No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation.
Document preparation systems will also require large screen displays.
A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.
I believe success is preparation, because opportunity is going to knock on your door sooner or later but are you prepared to answer that?
Four months of preparation and about 12 hours of shooting turned into about 30 seconds of screen time.
Well, there's much more time to do a weekly show, and much more coverage - as it turns out, it was all preparation for the stuff I'm doing now - but it was interesting to see how much time was spent on how little airtime, compared to knocking out a show a day on the soaps.
Don't be afraid to learn on the job. No matter how much preparation you've done, the tech industry is changing so fast that we're all learning every day.
In the first place, the preparation of the Nobel lecture which I am to give has shown me, even more clearly than I knew before, how many others share with me, often, indeed, have anticipated me, in the discoveries for which you have awarded me the prize.
In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence.
I went off to a school with the children of CEOs and diplomats. To be able to be at home with that group of people and at home with the desperately poor has been good for me in preparation for my coming to Washington.
I always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it.
In film, I find it very useful always to do some preparation before you start rehearsals or start shooting, because there's so much that's against you on a film set.
Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.
I always had a sense of discipline in me. However, there was a time when I couldn't divide my time properly between off-field things and on-field assignments. The focus would be missing at times, and that would affect my preparation for matches. I managed to change that.
A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.
I had dance training from a very young age, 3 or 4... It taught me how to present myself, about preparation and working in an ensemble, and it's something that carries with me to this day.
The decision to serve a mission will shape the spiritual destiny of the missionary, his or her spouse, and their posterity for generations to come. A desire to serve is a natural outcome of one's conversion, worthiness, and preparation.
I never struggled with injury problems because of my preparation - in particular my stretching.
In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.
There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying, and spiritual practice leading to enlightenment.
Christianity emerged from the religion of Israel. Or rather, it has as its background a persistent strain in that religion. To that strain Christians have looked back, and rightly, as the preparation in history for their faith.
I turned down a scholarship to Yale. The problem with college is that there's a tendency to mistake preparation for productivity. You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you'll never be successful.
Because winning a gold medal had been a dream of mine since a young age, I needed to empty my mind during the preparation for the Olympics by telling myself that it would be OK not to win a gold medal.
The preparation I had in college was the most valuable.
I had two sisters, and we would love to get dressed up and pretend that we were chic, sophisticated ladies. And I think that was a great sort of preparation, in a way.
The last thing, and the only one that you cannot physically train for, is the psychological preparation.
The Australian tour was good for us; it was ideal preparation for us.
I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.
The best piece of advice my father gave me was to always work hard. One thing he instilled: Proper preparation prevents poor performances.
I don't come in with any preconceived ideas, and although I will have done some preparation, I can go which way the director wants.
I think now I'll probably take a few days off and enjoy the competition and then sit down with a few people and work out what is next, work out what the next preparation will be and what competition will be next.
But to me the bottom line is the more education you can give yourself, and the more preparation you can do, the less chance of failing.
I'd say, for me, it's cooking that gives me a space beyond music. I love food. And somehow, music and food go together so well. Cooking is very therapeutic. That preparation, the fragrance of spices, the wafting aromas - it just sweeps aside my depression, tiredness and name what you may.
Food is so important - it sustains us, it provides a social focal point, and it is fun. I cannot unravel the difference between love in my family and the preparation of food because they are so closely woven.
Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement.
You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation.
