Preparation Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old preparation quotes, preparation sayings, and preparation proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Preparation for life is so important. Luck is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity. Opportunity is all around us. Are you prepared? Earl Nightingale
It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared. Whitney Young Jr.
In fair weather prepare for foul. Thomas Fuller
Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow. Abdul Kalam
Arrange whatever pieces come your way. Virginia Woolf
In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan. Margaret Thatcher
You don't need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight. Barry Goldwater
It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained. Queen Elizabeth
I don't let things go unless I'm ready for them to go. Faith Hill
To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success. Jose Bergamin
...the best possible way to prepare for tomorrow is to concentrate with all your intelligence, all your enthusiasm, on doing today's work superbly today. That is the only possible way you can prepare for the future. Dale Carnegie
Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory. Miguel de Cervantes
All things are ready, if our minds be so. William Shakespeare
A tremendous amount of preparatory work and continuous training is necessary in order to turn your vague wish into professional excellence. Aleksandr Tairov
If you're prepared, then you're able to feel confident. Robert J. Ringer
The most prepared are the most dedicated. Raymond Berry
You can only fight the way you practice. Miyomoto Musashi
If one asks for success and prepares for failure, he will get the situation he has prepared for. Florence Scovel Shinn
Study the past if you would define the future. Confucius
The secret to success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. Benjamin Disraeli
Train up a fig tree the way it should go, and when you are old sit under the shade of it. Charles Dickens
In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind. Louis Pasteur
When schemes are laid in advance, it is surprising how often circumstances fit in with them William Osler
Thinking always ahead, thinking always of trying to do more, brings a state of mind in which nothing seems impossible. Henry Ford
Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation. Robert A. Schuller
Dig a well before you are thirsty. Chinese Saying
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people. Chinese Saying
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Seneca
Success is the result of foresight and resolution, foresight depends upon deep thinking and planning and the most important factor of planning is to keep your secrets to yourself. Hazrat Ali