#preparedness

People were always getting ready for tomorrow. I didn't believe in that. Tomorrow wasn't getting ready for them. It didn't even know they were there. ↗

— Cormac McCarthy

#life #preparedness #life

All things are ready, if our mind be so. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#preparation #preparedness #readiness #attitude

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft! ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#preparedness #strategy #honor

I cannot have chaos erupting around me until I am prepared for it. I am a collector. I am an observer. I don't participate. My resources, and my standing, must be secure before I can allow the uncertainty of war to crash down upon us. ↗

— Derek Landy

#preparedness #war #uncertainty

All countries should immediately now activate their pandemic preparedness plans. Countries should remain on high alert for unusual outbreaks of influenza-like illness and severe pneumonia. ↗

— Margaret Chan

#alert #countries #high #illness #immediately

Ridcully was beginning to show certain signs. If he had been a volcano, natives living nearby would be looking for a handy virgin. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#preparedness #virgin #volcano #music

Those who hammer their guns into plows, will plow for those who do not. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#pacifism #preparedness #guns