Thomas S. Monson Quotes

Someone asked me what are the secrets to my success, and I said 'There are three: Timing, timing, timing.'

If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.

Predicting rain doesn't count. Building arks does.

Next in importance to having a good aim is to recognize when to pull the trigger.

Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.

Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.

It's the right idea, but not the right time.

Coming into the music industry, even when I was a kid, one thing I learned is timing is everything. You being prepared is everything.

When ye are prepared for a thing, the opportunity to use it presents itself.

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.

Life was always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.

Luck is when opportunity meets preparation.

In politics and life, timing is everything.

The time to prepare isn't after you have been given the opportunity. It's long before that opportunity arises. Once the opportunity arrives, it's too late to prepare.

It is very important in life to know when your cue comes.

Know the right moment.

We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure.

When opportunity comes it is too late to prepare.

The best time to do something significant is between yesterday and tomorrow.

Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.

There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now.

There's a point when you go with what you've got. Or you don't go.

It's too late for preparation when opportunity strikes.

It's not about 'if', it's about 'when.'

Things come to you in life when you're prepared for them, when you're ready for them.