#Readiness Quotes

“The law hath not been dead, though it hath slept.”

“Fruits that blossom first will first be ripe.”

“To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to their talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for that which could have been their finest hour.”

“There comes a precious moment in all of our lives when we are tapped on the shoulder and offered the opportunity to do something very special that is unique to us and our abilities, what a tragedy it would be if we are not ready or willing.”

“If you want to shoot rare, fast-moving elephants, you should always carry a loaded gun.”

“Preparedness is the ultimate confidence builder.”

“It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities come he is ready.”

“Make preparations in advance ... you never have trouble if you are prepared for it.”

“Be ready to catch the ball when it is thrown by life.”

“What school, college, or lecture bring men depends on what men bring to carry it home in.”

“On a day when the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to open and the world is full of beauty. Today is such a day.”

“I love you, Katie. You might not be ready to say those words now, and maybe you'll never be able to say them, but that doesn't change how I feel about you.”

“There is a difference between wishing for a thing and being ready to receive it.”

“I often feel like saying, when I hear the question 'People aren't ready,' that it's like telling a person who is trying to swim, 'Don't jump in that water until you learn how to swim.' When actually you will never learn how to swim until you get in the water. And I think people have to have an opportunity to develop themselves and govern themselves.”

“When one is truly ready for a thing, it puts in its appearance.”

“Let choice whisper in your ear and love murmur in your heart. Be ready. Here comes life.”

“Whether it's boxing, basketball, or badminton, one must be ready to succeed before entering the arena...long before the lights come up.”

“When the student is ready the teacher will appear.”

“A man receives only what he is ready to receive, whether physically or intellectually or morally, as animals conceive at certain seasons their kind only. We hear and apprehend only what we already half know.”

“One can only be silent and sit peacefully when one hath arrow and bow; otherwise one prateth and quarrelleth. Let your peace be a victory!”

“A man receives only what he is ready to receive... The phenomenon or fact that cannot in any wise be linked with the rest of what he has observed, he does not observe.”

“I always believe in being prepared, even when I'm dressed in white tie and tails.”

“Don't fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire.”

“Overwhelment is about you not being up to speed with what you told the Universe that you want. The Universe is yielding to you. You're just not ready to receive it right now.”

“Some people awaken spiritually without ever coming into contact with any meditation technique or any spiritual teaching. They may awaken simply because they can't stand the suffering anymore.”

“For most people, spiritual awakening is a gradual process. Rarely does it happen all at once. When it does, though, it is usually brought about by intense suffering.”

“If you prepare yourself at every point as well as you can, with whatever means you may have, however meager they may seem, you will be able to grasp opportunity for broader experience when it appears. Without preparation you cannot do it.”

“Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.”

“I'm a showgirl, as you can tell. I'm ever ready.”

“Don't be concerned that you have no position; be concerned how you may fit yourself to occupy one. .”

“A good martial artist does not become tend but ready, not thinking but jet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come.”

“Not being tense but ready. Not thinking but not dreaming. Not being set but flexible. Liberation from the uneasy sense of confinement. It is being wholly and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come.”

“Do not be tense, just be ready, not thinking but not dreaming, not being set but being flexible.”

“Like the cobra, you remain coiled in a loose but compact position and your strike should be felt before it is seen.”

“A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready. Not thinking, yet not dreaming. Ready for whatever may come. When the opponent expands, I contract; and when he contracts, I expand. And when there is an opportunity, "I" do not hit, "it" hits all by itself.”

“A good martial artist does not become tense, but ready.”

“A quality martial artist is always ready for any move, and trains oneself invincible.”

“Stay in the center, and you will be ready to move in any direction.”