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• Men have conceived a twofold use of sleep; it is a refreshing of the body in this life, and a preparing of the soul for the next.

  John Donne

  Life, Sleep, Men

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• Memorial Day will be celebrated ... by the usual betrayal of the dead, by the hypocritical patriotism of the politicians and contractors preparing for more wars, more graves to receive more flowers on future Memorial Days. The memory of the dead deserves a different dedication. To peace, to defiance of governments.

  Howard Zinn

  Memorial Day, Memories, Betrayal

  Howard Zinn (2011). “The Zinn Reader: Writings on Disobedience and Democracy”, p.331, Seven Stories Press

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• How is it that we do not die of love in seeing that God Himself could do no more than shed His divine blood for us drop by drop? When as man He was preparing for death, He made Himself our food in order to give us life. God becomes food, bread for his creatures. Is this not enough to make us die of love?

  Teresa of Avila

  Men, Blood, Order

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• Isn't it strange how the leaders of nations can talk so eloquently about peace while they prepare for war? ... There is no way to make peace while preparing for war.

  Coretta Scott King

  War, Leader, Way

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• God is grooming us for leadership. He's watching to see how we demonstrate our faithfulness. He does that through his apprenticeship program, one that prepares us for Heaven. Christ is not simply preparing a place for us; he is preparing us for that place.

  Randy Alcorn

  Heaven, Doe, Christ

  Randy Alcorn (2011). “Heaven”, p.215, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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• I mean, a lot of time rehearsals are taken up with other things other than preparing a character.

  John Malkovich

  Taken, Character, Mean

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• Mom and Dad had a lot to answer for, she decided. She couldn’t even be rude to evil vampires who’d caged her boyfriend and were preparing to roast him alive.

  Rachel Caine

  Mom, Dad, Evil

  Rachel Caine (2010). “The Morganville Vampires:”, p.572, Penguin

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• Those who are preparing for the coming of Christ should be sober, and watch unto prayer, for our adversary, the Devil, goeth about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour; whom we are to resist steadfast in the faith.

  Ellen G. White

  Prayer, Devil, Roaring

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• One way to begin to see how vastly indulgent we usually are is to fast. It is a long day that is not broken by the usual three meals. One finds out what an astonishing amount of time is spent in the planning, purchasing, preparing, eating, and cleaning up of meals.

  Elisabeth Elliot

  Long, Broken, Usual

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• I'm just preparing my impromptu remarks.

  Winston Churchill

  Leadership, Hair, Planning

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• I do endless chopping and preparing things. I really find that relaxing. I do a lot of thinking as I am chopping and cooking.

  Kate Winslet

  Thinking, Cooking, Chopping

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• You say a new era in art is preparing; you sensed it coming; continue your studies without weakening. God will do the rest.

  Paul Cezanne

  Art, Eras, Study

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• There is always the risk of being over-confident when you are preparing to face a weaker player.

  Viswanathan Anand

  Player, Risk, Faces

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• Usually I love preparing. It's really the time I prefer, because it's a time of reflection and of possibility of growth - to let it cook inside.

  Juliette Binoche

  Reflection, Growth, Possibility

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• When preparing for a concert, I do lots of training. I work with a choreographer to create great moves and then I have to keep my voice strong with lessons.

  Miley Cyrus

  Strong, Moving, Voice

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• There's no real preparing at home for stand-up. You just go and you just do it.

  Louis C. K.

  Real, Home, Just Do It

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• A friend of mine had this great theory about the Teletubbies, that it's preparing us for being mindless. And getting us ready for living in an underground world. That's why the scenery is so flat.

  Rachel McAdams

  World, Theory, Scenery

  Interview with Jeff Otto, www.ign.com. June 23, 2004.

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• To work for delight and authentic festivity is barely distinguishable from preparing for a general insurrection

  Raoul Vaneigem

  Delight, Festivities, Insurrection

  Raoul Vaneigem (1994). “The revolution of everyday life”, Left Bank Distribution

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• Don't touch my junk, you airport security goon - my package belongs to no one but me, and do you really think I'm a Nigerian nut job preparing for my 72-virgin orgy by blowing my johnson to kingdom come?

  Charles Krauthammer

  Jobs, Thinking, Airports

  "Don't touch my junk" by Charles Krauthammer, www.washingtonpost.com. November 19, 2010.

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• All of the products I take help me feel like I'm getting the maximum amount out of my workouts and out of my practice work. They're a big part of preparing and recovering each week.

  Drew Brees

  Workout, Practice, Helping

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• hope for the best, prepare for the worst

  Chris Bradford

  Preparation, Hoping For The Best, Worst

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• I am a person who dreads any kind of public exposure and any kind of public event. I spend all day, if I have to do a reading, preparing.

  Junot Diaz

  Reading, Events, Kind

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• The Israeli military plays more than a critical role in defending the citizens of the Jewish state. It also plays an important social, scientific and psychological role in preparing its young citizens for the challenging task of being Israelis in a difficult world.

  Alan Dershowitz

  Military, Play, Challenges

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• In order to have good fried chicken, you should wash and season the bird the morning you're preparing it for dinner. Don't wait and do it right before you start cooking. Throw it in the refrigerator, seasoned, that morning, and give it a chance to soak up all the salt and pepper and goodness.

  Paula Deen

  Morning, Order, Giving

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• I take his hand, holding on tightly, preparing for the cameras, and dreading the moment when I will finally have to let go.

  Suzanne Collins

  Letting Go, Games, Katniss

  Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.483, Scholastic Inc.

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