Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre.
Education is not preparation for life education is life itself.
It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively that is but as a means of personal expression.
There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying and spiritual practice leading to enlightenment.
However even during the preparations for action we laid our plans in such a manner that should there be progress through diplomatic negotiation we would be well prepared to cancel operations at the latest moment that communication technology would have permitted.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation hard work and learning from failure.
Life is an unfoldment and the further we travel the more truth we can comprehend. To understand the things that are at our door is the best preparation for understanding those that lie beyond.
A strong positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
I saw the president make the tough calls in the Situation Room - and today our troops in Iraq have finally come home so America can do some nation building here at home. That was the change that we believed in. That was the change we fought for. That was the change President Obama delivered.