Preparation Quotes

Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.

"The birthplace of success is where preparation meets opportunity."

Victory awaits him who has everything in order -- luck people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time; this is called bad luck.

I felt as if I were walking with destiny, and that all my past life had been but a preparation for this hour and for this trial.

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.

We live everything as it comes, without warning, like an actor going on cold. And what can life be worth if the first rehearsal for life is life itself?

...why did we wait for any thing?--why not seize the pleasure at once?--How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!

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

I prefer thorough preparation over some device to make us 'rise to the occasion.' Let others try to rise suddenly to a higher level than they had attained previously. We would have already attained it in our preparation. We would be there to begin with.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.

Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four hours sharpening the axe.

Words lead to deeds. They prepare the soul, make it ready and send it towards tenderness.