“I'm half-Mexican - get used to it 'cause in about five to 10 years, you're all gonna be related to one. Whether you like it or not, no matter how much you prepared your family, you're gonna show up at Thanksgiving one of these years, you're gonna walk in and say, 'Hey! What's happening? Since when did we start serving flan?' Well, what's happening is that somebody's boning a Latino.” YearsWellsMatterShowsUsedCausesWalksHalfFiveHappeningsPreparedHeyOur FamilyRelatedServingMexicanLatinoYou Like It Author:Al Madrigal
“This is something that the nimblest standup comedians learn, over time, to handle gracefully. They'll go between prepared material, then they'll respond to what's happening in the room and weave it back into the prepared material and so on.” RoomsMaterialsHappeningsPreparedHandleComedian Author:John Hodgman
“Be prepared to organize nonviolent workshops - a teach-in around what is happening in America today. Organize your teachers and schoolmates, and be prepared to engage in some action.” TodayActionAmericaTeachTeacherHappeningsPreparedOrganizeBe PreparedWorkshopsAmerica TodaySchoolmates Author:John Lewis
“Preparation for any role is a must, so that when the shot is happening, it's about reacting and living that moment. One must be so prepared that spontaneity comes!” MomentsRolesHappeningsShotsPreparedPreparationThat MomentSpontaneityReacting Author:Arjun Kapoor
“As a young rookie NFL player, you go to the rookie symposium and the one thing they tell you is, "You guys know what the NFL stands for?" Everybody looks around like, "National Football League...?" The guy's like, "Nope - Not For Long." They tell you right there to get prepared for your second life. You take that in, and I've always been one to prepare early, to see ahead and anticipate and believe in great things happening, and they do. I'd already known that concept and appreciated that concept, but for me, I was always going to be here for a while. I just believed in that.” KnowsBelieveLooksLongYoungGuyKnownPlayerOne ThingFootballHappeningsConceptsPreparedThings HappenGreat ThingsLeagueNflAppreciatedAnticipateJust BelieveRookiesNfl PlayersSymposium Author:Russell Wilson
“I believed the reason there was a God was to prevent such atrocities from happening to the same person twice. But nothing prepared me for this: I have done what I've sworn I could never do; I have become my own nightmare... I have lost control.” PersonsReasonDoneLostMy OwnHappeningsPreparedNightmareAtrocities Book:Songs of the Humpback Whale: A Novel in Five Voices Source: Songs of the Humpback Whale: A Novel in Five Voices
“If my tears spilled spontaneously at that moment it’s because I immediately understood that what was happening, like in a dream, was the treat you had prepared for me I felt your friendship much stronger than if you had thanked me a million times that what pleased and touched me.” IfsMomentsDreamFeltMillionsTearsHappeningsUnderstoodTreatsStrongerPreparedTouchedThat Moment Author:Ai Yazawa