Be Prepared quotes
67 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Above all else, know this: Be prepared at all times for the gifts of God and be ready always for new ones. For God is a thousand times more ready to give than we are to receive"
"One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen."
"Be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you."
"If you set out to be liked, you will accomplish nothing."
"Be prepared to work hard to be a writer."
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"I was always prepared for success but that means that I have to be prepared for failure, too."
"A warrior who is prepared to fight must also be prepared to die."
"If we want to know God personally, to relate to Him intimately, we must be prepared to receive and experience His glory."
"You always got to be prepared but you never know for what."
"One must always be prepared to learn something totally new."
"In the future, instead of striving to be right at a high cost, it will be more appropriate to be flexible and plural at a lower cost. If you cannot accurately predict the future then you must flexibly be prepared to deal with various possible futures."
"It's better to be prepared than to get ready."
"Be prepared for luck."
"Test knowledge through experience, be prepared to make mistakes, and be persistent about it."
"Be prepared to be enlightened, enraged, amused, engaged, and above all provoked."
"To live exuberantly, we must be prepared to illuminate the dark spots in ourselves."
"We have to be prepared for change."
"Really with marriage, from what I've heard about from different friends that are married, you can't entirely be prepared. There are things you can only learn in marriage."
"The best way to have peace is to always be prepared to fight a way."
