To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated. James Carse
To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.PreparationQuotations by James Carse
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Thorough preparation makes its own luck. Joe Poyer
Thorough preparation makes its own luck.PreparationQuotations by Joe Poyer
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what clearly lies at hand. Thomas Carlyle
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what clearly lies at hand.PresentQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed. Sister Corita Kent
Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.PresentQuotations by Sister Corita Kent
We can live forever, a minute at a time. Source Unknown
We can live forever, a minute at a time.PresentQuotations by Source Unknown
But even the President of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked. Bob Dylan
But even the President of the United States sometimes must have to stand naked.PresidentQuotations by Bob Dylan
I like added pressure. It makes me work harder. Mary Lou Retton
I like added pressure. It makes me work harder.PressureQuotations by Mary Lou Retton
For every promise, there is price to pay. Jim Rohn
For every promise, there is price to pay.PriceQuotations by Jim Rohn
There is nothing that will kill a man so soon as having nobody to find fault with but himself. George Eliot
There is nothing that will kill a man so soon as having nobody to find fault with but himself.PrideQuotations by George Eliot
There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion. Reinhold Niebuhr
There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion.PrideQuotations by Reinhold Niebuhr
Temper gets you into trouble. Pride keeps you there. Source Unknown
Temper gets you into trouble. Pride keeps you there.PrideQuotations by Source Unknown
It is always easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them. Adlai E. Stevenson
It is always easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.PrinciplesQuotations by Adlai E. Stevenson
A problem is your chance to do your best. Duke Ellington
A problem is your chance to do your best.ProblemsQuotations by Duke Ellington
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. H. L. Mencken
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.ProblemsQuotations by H. L. Mencken
Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough. Earl Wilson
Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough.ProblemsQuotations by Earl Wilson
Procrastination is opportunity’s natural assassin. Victor Kiam
Procrastination is opportunity’s natural assassin.ProcrastinationQuotations by Victor Kiam
Manana is often the busiest day of the week. Spanish Proverb
Manana is often the busiest day of the week.ProcrastinationQuotations by Spanish Proverb
Living substance conquers the frenzy of destruction only in the ecstasy of procreation. Walter Benjamin
Living substance conquers the frenzy of destruction only in the ecstasy of procreation.ProcreationQuotations by Walter Benjamin
And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero. Walt Whitman
And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.Professions and ProfessionalsQuotations by Walt Whitman
What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another. Havelock Ellis
What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another.ProgressQuotations by Havelock Ellis
Every convenience brings its own inconveniences along with it. Proverb
Every convenience brings its own inconveniences along with it.ProgressQuotations by Proverb
What a woman says to her avid lover should be written in wind and running water. Catullus
What a woman says to her avid lover should be written in wind and running water.PromisesQuotations by Catullus
Eggs and oaths are easily broken. Danish Proverb
Eggs and oaths are easily broken.PromisesQuotations by Danish Proverb
The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted. Georg C. Lichtenberg
The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted.PropagandaQuotations by Georg C. Lichtenberg
Prophecy: The art and practice of selling one’s credibility for future delivery. Ambrose Bierce
Prophecy: The art and practice of selling one’s credibility for future delivery.ProphecyQuotations by Ambrose Bierce
A full cup must be carried steadily. English Proverb
A full cup must be carried steadily.ProsperityQuotations by English Proverb
Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them. Aldous Huxley
Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.ProverbsQuotations by Aldous Huxley
Never give up. Keep your thoughts and your mind always on the goal. Tom Bradley
Never give up. Keep your thoughts and your mind always on the goal.PerseveranceQuotations by Tom Bradley
To be somebody you must last. Ruth Gordon
To be somebody you must last.PerseveranceQuotations by Ruth Gordon
Persevere in virtue and diligence. Titus Livy
Persevere in virtue and diligence.PerseveranceQuotations by Titus Livy
The darkest hour is just before the dawn. Proverb
The darkest hour is just before the dawn.PerseveranceQuotations by Proverb
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. Margaret Thatcher
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.PerseveranceQuotations by Margaret Thatcher
Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower. Charles M. Schwab
Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower.PersonalityQuotations by Charles M. Schwab
If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect. Benjamin Franklin
If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect.PersuasionQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
Those that will not hear must be made to feel. German Proverb
Those that will not hear must be made to feel.PersuasionQuotations by German Proverb
A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists. Don Marquis
A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.PessimismQuotations by Don Marquis
Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic. Oscar Wilde
Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic.PhilanthropistsQuotations by Oscar Wilde
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings? Diogenes of Sinope
Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?Philosophers and PhilosophyQuotations by Diogenes of Sinope
Philosophy is doubt. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Philosophy is doubt.Philosophers and PhilosophyQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence. Wallace Stevens
The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.Philosophers and PhilosophyQuotations by Wallace Stevens