The seven Ps: Proper Planning and Preparation Prevent Piss-Poor Performance Votes: 3
John LanchesterPreparation for defense is an inalienable prerogative of a sovereign state. Votes: 3
Franklin D. RooseveltSuccess depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. Votes: 3
ConfuciusPreparation can only take you so far , after that you've got to take a few leaps of faith Votes: 3
Michael ScofieldPreparation is - if not the key to genius - then at least the key to sounding like a genius. Votes: 3
Winston ChurchillBehind every brilliant performance there were countless hours of practice and preparation. Votes: 2
Eric ButterworthEducation, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living. Votes: 2
John DeweyThe best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. Votes: 2
George MacDonaldGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Votes: 2
Abraham LincolnSpectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation. Votes: 1
Robert H. SchullerThe meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck. Votes: 1
Tony RobbinsBe ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet. Votes: 1
Roy D. Chapin, Jr.The best possible preparation of success is empower yourself with trust in self capabilities. Votes: 1
Anil SinhaOne important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. Votes: 1
Arthur AsheIf you have a sense of your place in the world, that's the best preparation for anything. Votes: 1
Casey WilsonExcellence without effort is as futile as progress without preparation. Votes: 0
William Arthur WardIn all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made. Votes: 0
Marcus Tullius CiceroExtra miles, extensive preparation and exhaustive efforts usually show astonishing results. Votes: 0
RoopleenNot death itself, but only the moral preparation for it, holds terrors. Votes: 0
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynLike completing a run, living today begins with preparation, planning, and prayer. Votes: 0
Elizabeth GeorgeI believe that the definition of luck is when preparation meets with opportunity. Votes: 0
Hilary SwankThe only preparation for prospering in the global economy is investing in ourselves. Votes: 0
William J. ClintonPolitics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary. Votes: 0
Robert Louis StevensonCommunications requires study, preparation, and a special attention to truth, goodness and beauty. Votes: 0
Pope FrancisIntuition is given only to him who has undergone long preparation to receive it. Votes: 0
Louis PasteurI believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy. Votes: 0
Jack CanfieldAn Olympic pursuit really takes a full three to four years of Olympic preparation. Votes: 0
Apolo OhnoMeditation is not an escape from life... but preparation for really being in life. Votes: 0
Nhat HanhDesolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light. Votes: 0
John of the CrossPlease, a definition: A hibernation is a covert preparation for a more overt action. Votes: 0
Ralph EllisonI don't believe in luck. Luck is just preparation meeting the moment of opportunity. Votes: 0
Oprah WinfreyThe more complicated and powerful the job, the more rudimentary the preparation for it. Votes: 0
William F. Buckley, Jr.I'm a big believer in the fact that life is about preparation, preparation, preparation. Votes: 0
Johnnie CochranSo many actors have sheer guts, will, and determination; they just need some preparation. Votes: 0
John RatzenbergerMen succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonConservatism... offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future. Votes: 0
Benjamin DisraeliWith my personal preparation at the piano, I can afford to hum at half voice. Votes: 0
Placido DomingoSo many years of preparation, for what was called adult life: was it for this? Votes: 0
Hilary MantelTo stand tall in times of tribulation, we must kneel down in times of preparation. Votes: 0
Terry CrousonI don't know secret to success, but I'm pretty sure the closest thing is preparation Votes: 0
Michelle KwanBAIT, n. A preparation that renders the hook more palatable. The best kind is beauty. Votes: 0
Ambrose BierceLife could do nothing for her, beyond giving time for a better preparation for death. Votes: 0
Jane AustenThe firmest security of peace is the preparation during peace of the defenses of war. Votes: 0
John Quincy AdamsWatch every tendency towards militarism, for we know that preparation for war leads to war. Votes: 0
William MulockI never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching. Votes: 0
Edwin MosesStrong families are not an accident...They take thought and intention and preparation and skill. Votes: 0
Julie B. BeckPerhaps all of life is no more than a long preparation for the leaving of it. Votes: 0
John BanvilleIf I knew I had 25 years left to live, I would spend 20 of them in preparation. Votes: 0
Charles SpurgeonNinety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything. Votes: 0
William H. MacyMy favorite part is the preparation because you read on the page, you get this character. Votes: 0
Ashley ScottI used to run to school, 10k every day. And this at altitude, perfect preparation, really. Votes: 0
Haile GebrselassieOf all the jobs I've had, sliming fish was pretty good preparation for life in Washington. Votes: 0
Hillary ClintonWe must reject that most dismal and fatuous notion that education is a preparation for life. Votes: 0
Northrop FryeStarting to drink now in preparation for New Years. No more last minute stuff like Christmas. Votes: 0
Albert BrooksRunning for president is hard. But it's good preparation. Because being president is a lot harder. Votes: 0
Mark McKinnonI'd rather have preparation than motivation. Everyone likes to play, but no one likes to practice. Votes: 0
Bum PhillipsDebates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows. Votes: 0
Mark McKinnonI don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion. Votes: 0
Zona GaleGood food is always a trouble and its preparation should be regarded as a labour of love. Votes: 0
Elizabeth DavidThis life was not intended to be the place of our perfection, but the preparation for it. Votes: 0
Richard BaxterI wrote The Grapes of Wrath in one hundred days, but many years of preparation preceded it. Votes: 0
John SteinbeckBoxing is a lot of preparation and then improvising, so there are parallels to being an actor. Votes: 0
Seth NumrichLuck is opportunity met by preparation - and to be prepared or unprepared is a personal choice. Votes: 0
Neal BoortzI've had the good fortune of studying the 17th-century art of Amsterdam in preparation for a film. Votes: 0
Jack O'ConnellI don't think we'll understand Advent correctly until we see it as a preparation for a revolution. Votes: 0
Robert BarronInactivity and deprivation of all accustomed stimulus is not rest; it is a preparation for the tomb Votes: 0
Robertson DaviesWe are here for experience, and experience is a preparation to know the Truth when we meet it. Votes: 0
Henry FordLosing yourself in the character opens you up in a way that no amount of precise preparation can. Votes: 0
Ana GasteyerI try to preload as little as I can. I like to come to the set with minimal preparation. Votes: 0
Peter BergIf I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if an hour, I am ready now. Votes: 0
Woodrow WilsonA loving trust in the Author of the Bible is the best preparation for a wise study of the Bible. Votes: 0
Henry Clay TrumbullA lot of hard work has to go into your career, and preparation, and being your best at all times. Votes: 0
Leven RambinMy real goal is the Olympics. It's going to be tough but it was very good preparation to play here. Votes: 0
Anastasia MyskinaI always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it. Votes: 0
Mira SorvinoRunning for president is hard. But it's good preparation. Because being president is a lot harder. Votes: 1 Mark McKinnon
Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football. Votes: 1 Roger Staubach
The preparation I had in college was the most valuable. Votes: 1 Hayden Fry
school people must not fall into the trap of thinking that early preparation for an unjust world requires early exposure to injustice Votes: 3 Oakes Jeannie
After decimating several vegetables, I decide juicing is my favorite form of food preparation. There's something perversely appealing about subjecting an innocent plant to that much violence. Votes: 3 A. J. Jacobs
Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football. Votes: 1 Roger Staubach
Running for president is hard. But it's good preparation. Because being president is a lot harder. Votes: 4 Mark McKinnon
Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military. Votes: 3 Barack Obama
I'm a big believer in the fact that life is about preparation, preparation, preparation. Votes: 2 Johnnie Cochran
A lot of my intensity in wrestling was due to my mental preparation before the matches. I got myself into a different world. Votes: 3 Dan Gable
A lot of hard work has to go into your career, and preparation, and being your best at all times. Votes: 1 Leven Rambin
Luck, that's when preparation and opportunity meet. Votes: 1 Pierre Trudeau
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet. Votes: 5 Bobby Unser
Whether it is a call to action for blood drives, disaster relief, or just community outreach, the American Red Cross does an extraordinary job at not only meeting the immediate needs of a community, but also the preparation and planning for long-term support, Votes: 3 Darius Rucker
If you really want to be world class - to be the best you can be - it comes down to preparation and practice. Votes: 3 Robin S. Sharma
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet. Votes: 1 Bobby Unser
Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It's about preparation, courage, understanding and nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result. Votes: 1 Joe Torre
I used to run to school, 10k every day. And this at altitude, perfect preparation, really. Votes: 1 Haile Gebrselassie
There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying, and spiritual practice leading to enlightenment. Votes: 3 Stanislav Grof
A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success. Votes: 3 Joyce Brothers
The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done. Votes: 5 George MacDonald
In times of peace, the war party insists on making preparation for war. As soon as prepared for, it insists on making war. Votes: 3 Robert M. La Follette
In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body. Votes: 1 Venus Williams
In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body. Votes: 1 Venus Williams
When conducted with proper preparation, and in a focused and professional manner, oversight of executive branch actions can reveal serious shortcomings by government officials and help prevent recurrence; the 'Waco hearings,' conducted over a two-week period in 1995, stand as an example of such an undertaking. Votes: 3 Bob Barr
No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation. Votes: 1 Daniel Webster
In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body. Votes: 1 Venus Williams
Reports also suggest that Ernst and Young and other large tax preparation firms are sending tax returns overseas for processing. But the IRS has no control over tax information once it's been sent to India or another country. Votes: 3 Melissa Bean
Teacher compensation isn't the only factor in cultivating great teaching. Other important priorities include changing how we measure student performance, providing more flexibility to teacher-preparation programs, and improving how we train and support principals. Votes: 1 Michael Bennet
Home teaching is an excellent preparation for missionary service. Votes: 1 Joseph B. Wirthlin
For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation. Votes: 1 Rainer Maria Rilke
I am an opponent of war and of war preparations and an opponent of universal military training and conscription; but entirely apart from that issue, I hold that segregation in any part of the body politic is an act of slavery and an act of war. Votes: 3 Bayard Rustin
In Ethiopia, food is often looked at through a strong spiritual lens, stronger than anywhere else I know. It's the focal point of weddings, births and funerals and is a daily ceremony from the preparation of the meal and the washing of hands to the sharing of meals. Votes: 1 Marcus Samuelsson