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Christ signifies to 'em that he was going home to his Father's house, and he encourages 'em that they shall be with him there in due time, in that there were many mansions there. There was a mansion provided not only for him, but for them all (for Judas was not then present), and not only for them, but for all that should ever believe in him to the end of the world; and though he went before, he only went to prepare a place for them that should follow. The
— Jonathan Edwards
The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully.
— Epicurus
It's a great thing learning how to die.
— Epicurus
Fireproof doesn't mean that a fire will never come, but that when it comes you'll be able to withstand it.
— Eric Wilson
We live in an age when to be young and indifferent can no longer be synonymous. We must prepare for the coming hour. The claims of the Future are represented by suffering millions and the Youth of a Nation are the trustees of Posterity.
— Benjamin Disraeli
The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
— Benjamin Disraeli
You are a long time retired. I don't want to sit there when that happens and think, 'Oh, I wish I had done that better'. I just think everything I can do, that is always the way that I have been. I don't want to have any regrets.
— James Milner
I want readers to rehearse that day when everything shatters and think through what they'll hang onto when that happens.
— Terri Blackstock
Every actor prepares differently and to different degrees of privacy. Some want to talk everything out. Others really don't want to talk anything out - or rehearse much.
— Todd Haynes
If I ever write a book, 'I Should Have Worn Comfortable Shoes' would be the title.
— Jacky Rosen
You need always to balance your tasks at the racetrack and at the factory. Still the factory is important where we are developing the car, preparing the cars.
— Mattia Binotto
When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
— John Ortberg