George Gamow Quotes

My grandfather taught me how important it is to have your eyes open, because you never know what's going to come your way.

I just wait for something to present itself, and then I consider it.

Always be prepared to start.

You can have the perfect plan through the first punch but then you have to take the fight second by second.

Success is really about being ready for the good opportunities that come before you. It's not to have a detailed plan of everything that you're going to do. You can't plan innovation or inspiration, but you can be ready for it, and when you see it, you can jump on it.

All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.

You've got to take what comes. You've got to make yourself available for everything; you've got to pray that you're in a position to do the jobs when they come around.

I keep my ears open. The world can change overnight; that's what happens in this world. You never know. You have to keep your eyes and ears open. If you can't keep up, you ain't gonna catch up. I've been making records since 1953, and you just have to keep up.

But at the same time, if the right thing came along, I would do it in a second.

If you're not ready the moment things happen, then you're irrelevant, you might as well not go.

I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.

You have to always be ready, always be alive, and always be willing to move in a new direction.

With improv, it's a combination of listening and not trying to be funny.

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.

You always have to be thinking about your opportunity. You always have to be ready.

You've really got to stay ready 24/7. You really can't get ready because there's no telling. They'll call you short notice to fight anyone so you really have to stay ready.

Things change very quickly. You have to be prepared and ready and on your toes at all times.

Always be prepared. You never know when an opportunity will pop up.

Sometimes it's good to be ready for the unpredictable. I'm glad that I can go through unpredictable situations. It's a good thing.

I don't prepare to sit on the bench, I prepare to play because you never know what is going to happen.

I feel open to anything.

I do find that there's a fine balance between preparation and seeing what happens naturally.

Life is full of surprises, and you need to be ready for everything.

You need to be ready for all situations.

If you can prepare yourself to the best of your abilities and react to the situation, things will fall into place.