Preparation Quotes
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We think of prayer as a preparation for work, or a calm after having done work, whereas prayer is the essential work.
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In terms of preparation, if there's some historical context that's needed, I do like to read a lot. Working on Joe Kennedy for 'Boardwalk,' I read a couple of biographies on him. It's nice to have a broader context of the man outside of where the show is coming from.
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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.
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Live neither in the past nor in the future, but let each day absorb all your interest, energy and enthusiasm. The best preparation for tomorrow is to live today superbly well.
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It's the training that's the hardest. It's the preparation. The months and months of preparation that nobody really sees, that's the hardest part.
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With my personal preparation at the piano, I can afford to hum at half voice.
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The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done.
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It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment.
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The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.
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To be clear, I normally climb with a rope and partner. Free-soloing makes up only a small percentage of my total climbing. But when I do solo, I manage the risk through careful preparation. I don't solo anything unless I'm sure I can do it.
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There is a time and a place for creativity.
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Spectacular achievement is always preceded by spectacular preparation.
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By all means take thought for the tomorrow, yes, careful thought and planning and preparation. But have no anxiety.
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A happy childhood... is the worst possible preparation for life.
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I have no intention of letting this decision change the way that I approach my training and preparation for games, but the time has come for me to realise that I have gone as far as I can go with this England team.
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I think people who are regarded as better actors must have better instincts because, at the end of the day, once they say 'action,' it's you who has to do it right. You can do all the research and preparation or none at all, but it's your instincts that tell you, 'No, I'll do it like this.'
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My life feels, week to week, incomplete to the level of being pointless if I am not in preparation for the next play or, ideally, into it.
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I believe in the magic of preparation. You can make just about any foods taste wonderful by adding herbs and spices. Experiment with garlic, cilantro, basil and other fresh herbs on vegetables to make them taste great.
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Debates require a lot of hard work and preparation. If you try to wing it, it shows.
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For me, when working on a film or play or television show, everything for me starts with the screenplay and I am devoted to that and that is what I work from. Any research I do or any preparation I do on my own is all ultimately in service of that.
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I don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion.
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After decimating several vegetables, I decide juicing is my favorite form of food preparation. There's something perversely appealing about subjecting an innocent plant to that much violence.
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I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching.
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All I can do is control my preparation process from both a physical and mental stand point.
