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Preparation Quotes (page 23)

Mary Renault quote: "There is only one kind of shock worse than the totally..."
There is only one kind of shock worse than the totally unexpected: the expected for which one has refused to prepare. Mary Renault
Oscar Wilde quote: "Spontaneity is a meticulously prepared art"
Spontaneity is a meticulously prepared art Oscar Wilde
I am magnificently prepared for the long littleness of life. There is diddley-squat for me to look forward to. Zilch, zero, zip-all, sweet lipperty-pipperty nothing. The only thought that will give me the energy to carry on is that someone has a life which would be diminished by my departure from it. Stephen Fry
We live in a world shaped by the ambiguous legacy of the Enlightenment...[it] enlarged the scope of human freedom, prepared our minds for the scientific method, made man the measure of all things, and placed individual consent front and center on the political stage. James Q. Wilson
I-I have to go," she began, then bit her lip as she realized she was stuttering again-a habit she seemed to have developed in the past twenty-four hours. Forgetting her sketch pad, she stepped off the rock and prepared to make an undignified dash for her car. In the next instant she was whirled around. His face was set, his breathing unsteady. "I was wrong." His voice filled her head, emptying it of everything else. "I have a great deal of trouble resisting you. Nora Roberts
Horace quote: "In peace, as a wise man, he should make suitable preparation..."
In peace, as a wise man, he should make suitable preparation for war. Horace
May we ever be courageous and prepared to stand for what we believe, and if we must stand alone in the process, may we do so courageously, strengthened by the knowledge that in reality we are never alone when we stand with our Father in Heaven. Thomas S. Monson
Our faith is concentrated in the Son of God, and through him in the Father; and the Holy Ghost is their minister to bring truths to our remembrance, to reveal new truths to us, and teach, guide, and direct the course of every mind, until we become perfected and prepared to go home, where we can see and converse with our Father in Heaven. Brigham Young
If nature leads us to mathematical forms of great simplicity and beauty—by forms, I am referring to coherent systems of hypotheses, axioms, etc.—to forms that no one has previously encountered, we cannot help thinking that they are “true,” that they reveal a genuine feature of nature…. You must have felt this too: the almost frightening simplicity and wholeness of the relationships which nature suddenly spreads out before us and for which none of us was in the least prepared. Werner Heisenberg
Louis Pasteur quote: "Chance favors only the prepared mind."
Chance favors only the prepared mind. Louis Pasteur
E. M. Forster quote: "Those who prepare for all the emergencies of life beforehand..."
Those who prepare for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themsleves at the expense of joy. E. M. Forster
Actions speak louder than words. In the days to come the Goddess of Victory will bestow her laurels only on those who prepared to act with daring. Heinz Guderian
It was like the imminent arrival of Gargantuan preparations had to be made to widen the gutters of Denver and foreshorten certain laws to fit his suffering bulk and bursting ecstasies. Jack Kerouac
I think I can understand that feeling about a housewife’s work being like that of Sisyphus (who was the stone rolling gentleman). But it is surely in reality the most important work in the world. What do ships, railways, miners, cars, government etc exist for except that people may be fed, warmed, and safe in their own homes? As Dr. Johnson said, “To be happy at home is the end of all human endeavour”. (1st to be happy to prepare for being happy in our own real home hereafter: 2nd in the... C. S. Lewis
I know that the experiences of our lives, when we let God use them, become the mysterious and perfect preparation for the work He will give us to do. Corrie Ten Boom

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