Preparation Quotes

There is the danger of over preparation, of loss of spontaneity; over rehearsal is the most terrible thing you can imagine. We do have a very close association between costume and set designer, though. And the cameraman is very important, of course.

For it is we who must pray for our daily bread, and if He grants it to us, it is only through our labour, our skill and preparation.

My favorite part is the preparation because you read on the page, you get this character.

Running a school where the students all succeed, even if some students have to help others to make the grade, is good preparation for democracy.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

In the first place, the preparation of the Nobel lecture which I am to give has shown me, even more clearly than I knew before, how many others share with me, often, indeed, have anticipated me, in the discoveries for which you have awarded me the prize.

The more complicated and powerful the job, the more rudimentary the preparation for it.

A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and no teacher can afford to neglect this part of his preparation.

The Middle East is more angry than ever. I'm afraid that the sort of deceit on the route to war was linked to the lack of preparation for afterwards and the chaos and suffering that continuous - so it won't go away will it?

Life is a long preparation for something that never happens.

Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control.

Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement.

You had better live your best and act your best and think your best today; for today is the sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.

In preparation for it, we need to have folks who are trained, we need facilities, equipment and supplies, that are going to be built into our society, and we are going to spend a lot of money on it.

When I cut the feet out of my pantyhose that one time, I saw it as my sign. I had been visualizing being self employed prior to this happening. It was my mental preparation meeting the opportunity in that moment.

Victory is the child of preparation and determination.

There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.

The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.

We were totally unprepared for such a large quantity of visitors, and in view of the preservation of the antiquities they being very crowded and in poor preservation, we were obliged to refuse admission until some preparation was made to safeguard the objects.

The whole of that part of Southern Africa which is controlled by racial minorities is experiencing either consistent and regular guerilla activity or is faced with advanced preparation for its commencement.

I went off to a school with the children of CEOs and diplomats. To be able to be at home with that group of people and at home with the desperately poor has been good for me in preparation for my coming to Washington.

My preparation is mainly just knowing the lines and getting in and knowing where your character is, knowing what it's about and having ideas that you can put in on the day.

The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done.

So many actors have sheer guts, will, and determination; they just need some preparation.

Four months of preparation and about 12 hours of shooting turned into about 30 seconds of screen time.

And then fourth, we have that essential group of people who track programs and budgets to ensure that they align with the needs of preparation and warning, counterintelligence and support to the operational war fighter.

I didn't have the ability to blow people off the court, so I needed my legs, my preparation and the ability to think on my feet.

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.

I have no intention of letting this decision change the way that I approach my training and preparation for games, but the time has come for me to realise that I have gone as far as I can go with this England team.

Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine.