Chang-Rae Lee Quotes

We certainly will prepare consciously and professionally, but still you cannot predict the future.

I get ideas about what's essential when packing my suitcase.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

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

I really believe in hoping for the best and preparing for the worst.

I never want to get caught with not expecting something.

We knew the 2017-18 offseason would be one of our most challenging. We've known that for a long time.

I actually don't have any fear of people reading Wild and going out unprepared. Because one of the best things that ever happened to me was that I went out unprepared. And when you really think about it, all I did wrong was that I took too much stuff, which is the most common backpacker mistake. The part that I wasn't prepared for is the part you can't prepare for.

No one ever thinks about what the hell is going to happen 25 years from now.

Never expect anything, but plan for everything.

People always say 'I will fight for a world title in a year' but that sort of thing is not down to me. I feel my job is to be ready when it comes, I just need to know it is coming.

Obviously, my wrestling boots end up going with me everywhere, because you just never know.

The future's another country, man... And I still ain't got a passport.

You have to be simultaneously well-prepared and spontaneous. You don't really know for sure what percentage of the preparation you are going to use, and you don't know exactly where it will apply. So you have to be prepared, but not locked into that preparation.

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.

Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.

In order to be in control, you have to have a definite plan for at least a reasonable period of time. So how, may I ask, can man be in control if he can't even draw up a plan for a ridiculously short period of time, say, a thousand years, and is, moreover, unable to ensure his own safety for even the next day?

The thing I think about is that once you've done it, you then start to think about what you're going to do next. It's much easier to follow something that's not been as successful as this.

Don't complain about not getting a chance and then be unprepared when you finally do.

I felt like a fighter who was training for a title bout that had not been booked yet.

The thoughts of others Were light and fleeting, Of lovers' meeting Or luck or fame. Mine were of trouble, And mine were steady; So I was ready When trouble came.

Keep a light, hopeful heart. But ­expect the worst.

All I can say is hold on, and prepare.

Time enough to think of the future when you haven't any future to think of.

When you're thirsty, it's too late to think about digging a well.