatness. – Andy Andrews
I know from personal experience that engaging with your community and helping others helps foster a sense of shared sacrifice and – at a time when our politics seem more focused on tearing us apart than bringing us together – that shared sacrifice will help us rekindle the national unity that has made us the strongest nation in the world. – Tammy Duckworth
Our confidence comes from our preparation. – Ronaldinho
Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. – Alexander Graham Bell