One of the most persistent cultural tics of the early 21st century is Americans’ reluctance to absorb, let alone prepare for, bad news. – Frank Rich
Each Passover, I prepare all sorts of fancy desserts for my family and friends, often experimenting with adaptations of sophisticated modern fare. – Gil Marks
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst. – Dale Carnegie
I did not know how to paint a mural. I did not know how to prepare the surface. There was nobody from the Renaissance around who could advise me, and I did the best I could. – Maurice Sendak
I’m not really worried about what Anthony Johnson does. I have to worry about what I do to prepare myself. – Daniel Cormier
Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence. – Erma Bombeck
Life is hardly more than a fraction of a second. Such a little time to prepare oneself for eternity! – Paul Gauguin
Whether it is to reduce our carbon-dioxide emissions or to prepare for when the coal and oil run out, we have to continue to seek out new energy sources. – Martin Rees
When I’m filming, I try to get a facial two weeks before I start shooting and then again once I’ve wrapped. On set they tend to use a lot of make-up, so I like to prepare my skin right before, and then unclog all my pores right after. – Chelan Simmons
Astronauts are very professional and when they’re preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives. – Ellen Ochoa
Usually when I get nervous and don’t know how to prepare for something, I just don’t do anything at all, which is not necessarily the best idea. – Gia Coppola
To grow a tomato or a pepper and prepare a meal from your labor and care is primordially satisfying. – Nell Newman
Vitamin D from mushrooms is not only vegan and vegetarian friendly, but you can prepare your own by exposing mushrooms to the summer sun. – Paul Stamets
When you go to meetings or auditions and you fail to prepare, prepare to fail. It is simple but true. – Paula Abdul
I don’t think that anyone can prepare for raising a child. I think it’s one of those jobs that is far more overwhelming than you could ever expect and far more satisfying than you can ever expect. – Lisa Edelstein
Receiving personal revelation is not a passive process. As we seek such revelations, we must prepare for these sacred experiences. – L. Lionel Kendrick
For me and for I’m sure any actor, each role is a different challenge to prepare for in a different way. – John Hawkes
One of the most difficult speeches to prepare is an address to a graduation class, which is why I don’t often do them. – Jerry Moran
Our waterboarding program is based on the U.S. military training program… tens of thousands of U.S. servicemen were waterboarded pursuant to this program to prepare them for the possibility of being captured someday so that they would know what it felt like. – Jose Rodriguez
