35 Inspirational Quotes On Preparation

Preparation is defined as the things that you do or the time that you spend preparing for something. May these quotes inspire you to prepare for a life of success.

1. “Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” Bobby Unser

2. “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” Abraham Lincoln

3. “Proper preparation prevents poor performance.” Stephen Keague

4. “A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.” Joyce Brothers

5. “The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” H. Jackson Brown Jr.

6. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” Colin Powell

7. “I don’t believe in luck, I believe in preparation.” Bobby Knight

8. “All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.” Herman Hesse

9. “It’s not the will to win that matter – everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” Paul Bear Bryant

10. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Benjamin Franklin

11. “Excellence without effort is as futile as progress without preparation.” William Arthur Ward

12. “Thorough preparation makes its own luck.” Joe Poyer

13. “Prepare the umbrella before it rains.” Malay Proverb

14. “Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture.” Amelia Earhart

15. “First, I prepare. Then I have faith.” Joe Namath

16. “Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

17. “Preparation time is never wasted time.” Anonymous

18. “Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” Oprah Winfrey

19. “Believing that you can achieve your dreams is a part of preparation.” ATGW

20. “Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control.” Richard Kline

21. “Anxiety is caused by a lack of control, organization, preparation, and action.” David Kekich

22. “When I cut the feet out of my pantyhose that one time, I saw it as my sign. I had been visualizing being self-employed prior to this happening. It was my mental preparation meeting the opportunity in that moment.” Sara Blakely

23. “Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who are unprepared.” George C. Clason

24. “There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.” Barbara Jordan

25. “What we prepare for is what we shall get.” William Graham Sumner

26. “Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.” Confucius

27. “Prepare for success because if you don’t you will live a life of mediocrity.” ATGW

28. “Greatness is in the preparation.” Jack Hyles

29. “Preparation for life is so important. Are you prepared?” Earl Nightingale

30. “The smaller the role innate talents seems to play and the bigger the role of preparation seems to play.” Malcolm Gladwell

31. “The best preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today.” Darry D

32. “Prepare your mind to receive the best that life has to offer.” Ernest Holmes

33. “Adversity is preparation for greatness.” Andy Andrews

34. “Our confidence comes from our preparation.” Ronaldinho

35. “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” Alexander Graham Bell