Preparedness Quotes

“there's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst.”
― Stephen King, Different Seasons

“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

“Opportunity does not waste time with those who are unprepared.”
― Idowu Koyenikan, Wealth for All: Living a Life of Success at the Edge of Your Ability

“All things are ready, if our mind be so.”
― William Shakespeare, Henry V

“Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!”
― Theodore Roosevelt

“It usually takes me two or three days to prepare an impromptu speech.”
― Mark Twain

“It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities come he is ready.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

“The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.”
― Benjamin Disraeli

“Opportunity doesn't make appointments, you have to be ready when it arrives.”
― Tim Fargo

“I cannot have chaos erupting around me until I am prepared for it. I am a collector. I am an observer. I don't participate. My resources, and my standing, must be secure before I can allow the uncertainty of war to crash down upon us.”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant

“Light must be saved for those moments when the night is dark, when the moon doesn't appear in the sky.”
― Sanu Sharma, फरक [Pharak]

“After reaching an easy path, the walking stick should not be discarded, for there might come difficult paths again ahead.”
― Sanu Sharma, फरक [Pharak]

“In your journey, be prepared to encounter an array of obstacles – some steep, some flat – for that's the nature of the path.”
― Sanu Sharma, फरक [Pharak]

“Over the years, Americans in particular have been all too willing to squander their hard-earned independence and freedom for the illusion of feeling safe under someone else's authority. The concept of self-sufficiency has been undermined in value over a scant few generations. The vast majority of the population seems to look down their noses upon self-reliance as some quaint dusty relic, entertained only by the hyperparanoid or those hopelessly incapable of fitting into mainstream society.”
― Cody Lundin, When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need to Survive When Disaster Strikes

“A sage traveling all day
is never far from the supplies in his cart,
and however spectacular the views
he remains calm and composed.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

“We are not preparing for the world we live in - we are preparing for the world we find ourselves in.”
― Michael Mabee, Prepping for a Suburban or Rural Community: Building a Civil Defense Plan for a Long-Term Catastrophe

“We’d be safer with musket in a safe town than with an assault rifle in a “without rule of law” world. That may not be sexy, but it’s the truth.”
― Michael Mabee, Prepping for a Suburban or Rural Community: Building a Civil Defense Plan for a Long-Term Catastrophe

“Private-sector preparedness is not a luxury; it is a cost of doing business in the post-9/11 world. It is ignored at a tremendous potential cost in lives, money and national security.”
― The 9 11 Commission Report

“All things rest and are governed by what you are prepared to do to get the outcome along with the intrinsic value required.”
― Steven Redhead, Life Is A Circus

“Chance favors the prepared mind.”
― Bradley Lilly, The Bravest: A Fireman's Tale

“Security is all a state of mind. At any moment it can be shattered by someone who knows how to breach it.”
― Bradley Lilly, The Bravest: A Fireman's Tale

“Always check your six. Or CYA, whichever you prefer.”
― Bradley Lilly, The Bravest: A Fireman's Tale

“Be prepared or prepare to be blindsided.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Leadership by Example: Be a role model who inspires greatness in others

“When you set out on the road very prepared and equipped, even the most brutal difficulties of the road will give you a way by stepping aside!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Understanding why things happen the way that they do makes you better prepared to face them.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“The tornado the alarms had screamed about ... hadn't actually happened, but around here you never know. Better safe in the cellar than sorry halfway up the sky.”
― Stephen Graham Jones, Night of the Mannequins

“You don't think of water until your house is on fire. -Da Shi (tv adaptation)”
― Cixin Liu

“You cannot be prepared for everything, but you can be prepared for some things, and you will not be attacked by everything throughout your life, it will only come from some things, make sure you identify those things well!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Actions have consequences…the same is true for lack of action.”
― Bobby Darnell

“...his methods of achieving his aim were a constant throughout his life:

• No matter how verbose the orders, render them down to simple aims.

• Know your enemy.

• Plan every move from the point of departure to the point of return. Keep the element of surprise in mind at all times. Plan boldly and act boldly (but not foolishly).

• Ask the question “What if . . . ” at every stage of the plan. Ask that question no matter how outlandish it may seem to be.

• Give honest orders and honest answers to the troops’ questions.

• Do not delegate a task unless prepared to do it yourself.

• Select the right equipment, but always remember that it is the man who counts.

• Rehearse, rehearse, and then rehearse again.

• Hope for—but do not expect—good luck. If good luck does appear to be with you, exploit it—fast.

No one will deny that the Meadows-detailed preparation and planning phases for any operation paid off. It is a technique still practiced throughout Special Forces.”
― Alan Hoe, The Quiet Professional: Major Richard J. Meadows of the U.S. Army Special Forces