Preparation
Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.
For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation — veneer isn't worth anything.
I don't remember the first half of my life. All I say is a happy childhood is the worst possible preparation for life.
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.
A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.
Education, therefore, is a process of living and not a preparation for future living.
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
Victory is the child of preparation and determination.
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.
Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine.
A happy childhood is the worst possible preparation for life.
Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.
I reckon I've done my bit. I want to enjoy myself a bit now, with less responsibility, less frantic rushing about, less preparation, less trying to think of something to say.