“Some drivers have already got out of their cars, prepared to push the stranded vehicle to a spot where it will not hold up the traffic, they beat furiously on the closed windows, the man inside turns his head in their direction, first to one side then to the other, he is clearly shouting something, to judge by the movements of his mouth he appears to be repeating some words, no one word but three, as turns out to be the case when someone finally manages to open the door, I am blind.” MenFirstsTurnsThreeSidesCasesDoorsCarMovementHe ManJudgingBeatsMouthsWindowBlindPreparedManageSpotsDriversVehicleTrafficOne WordShoutingStranded Author:Jose Saramago
“What a general could do, Thomas did; no more dependable soldier for a moment of crisis existed on the North American continent, or ever did exist... Thomas comes down in history as the Rock of Chickamauga, the great defensive fighter, the man who could never be driven away but who was not much on the offensive. That may be a correct appraisal, Yet it may also be worth making note that just twice in all the war was a major Confederate army driven away from a prepared position in complete rout - at Chattanooga and at Nashville. Each time the blow that routed it was launched by Thomas.” MenMayWarMomentsHistoryRocksPositionHe ManMajorsArmyCrisisNotesPreparedSoldierBlowDrivenFighterCivil WarContinentsOffensiveAmerican Civil WarNashvilleConfederateDependableAppraisal Author:Bruce Catton
“The reflections that the boys of this age are to be the men of the next; that they should be prepared to receive the holy charge which we are cherishing to deliver over to them; that in establishing an institution of wisdom for them, we secure it to all our future generations; that in fulfilling this duty, we bring home to our own bosoms the sweet consolation of seeing our sons rising under a luminous tuition, to destinies of high promise; these are considerations which will occur to all.” MenShouldHomeAgeNextBoysDestinySeeingGenerationsHe ManSonSweetDutyHolyPromiseReflectionInstitutionsPreparedSecureRisingConsiderationCherishOur FutureFulfillingBe PreparedConsolationFuture GenerationBosomsLuminousTuition Book:Jefferson: Writings Source: Jefferson: Writings
“The theory that the man who raises corn does a more important piece of work than the woman who makes it into bread is absurd. The inference is that the men alone render useful service. But neither man nor woman eats these things until the woman has prepared it.” MenDoeImportantPiecesHe ManTheoryRaisesPreparedEqualityBreadAbsurdCornInference Author:Ida Tarbell
“Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set. This is true of earthly as of heavenly things. Even the man whose object is to acquire wealth must be prepared to make great personal sacrifices before he can accomplish his object; and how much more so he who would realize a strong and well-poised life.” MenWellsHeartDoeSelfStrongRealizingWealthFailingSacrificeObjectsHe ManDisciplineCircumstancesPreparedBoundsAccomplishPreparationAcquireHeavenlyAnxiousSelf DisciplineBe PreparedShrinksUnwillingCrucifixionGreat PersonA Man ThinkethPersonal Sacrifice Author:James Allen
“We in America should see that no man is ever given, no matter how gradually or how noble and excellent the man, the power to put this country into a war which is now being prepared and brought closer each day with all the pre-meditation of a long planned murder. For when you give power to an executive you do not know who will be filling that position when the time of crisis comes.” KnowsMenGivingShouldLongWarCountryMatterAmericaGivenMeditationPositionHe ManMurderCrisisPreparedNobleExcellentEach DayExecutivesFillingTimes Of Crisis Book:Hemingway on War Source: Hemingway on War
“The end is never the end. A new challenge awaits. A test no man could be prepared for. A new hell he must conquer and destroy. A new level of growth he must confront himself. The machine in the ghost within. This is the journey of the man on the moon.” MenEndsGrowthChallengesLevelsHellJourneyHe ManMoonTestsMachinesPreparedGhostConquerBe PreparedNew Challenges Author:Kid Cudi
“Of all persons the Christian should be best prepared for whatever the New Year brings. He has dealt with life at its source. In Christ he has disposed of a thousand enemies that other men must face alone and unprepared. He can face his tomorrow cheerful and unafraid because yesterday he turned his feet into the ways of peace and today he lives in God. The man who has made God his dwelling place will always have a safe habitation.” MenWayShouldYearsPersonsMadeTodayChristianFacesChristEnemyFeetHe ManSourceTomorrowThousandSafePreparedYesterdayNew YearCheerfulDwellingUnafraidUnpreparedDwelling PlaceChristian New Year Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer
“Science is much closer to myth than a scientific philosophy is prepared to admit. It is one of the many forms of thought that have been developed by man, and not necessarily the best. It is conspicuous, noisy, and impudent, but it is inherently superior only for those who have already decided in favour of a certain ideology, or who have accepted it without ever having examined its advantages and its limits.” MenHas BeensPhilosophyFormCertainHe ManLimitsAdvantageDecidedPreparedMythAcceptedSuperiorsIdeologyFavourNoisy Book:Against method: Outline of anarchistic theory of knowledge Source: Against method: Outline of anarchistic theory of knowledge
“I saw a man walk into my camera viewfinder from the left. He took a pistol out of his holster and raised it. I had no idea he would shoot. It was common to hold a pistol to the head of prisoners during questioning. So I prepared to make that picture - the threat, the interrogation. But it didn't happen. The man just pulled a pistol out of his holster, raised it to the VC's head and shot him in the temple. I made a picture at the same time. (On his 1968 photograph of the summary street corner execution of prisoner Nguyen Van Lem by South Vietnam's police chief, Lt. Col. Nguyen Ngoc Loan.)” MenMadeIdeasHappensLeftWalksCommonSawsStreetsHe ManShotsPoliceCamerasThreatPreparedSouthRaisedPhotographCornersChiefsNo IdeaTemplesPrisonerVietnamQuestioningExecutionLoanVansPistolsSummaryInterrogationStreet Corners Author:Eddie Adams
“If you are not prepared top take care of the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend this country - who came back wounded in body, wounded in spirit - if you're not prepared to help those people, then don't send them to war in the first place.” PeopleIfsMenFirstsWarCountryHelpingBodyCareSpiritLinesHe ManMen And WomenPreparedTake CareWoundedVeteran Author:Bernie Sanders