Sit down before fact as a little child be prepared to give up every conceived notion follow humbly wherever and whatever abysses nature leads or you will learn nothing.

The moral virtues then are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature indeed prepares in us the ground for their reception but their complete formation is the product of habit.

Mother Nature may be forgiving this year or next year but eventually she's going to come around and whack you. You've got to be prepared.

I grew up with classical music when I was a ballet dancer. Now when I have to prepare an emotional scene to cry or whatever I listen to sonatas. Vivaldi and stuff. It's just beautiful to me.

I'm prepared to spend the rest of my life playing clubs if that means I'm playing music that I believe in.

Music itself is going to become like running water or electricity. So it's like just take advantage of these last few years because none of this is ever going to happen again. You'd better be prepared for doing a lot of touring because that's really the only unique situation that's going to be left.

The will to succeed is important but what's more important is the will to prepare.

By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another if it is not done.

All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.