Quotes about Preparation
Have you got in your wood for this winter? What else have you got in? Of what use a great fire on the hearth, and a confounded little fire in the heart?
— Henry David Thoreau
For you yourselves know that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 1 Thessalonians 5:2
— Henry Blackaby
To insure the greatest efficiency in the dart, the harpooners of this world must start to their feet from out of idleness, and not from out of toil.
— Herman Melville
It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.
— Henri Matisse
trying to cook over the fire, plugging in the lamp before attempting to flip it on, or cranking up the engine before trying to put the car into gear. We
— Stephen Kendrick
Before every show, I have to put perfume on. I know the crowd's not necessarily going to smell me, but when I smell good, I feel like I can dominate the room.
— Rita Ora
I believe that worrying about a bad thing prepares you for it when it comes. If you worry, the bad thing doesn't hit you as hard. You can roll with the punch if you see it coming.
— Rainbow Rowell
When you begin to create the life of your dreams - or maybe better stated, when you begin to live the life that God dreams for you - you take responsibility to prepare for the future.
— Erwin McManus
Parties who want milk should not seat themselves on a stool in the middle of the field in hopes that the cow will back up to them.
— Elbert Hubbard
You better arm yourselves to answer your children's and grandchildren's questions... no matter what the question is... without being judgmental.
— Josh McDowell
It's always a good time to play against a team when they come back from Europe, whether it's the Europa League or Champions League.
— Sam Allardyce
God in his unending greatness and glory and man in his unending littleness, prepared for the worst but rarely for the best, prepared for the possible but rarely for the impossible.
— Frederick Buechner