Preparation Quotes - page 3

Profound hearts, wise minds, take life as God makes it; it is a long trial, and unintelligible preparation for the unknown destiny. (Victor Hugo)
The sum and substance of the preparation needed for a coming eternity is that you believe what the Bible tells you, and do what the Bible bids you. View quote
Thomas Chalmers
Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else. View quote
Shunryu Suzuki
In peace, as a wise man, he should make suitable preparation for war. View quote
Horace
Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine. View quote
William Feather
I felt as if I were walking with destiny, and that all my past life had been but a preparation for this hour and this trial. View quote
Winston Churchill
It is only after mature deliberation and thorough preparation that I have decided upon the Program of Revolution and defined the procedure of the revolution in three stages. The first is the period of military government; the second, the period of political tutelage; and the third, the period of constitutional government. View quote
Sun Yat-sen
It is only by softening and disguising dead flesh by culinary preparation, that it is rendered susceptible of mastication or digestion; and that the sight of its bloody juices and raw horror does not excite intolerable loathing and disgust. View quote
Percy Bysshe Shelley
No part belonging to any single one of (all) rational beings will be lost, as far as God is concerned, in the preparation of that supernal Kingdom which is prepared for all worlds. Because of that goodness of His nature by which He brought the universe into being (and then) bears, guides and provides for the worlds and (all) created things in His immeasurable compassion, He has devised the establishment of the Kingdom of heaven for the entire community of rational beings - even though an intervening time is reserved for the general raising (of all) to the same level. View quote
Isaac the Syrian
For years before my Navy enlistment, I had studied the Soviet Union and the KGB's history of political intrigue in preparation for a career in intelligence. View quote
Malcolm Nance
With my personal preparation at the piano, I can afford to hum at half voice. (Placido Domingo)
Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation. View quote
Robert H. Schuller
I do find that there's a fine balance between preparation and seeing what happens naturally. View quote
Timothée Chalamet
Part of my preparation is I go and ask the kit man what colour we're wearing - if it's red top, white shorts, white socks or black socks. Then I lie in bed the night before the game and visualise myself scoring goals or doing well. View quote
Wayne Rooney
The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference, the conference of governments. View quote
Fredrik Bajer
So many years of preparation, for what was called adult life: was it for this? View quote
Hilary Mantel
I turned down a scholarship to Yale. The problem with college is that there's a tendency to mistake preparation for productivity. You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you'll never be successful. View quote
Shia LaBeouf
The right of an individual to refuse to kill, to torture, or to participate in the preparation for the nuclear destruction of humanity seems to me to be fundamental. View quote
Sean MacBride
Document preparation systems will also require large screen displays. View quote
Bill Joy
We can't ignore the fact that ahead of us is a great war and this war is going to need significant preparation. View quote
Ahad Ha'am
I think that every artistic venture is a risk, and it has to be that way, so you do as much preparation as you can and make that as thorough as you can possibly make it, until you turn up on set. It's about taking risks, and some might work and some might not, but that's what makes it interesting. (Matt Smith)
I wouldn't treat a romantic scene any differently than any other scene. I would really say the biggest preparation was chewing gum and breath mints! For a kissing scene, it's all about the breath mints! View quote
Alice Englert
My favorite part is the preparation because you read on the page, you get this character. View quote
Ashley Scott
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet. View quote
Bobby Unser
I've learned over the years that it doesn't matter where you pitch in the rotation. For me, preparation is everything. View quote
Cory Lidle