Preparedness Sayings and Quotes

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

If you have a deep desire to move forward, a way is being prepared for you. Bryant McGill
Preparation is everything. David Robinson
There's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst. Stephen King
We are not preparing for the world we live in - we are preparing for the world we find ourselves in. Michael Mabee
The best preparedness is the one that disarms the hostility of other nations and makes friends of them. Helen Keller
Remember: When disaster strikes, the time to prepare has passed. Steven Cyros
I’m not fat, it’s prepackaged survival supplies! Smudge
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Benjamin Franklin
Opportunity does not waste time with those who are unprepared. Idowu Koyenikan
The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. Benjamin Disraeli
Breakthroughs don't get planned, they are prepared for. Goitsemang Mvula
Despair is most often the offspring of ill-preparedness. Donald E. Williams Jr.
Every single problem that you have in your life, is the seed of an opportunity for some greater benefit. Stay alert to opportunities by being grounded in the wisdom of uncertainty! When your preparedness meets opportunity the solution will spontaneously appear! Deepak Chopra
Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation. Robert Schuller
Whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace. Thomas Jefferson
Strike against preparedness that means death and misery to millions of human being. Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction. Be heroes in an army of construction. Helen Keller
Let us speak courteously, deal fairly, and keep ourselves armed and ready. Theodore Roosevelt
Preparedness is the antidote to fear. Tommy Van Scoy
Ignorance brings fear; unpreparation brings tension. I will seek the power of knowledge over this problem. I will seek the security of preparedness against the emergencies I fear. Alfred Henry
We have no butter ... but I ask you—would you rather have butter or guns? Preparedness makes us powerful. Butter makes us fat. Hermann Goering
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; But make it hot by striking. William Butler Yeats
The battle is fought in response and recovery; but the war is won in preparedness. FEMA NDP
Fascinations breeds preparedness, and preparedness, survival. Peter Benchley
Surprises are a result of a lack of preparation. Haresh Sippy
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Seneca
If you believe you can accomplish everything by "cramming" at the 11th hour, by all means, don't lift a finger now. But you may think twice about beginning to build your ark once it has already started raining. Max Brooks
I run on the road long before I dance under the lights. Muhammad Ali
Before everything else, getting ready is the secret to success. Henry Ford
Opportunity doesn't make appointments, you have to be ready when it arrives. Tim Fargo
All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination. Earl Nightingale