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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.Cormac McCarthy
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It usually takes me two or three days to prepare an impromptu speech.Mark Twain
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Opportunity doesn't make appointments, you have to be ready when it arrives.Tim Fargo
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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.Derek Landy
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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.Alyssa Mastromonaco
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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 substanceErnest Agyemang Yeboah
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To perform you need practice, to practice you need passion.Amit Kalantri
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Preparation doesn't assures victory, it assures confidence.Amit Kalantri
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Prior preparation is Success divided by half. Once you have fully prepared, every hand glove that obstacles wear to pull you away from reaching your destination will become slippery!Israelmore Ayivor
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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.Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
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No one knows the future, but the present offers clues and hints on its direction.Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
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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.Auliq Ice
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Every action in the present prepare us for the future.Lailah GiftyAkita
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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.Steve Goodier
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If you have a deep desire to move forward, a way is being prepared for you.Bryant McGill
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People who have fully prepared always save time. Albert Einstein was right to teach that if he is given six hours to chop down a tree, he would spend the first four sharpening the axes. When you are done with your action plans, work will be easier!Israelmore Ayivor
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Don't rush in order to have things done early. Be prepared before you set off. That's the rule. However, this does not mean that you keep delaying the time for beginning. You must begin by all means! Go, get prepared!Israelmore Ayivor
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Wait awhile, and everything will change."~' GriblichStephanie Osborn
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All things are ready, if our mind be so.William Shakespeare
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There's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst.Stephen King
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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.Theodore Roosevelt
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Opportunity does not waste time with those who are unprepared.Idowu Koyenikan
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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?Richelle E. Goodrich
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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.Cody Lundin
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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.Unknown
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What you are prepared to do in order to achieve what you want is the only cost involved in achieving that goal.Steven Redhead
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Your responsibility to be ready for the fight, never ends.James Yeager
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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.Unknown
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Chance favours the prepared mind.Louis Pasteur
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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.Thomm Quackenbush
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Military preparedness is absolutely a form of strength.Rachel Maddow