#prep

I mean, the idea of losing a parent is really inconceivable. I think there's just an undertone of dread about the subject, so people don't talk about it and don't prepare for it. ↗

— Laura Linney

#dread #i #i think #idea #inconceivable

What we call a democratic society might be defined for certain purposes as one in which the majority is always prepared to put down a revolutionary minority. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

#call #certain #defined #democratic #democratic society

Things are moving pretty quick, and of course, the whole focus is training and getting ready and being able to prepare to be on the world's stage and hopefully do the United States proud. ↗

— Ryan Lochte

#being #course #focus #getting #hopefully

On top of my to-do list in preparing for Beijing is 'On China' by Henry Kissinger, who has had firsthand experience with every top Chinese leader since Mao, so his insights are valuable and his access is perhaps unrivaled. ↗

— Gary Locke

#beijing #china #chinese #every #experience

Substance abuse is a disease which doesn't go away overnight. I'm working hard to overcome it. I did fail my recent drug test. I'm prepared to face the consequences. ↗

— Lindsay Lohan

#away #consequences #did #disease #face

To prepare adequately for the challenge of global warming, we must acknowledge both the good and the bad that it will bring. If our starting point is to prove that Armageddon is on its way, we will not consider all of the evidence, and will not identify the smartest policy choices. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

#adequately #armageddon #bad #both #bring

Instead of joyfully looking forward to my birth, my mother began systematically preparing for her own death. She was fatalistic. ↗

— Lorna Luft

#birth #death #forward #her #instead

I don't always prepare such rich meals. Sometimes I'll just serve a simple quiche, salad and dessert for dinner. During the week I try to eat lightly. ↗

— Paul Lynde

#dessert #dinner #during #eat #i

If you are prepared to make a fool of yourself for them then you usually get that back. I think that there are points where you become so close to an actor, you know them so well, almost as well or better than their spouse. You have to know them, warts and all. ↗

— Adrian Lyne

#almost #back #become #better #close

Words really flattering are not those which we prepare but those which escape us unthinkingly. ↗

— Ninon de L'Enclos

#flattering #prepare #really #those #unthinkingly