Quotes about preparedness

There is no such thing as weak competition it grows all the time.

Speak softly and carry a big stick you will go far.

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting but never hit soft!

All things are ready, if our mind be so.

there's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst.

It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities come he is ready.

Why is it that at the very moment I need to appear graceful I stumble and fall like a klutz, as though this scene had never played through my mind differently a million times?

Your responsibility to be ready for the fight, never ends.

Wait awhile, and everything will change."~'Griblich

To lead an untrained people to war is to throw them away.

In fair weather prepare for foul.

We should lay up in peace what we shall need in war.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

I feel as though I have leapt off this massive cliff and I am still building my wings… Everyone just assumes I know how to fly, but I am pretty sure I am only falling gracefully and hoping to miss the ground.

Private-sector preparedness is not a luxury; it is a cost of doing business in the post-9/11 world. It is ignored at a tremendous potential cost in lives, money and national security.

Chance favours the prepared mind.

If you know that God may soon be entrusting you with a particular ministry, then it's important that you look ahead to what may be awaiting you in the future and see how you can prepare yourself for it

Over the years, Americans in particular have been all too willing to squander their hard-earned independence and freedom for the illusion of feeling safe under someone else's authority. The concept of self-sufficiency has been undermined in value over a scant few generations. The vast majority of the population seems to look down their noses upon self-reliance as some quaint dusty relic, entertained only by the hyperparanoid or those hopelessly incapable of fitting into mainstream society.

Because you never know when the day before ... Is the day before. Prepare for tomorrow.

Everyone deserves the chance to survive. I think of this every time I see another disaster. There are probably people dying who don’t have to.

What you are prepared to do in order to achieve what you want is the only cost involved in achieving that goal.

Military preparedness is absolutely a form of strength.

It usually takes me two or three days to prepare an impromptu speech.

People were always getting ready for tomorrow. I didn't believe in that. Tomorrow wasn't getting ready for them. It didn't even know they were there.

I cannot have chaos erupting around me until I am prepared for it. I am a collector. I am an observer. I don't participate. My resources, and my standing, must be secure before I can allow the uncertainty of war to crash down upon us.

No one knows the future, but the present offers clues and hints on its direction.

Failure exists. Yes! Failure exists. Don’t expect to meet all your expectations in life; however, expect to do everything you must do to realize your expectations and success. These two things success and failure have in common; they both responds to uncertainty and they are triggered by action.

You can’t prepare for the details of every single possible thing that might come your way in the future, because the future is uncertain.

Every action in the present prepare us for the future.

If you have a deep desire to move forward, a way is being prepared for you.

What if you spent some alone time every morning? Call it prayer. Call it planning. Call it centering. I call it a powerful way to begin the day.

Part of knowing how to be prepared comes from being self-aware—being able to anticipate what you’ll need (or screw up) and planning accordingly. I know I am rarely, if ever, the smartest person in the room. And that’s totally OK. What’s not OK is (1) not recognizing that and (2) not coming ready to participate in a meaningful way.

pulling a great substance from a higher height whilst leaning on a slippery ground with the mentality of having the substance whilst standing is a thought of fantasy. You may only result in falling with the substance

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.