Preparation Quotes

“I try to prepare for everything beyond the extent of preparation.”

“Now the general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand.”

“He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.”

“Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted.”

“The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.”

“A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens.”

“War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him leisure to contrive, and furnishes ability to execute, military plans.”

“Before all else, be armed.”

“Among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against.”

“The prince who relies upon their words, without having otherwise provided for his security, is ruined.”

“An army marches on its stomach.”

“Preparation for Monaco is a little different: you definitely build up a little bit slower throughout the weekend and pace yourself. It's important to find the limit carefully.”

“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.”

“Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.”

“A pint of sweat saves a gallon of blood.”

“Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.”

“My preparation is about precision. It is a science.”

"You can't predict. You can prepare."

Howard Marks

"I will prepare and some day my chance will come."

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”

Malcolm X

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

Confucius

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

Colin Powell

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”

Seneca

“You can't predict. You can prepare.”

Howard Marks

“The will to win is nothing without the will to prepare.”

Juma Ikangaa