Brigham Young Quotes

We have to be prepared for change.

Only someone who is well prepared has the opportunity to improvise.

I cannot predict the wind but I can have my sail ready.

One must not expect anything in these times, but be ready for everything.

I am ready for anything that happens.

Give up the thought that you have control. You don't. The best you can do is adapt, anticipate, be flexible, sense the environment and respond.

Only knowing two hours before the game that you are playing is not a problem. You prepare as though you're playing. If you don't, that's the mistake.

You have to be ready for anything and everything and accept everything the way things are.

Circumstances change and you have to be proactive about changing with those circumstances.

When you prepare for something, it's like jumping into cold water, but you're prepared. You jump in. And you start swimming, or if you don't swim, you drown.

Changing an opponent shouldn't be a problem. It sucks to spend a lot of time preparing for someone and then it changes up, but it's boxing. That happens in boxing and you have to accept that.

We must prepare for everything.

It's better to be prepared than to get ready.

You prepare. You study. You've got to be ready for anything.

You always got to be prepared but you never know for what.

It’s not really pressure, unless you’re not prepared.

Be prepared for changes.

Predicting rain doesn't count. Building arks does.

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

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes.

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.

Ride the horse in the direction that it's going.

My mother taught me that it is important to be prepared for a last-minute polish.

Fascinations breeds preparedness, and preparedness, survival.