“If, however, one factor is too successful, it will continue to be the winning factor regardless of the variation in the other factors over the range of variation in the conditions, and therefore will stifle the development of other advantageous factors until the conditions change sufficiently that it no longer is the winning factor. At this point, the whole population is ill prepared for the change, and may well perish entirely if the winning factor accidentally becomes the matching factor for a disease or a predator.” IfsWellsMayWholeWinningSuccessfulConditionsDevelopmentDiseasePreparedIllPopulationFactorsRangeVariationPredatorMatching Author:Erik Naggum
“If there are quarrels between the parents or if their marriage is unhappy, the ground will be prepared in their children for the severest predisposition to a disturbance of sexual development or to neurotic illness.” IfsChildrenParentPsychologyDevelopmentPreparedIllnessUnhappyBe PreparedQuarrelsNeuroticDisturbance Book:Three essays on the theory of sexuality Source: Three essays on the theory of sexuality
“Great control and great discipline are necessary when you reach your own editing stage of the book, but in the early stages you have to be prepared to let anything happen and to get it wrong or go off track. The development of a character is not smooth or simple - it is as tricky as meeting someone new whom you would like to know better.” KnowsBookCharacterHappensSimpleStageDevelopmentDisciplineMeetingsPreparedTrackThings HappenSmoothEditingBe PreparedTrickyMeeting Someone Author:Jeanette Winterson
“... All these preparations clearly show that a human being must perfect himself in the physical world through his magical development in order to be prepared for the higher astral world after death.” WorldHumansShowsOrderHuman BeingsPerfectMagicDevelopmentHigherPreparedPreparationMysticismBe PreparedAfter Death Author:Franz Bardon
“The Soviets are not just looking at Moscow, they have a very extensive program of not only research, development, they have built this radar net around the whole country. One of those radars has become infamous because it's a clear violation of the ABM Treaty. They have an infrastructure and they are well prepared to develop a nationwide defensive system.” WellsCountryWholeClearDevelopmentResearchBuiltProgramPreparedInfrastructureViolationTreatiesRadarMoscowInfamous Author:Fred Ikle
“I think our initiative with respect to education and economic development can work in Saudi Arabia and it is up to the Saudis to decide how they wish to transform their society in order to make it prepared for the challenges of the 21st century.” ThinkingOrderWishChallengesEconomicCenturyDevelopmentPreparedInitiative21st CenturyArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisEconomic Development Author:Colin Powell