Quotes Wishes and Status Messages - Page 18

ThE time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

The more adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

Use soft words and hard arguments.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

What everfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Some times we have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.

If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I''d spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Talentalone won''t make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at theright time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: ''Are youready?''

The roughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

It''s not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

When elephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

To be prepared is half the victory.

A good preparation takes longer than the delivery.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon''t come out while you''re watching.

The will to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.

Before you build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

Don''t onsider your reputation and you may do anything you like.

I''m just preparing my impromptu remarks.

All things are ready, if our minds be so.

The loftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

It''s not the plan that is important, it''s the planning.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.