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.
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Cormac McCarthy
It usually takes me two or three days to prepare an impromptu speech.
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Mark Twain
Opportunity doesn't make appointments, you have to be ready when it arrives.
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Tim Fargo
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.
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Derek Landy
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)...
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Alyssa Mastromonaco
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