In the deepest darkness God tenderly grasps my hand and whispers that darkness is nothing more than a place that He is preparing for the arrival of light.
Well, obviously, as soon as I'd finished the script I read a lot of books on Winston Churchill, and started to gain weight and really prepare emotionally, mentally and physically for the role.
A good death is a death in solidarity with others. To prepare ourselves for a good death, we must develop or deepen this sense of solidarity.
Over the years I must have spent thousands of hours silently brushing on the liquid coatings, preparing each sheet in anticipation of reaching the perfect print.
I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there.
I don't come in with any preconceived ideas, and although I will have done some preparation, I can go which way the director wants.
Books are the compasses and telescopes and sextants and charts which other men have prepared to help us navigate the dangerous seas of human life.
Life is a journey without plan or destination. On the way we are preparing to plan and planning to return.
I feel like every present moment is the moment I was waiting and preparing for my whole life.
When preparing a presentation, it’s never a good idea to begin with a rule. If you do, you’re focusing on the appearance of good delivery and not the effect of it.
My preparation is mainly just knowing the lines and getting in and knowing where your character is, knowing what it's about and having ideas that you can put in on the day.
To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime.
I think the one thing that athletics prepared me for that's been more beneficial than anything has been the humbling times.
Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your preparations are lost and a season passes away unimproved.
I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
Anarchists prepare for social revolution and use every means- speech, writing, or deed, whichever is more to the point - to accelerate revolutionary development.
I wasn't scared of childbirth. I educated myself and did my fair share of research, and that made me feel a little more prepared.
Get in your kitchens, buy unprocessed foods, turn off the TV, and prepare your own foods. This is liberating.
Corporate planning cycles are a classic example of generals fighting the last war over again instead of preparing for what might lie ahead.
Successful ecologists are successful in part because they have prepared their minds to attack scientific problems using a variety of intellectual tools.
I got my dailies every day, although I couldn't always look at them because I was usually preparing for the next day's shoot, both as an actress and as the director.
