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• An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were awesome.

  William Manchester

  History, Dresses, Wonder

  William Manchester (2015). “The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932”, p.310, Pan Macmillan

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• Peace is the best time for improvement and preparation of every kind; it is in peace that our commerce flourishes most, that taxes are most easily paid, and that the revenue is most productive.

  James Monroe

  President, Improvement, Kind

  James Monroe (199?). “The Writings of James Monroe: 1817-1823”

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• Character cannot be summoned at the moment of crisis if it has been squandered by years of compromise and rationalization. The only testing ground for the heroic is the mundane. The only preparation for that one profound decision which can change a life, or even a nation, is those hundreds of half-conscious, self defining, seemingly insignificant decisions made in private. Habit is the daily battleground of character.

  Dan Coats

  Character, Self, Years

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• Christianity emerged from the religion of Israel. Or rather, it has as its background a persistent strain in that religion. To that strain Christians have looked back, and rightly, as the preparation in history for their faith.

  Kenneth Scott Latourette

  Christian, Israel, Persistent

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• I don't believe in luck, I believe in preparation.

  Bobby Knight

  Believe, Luck, I Believe

  "6 commencement speeches to inspire grads old and new" by Chandra Johnson, www.deseretnews.com. May 14, 2016.

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• You cannot underestimate the importance of preparation.

  Ray Mears

  Underestimate, Importance

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• The sum and substance of the preparation needed for a coming eternity is that you believe what the Bible tells you, and do what the Bible bids you.

  Thomas Chalmers

  Believe, Substance, Eternity

  Thomas Chalmers (1848). “Works: Lectures on the Epistle to the Romans”, p.27

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• The most important thing in our war preparations is to teach all our people to hate U.S. imperialism. Otherwise, we will not be able to defeat the U.S. imperialists who boast of their technological superiority.

  Kim Il-sung

  Hate, War, People

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• There was more happiness in the process, in the build, in the preparation. The winning was almost phoned in.

  Lance Armstrong

  Winning, Process

  Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.telegraph.co.uk. January 18, 2013.

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• It is only by softening and disguising dead flesh by culinary preparation that it is rendered susceptible of mastication or digestion, and that the sight of its bloody juices and raw horror does not excite intolerable loathing and disgust.

  Percy Bysshe Shelley

  Sight, Vegetarian Diet, Vegetarianism

  Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1839). “The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley”, p.86

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• One day, out of irritation, I said, you know all of those years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, all those years of playing kings and princes and speaking black verse, and bestriding the landscape of England was nothing but a preparation for sitting in the captain's chair of the Enterprise.

  Patrick Stewart

  Kings, Irritation, Years

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• Excellence without effort is as futile as progress without preparation.

  William Arthur Ward

  Effort, Excellence, Progress

  William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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• Preparation for life is so important. Luck is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity. Opportunity is all around us. Are you prepared?

  Earl Nightingale

  Opportunity, Luck, Important

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• I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching it too fast derides it, makes it a little less easy to understand.

  Tahir Shah

  Believe, Journey, Littles

  Tahir Shah (2009). “In Arabian Nights”, p.105, Random House

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• There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning.

  John Wooden

  Hard Work, Planning, Results

  John Wooden (2010). “Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)”, p.1, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Thorough preparation must lead to success. Neglect nothing.

  Arthur Currie

  Neglect, Thorough

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• I've watched all (of Webb's) dunks on tape. I talked to him about what his preparations were going into the dunk contest. He just said he practiced a couple of days before. That's what I did. I practiced for two weeks, I know my routine, and I'm going to go in there, and I'm not going to shy away from it.

  Nate Robinson

  Couple, Two, Routine

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• I don't believe in luck. Luck is just preparation meeting the moment of opportunity.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Life, Believe, Opportunity

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• By seeing life's experiences on through to the end, on our small scale we can finally say, as Jesus did on the cross, "It is finished". We too can then have "finished [our] preparations," having done the particular work God gave each of us to do.

  Neal A. Maxwell

  Life, Jesus, Taken

  "Men and Women of Christ".

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• Part of my preparation for the World Champion match against Kasparov was to be ready for his off-board tactics. I did not to react to them at all. Once you start thinking about these things during the game, even analysing them, you're caught.

  Vladimir Kramnik

  Thinking, Games, Psychology

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• Success is that place in the road where preparation meets opportunity.

  Branch Rickey

  Sports, Opportunity, Psychology

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• Although the cooking of food presents some unsolved problems, the quick warming of cooked food and the thawing of frozen food both open up some attractive uses. ... There is no important reason why the the housewife of the future should not purchase completely frozen meals at the grocery store just as she buys quick frozen vegetables. With a quick heating, high-frequency unit in her kitchen, food preparation from a pre-cooked, frozen meal becomes a simple matter.

  Chauncey Guy Suits

  Science, Simple, Vegetables

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• ...." I was rather discouraged when I discovered that Paul and Hotch had no marketing survey, no business plan, no budget, no organized strategy for the introduction of the sauce. When asked about this lack of preparation, the haphazard nature of their business, Paul said, 'Me in this business is just part of life's great folly. Stay loose, men, keep 'em off balance.'"

  Paul Newman

  Business, Men, Marketing

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• I go out there and train as hard as anybody else.

  Natalie du Toit

  Sports, Effort, Training

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• When people say God blessed me with a beautiful jump shot, it really pisses me off. I tell those people, 'Don't undermine the work I've put in every day.' Not some days. Every day.

  Ray Allen

  Beautiful, Sports, Blessed

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