There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.
—Colin Powell (1937–2021) American Military Leader
Today is the best preparation for what tomorrow may bring.
—Indian Proverb
The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.
—Bruce Fairchild Barton (1886–1967) American Author, Advertising Executive, Politician
You must be fully prepared to lose a great deal in order to make a great deal.
—Common Proverb
There are no secrets to success: don’t waste time looking for them. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work, and persistence.
—Colin Powell (1937–2021) American Military Leader
Confidence and courage come through preparation and practice.
—Unknown
You can’t push anyone up the ladder unless he is ready to climb himself.
—Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) Scottish-American Industrialist
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.
—Jackie Joyner-Kersee (b.1962) American Athlete
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (c.4 BCE–65 CE) Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman, Tragedian
Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.
—Indian Proverb
The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, the last duty well done.
—George MacDonald (1824–1905) Scottish Novelist, Lecturer, Poet
Today’s preparation determines tomorrow’s achievement.
—Unknown
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
—Unknown
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
—H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (b.1940) American Self-Help Author
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
—Joe Paterno (1926–2012) American College Football Coach
In all things success depends on previous preparation, and without such previous preparation there is sure to be failure.
—Confucius (551–479 BCE) Chinese Philosopher
God does not work in all hearts alike, but according to the preparation and sensitivity He finds in each.
—Meister Eckhart (c.1260–1327) German Christian Mystic
Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
If you’re prepared, then you’re able to feel confident.
—Robert Ringer (b.1979) American Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker, Author
The preparations were elaborate and mammoth in scale, and Washington threw himself into the effort, demanding that not an hour be lost.
—David McCullough (1933–2022) American Historian
Did you ever observe to whom the accidents happen?. Chance favors only the prepared mind.
—Louis Pasteur (1822–95) French Biologist
Prepare yourself for when the water comes up to your knees.
—African Proverb
Look for the best, prepare for the worst, and take what comes.
—Unknown
Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you just in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it.
—Orison Swett Marden (1850–1924) American New Thought Writer, Physician, Entrepreneur
The day you are leaving is not the time to start your preparations.
—African Proverb
I don’t know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion.
—Zona Gale (1874–1938) American Novelist, Story Writer, Dramatist
We are always getting ready to live, but never living.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
—Oprah Winfrey (b.1954) American TV Personality
To win a war quickly takes long preparation.
—Latin Proverb
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