In the field of observation, chance favours the prepared mind. Louis Pasteur
Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation. Robert Schuller
Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory. Miguel de Cervantes
The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today’s work superbly well. Sir William Osler
Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. Alexander Graham Bell
Life is a long preparation for something that never happens. William Butler Yeats
Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparations. Jane Austen
Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture. Amelia Earhart
Be Prepared. Sir Robert Baden Powell
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. Confucius
Preparation is the be-all of good trial work. Everything else – felicity of expression, improvisational brilliance – is a satellite around the sun. Thorough preparation is that sun. Louis Nizer