David Crosby Quotes

I'm not going to pre-empt anything regarding how my career's going to go because I'm always prepared for the worst.

No, but you've got to be here in case something does happen.

I am not preparing myself or my family for anything but life.

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.

I've got to get my real skills up; like, I got to get my skills up, 'cause in case of a crazy catastrophe, I might have to learn how to swim.

I don't really know any survival skills of any kind.

Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.

Assure personal survival in any kind of disaster.

Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore.

Personally, I like reading adventures which really have happened to people, because they show what kind of things might happen to oneself, and they teach one how to 'Be Prepared' to meet them.

I have a 'hope for the best, expect the worst' mentality.

I go to the wild mountains where I am responsible for myself. Step by step I am making sure that I don't die.

If anybody knows that you need to be prepared regardless of the situation, that's me.

Call on God, but row away from the rocks.

I'm always prepared for the worst.

We want you to be ready with your personal storehouses filled with at least a year's supply. You don't argue why it cannot be done; you just plan to organize and get it done.

He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in safety.

A wise man does not trust all his eggs to one basket.

I believe the chance of any event causing Berkshire to experience financial problems is essentially zero. We will always be prepared for the thousand-year flood; in fact, if it occurswe will be selling life jackets to the unprepared.

I've said for years to wives and mothers, you must start to see yourself as Sarah Connor. You must equip your children with the information they need to survive an ever-changing world.

Robinson Crusoe, the self-sufficient man, could not have lived in New York city.

The step between prudence and paranoia is short and steep. Prudence wears a seat belt. Paranoia avoids cars. Prudence washes with soap. Paranoia avoids human contact. Prudence saves for old age. Paranoia hoards even trash. Prudence prepares and plans, paranoia panics. Prudence calculates the risk and takes the plunge. Paranoia never enters the water.

You need to be careful not to over-reach and also assess the capacity you have to work with.

We learn from every natural disaster. Whether it's a fire or a flood, we learn something from it so we can respond to the next one better.