#prep

It is our job to work for the government of the day and so that means working for Gordon Brown as Prime Minister, and we need to do those preparations just to be sure that we're ready for whoever you, the British public, elect and that's core to our civil service values over the last 150 years. ↗

— Gus O'Donnell

#brown #civil #civil service #core #day

Everything happens for a reason. I'm used to it, I prepare for it. Like I say, at the end of the day, those in charge of their own destiny are going to do what's right for them and their family. ↗

— Shaquille O'Neal

#day #destiny #end #end of the day #everything

We said we would leave no stone unturned to get to Germany and now we are applying the same philosophy towards our tournament preparations. ↗

— John O'Neill

#germany #get #leave #now #our

In fact, the best thing we could do on taxes for all Americans is to simplify the individual tax code. This will be a tough job, but members of both parties have expressed an interest in doing this, and I am prepared to join them. ↗

— Barack Obama

#am #best #both #code #could

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military. ↗

— Barack Obama

#afghanistan #defensive #iraq #lack #military

Astronauts are very professional and when they're preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives. ↗

— Ellen Ochoa

#endeavor #launch #lives #most #our

When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions. ↗

— Hakeem Olajuwon

#anymore #because #decisions #get #good

We live in an age that is driven by information. Technological breakthroughs... are changing the face of war and how we prepare for war. ↗

— William J. Perry

#breakthroughs #changing #driven #face #how

We are looking to get counties to play their young England players earlier, and the first reports from the counties are that it is working well. It also helps us to prepare in a better fashion. ↗

— Andy Pick

#better #counties #earlier #england #fashion

Providence was well aware what lay ahead for me, and my Capuchin training was to prepare me for it. ↗

— Abbe Pierre

#aware #lay #me #prepare #providence