“When people are dying, they call their old enemies and try to forgive them and try to be forgiven by them. They call their old friends and affirm their love for them, as well as detach themselves from them, and they try to get into as free a space as they can so they're really ready to go. They give away all their possessions and are as generous as possible. They give up old hatreds and grudges, and that's a wise intuitive thing, because it's much freer to live like that.” PeopleGivingTryingWellsSpaceEnemyWiseDyingReadyGiving UpHatredForgivingPossessionGenerousForgivenIntuitiveOld FriendsGrudge Author:Robert Thurman
“We paired this announcement of the R&D [commitment] with the so-called Breakthrough Energy Coalition, which is 27 [major investors] saying, "Hey, we'll put significant money into [energy innovations] when they're ready to spin out probably into startup companies."” EnergyCompanyReadyMajorsCommitmentInnovationSignificantHeyInvestorsBreakthroughCoalitionsAnnouncements Author:Bill Gates
“The children of the Reagan Revolution are ready to assume the mantle of leadership.” ChildrenReadyRevolutionAssuming Author:Marco Rubio
“And books are such an empowering way to give voice to some of these kids who aren't yet ready to tell their story. Or don't know what their story is, or are trying to figure it out.” KnowsWayGivingTryingBookStoriesKidsVoiceFiguresReadyEmpowering Author:Lauren Myracle
“A lot of luck, and being prepared when the opportunity came. There are talented individuals out there who didn't get the break that I got. Or when the break came, they weren't ready for it.” OpportunityIndividualBreakReadyLuckPrepared Author:Donald Faison
“Probably I'm more of a fan of the literary references than the pop-culture references. But I do go to the pop-culture well quite frequently because people, I think, are sort of inherently ready to laugh at that. It's a free laugh almost. Usually, everybody gets it.” PeopleThinkingWellsCultureLaughingFansReadyPopsPop Culture Author:Adam Reed
“Now if you can recognize and memorize a grandmaster's game, and you have the respect to understand [Zimbabwean president Robert] Mugabe who has survived past anyone's expectations, and make the simple assumption it wasn't an accident, and you understand why he did what he did, now you're ready to predict ... The key to forecasting is to understand both the constraints nations are under and the manner in which the struggle for power shapes leaders.” IfsPastGamesNationsPresidentSimpleLeaderStruggleReadyKeysShapesExpectationsAccidentsAssumptionSurvivedConstraintsForecastingMugabe Author:George Friedman
“There is no difference in a country between military, economic, and political affairs. It's useful for Business Insider to divide things that way. That's useful for a college program. But a country is a country. How do you understand China's economy without China's army? If you take these all into account you're ready to explain a question like, "How come the US doesn't have a debt problem?"” IfsWayCountryProblemPoliticalDifferencesEconomyEconomicMilitaryCollegeReadyProgramAccountsArmyAffairChinaDebtDividesInsiders Author:George Friedman
“When you have the countries like Germany, China, and Russia decline, and be replaced by others, that's when systemic wars start. That's when it gets dangerous, because they haven't yet reached a balance. So Germany united in 1871 and all hell broke loose. Japan rose in the early 20th century, and then you had chaos. So we're looking at a systemic shift. Be ready for war.” WarCountryUnitedHellCenturyDangerousHavensReadyBalanceRoseChaosChinaRussiaBrokeGermanyJapanDeclineReplaced20th Century Author:George Friedman
“Robert Gober, for example. He doesn't seem like somebody who is just going to show in a gallery that asks him to show. He's just making his work, and when he's ready, he's going to show it.” ShowsSeemsAsksExampleReadyGallery Author:Raf Simons
“We're more than ready to deliver. When the pressure is on, I think that's when the Ring of Honor roster does the best. Not only the main event, the entire roster feels the pressure and are ready to deliver.” ThinkingFeelsDoeEventsReadyHonorPressureRingsRosters Author:Adam Cole
“The cool thing is, when we first did our joint Ring Of Honour-New Japanies Wrestlers, I think that definitely existed. I think the ROH guys were like, "we can't let these New Japan guys outshine us" the new japan guys were ready to make a statement as it was this really big event in America. But the cool thing about this relationship is we've literally become a family now. A lot of us are friends with each. We obviously respect each other.” ThinkingFirstsBigsAmericaGuyEventsReadyRingsStatementsJapanHonourJointsWrestlerCool ThingsBig EventsRespect Each Other Author:Adam Cole
“The ROH guys looking at the New Japan guys coming over, we're just psyched. We think, "oh great this is just going to make our show even better." The respect level with New Japan and ROH is at an all-time high. And anytime we get a company like New Japan Pro Wrestling on a ROH show, it just benefits our show. It has everybody all jacked up, ready to do the best we can like we always do.” ThinkingShowsGuyLevelsCompanyReadyBenefitsAll TimeJapanWrestlingDo The BestPro Wrestling Author:Adam Cole
“Most books germinate within you for a long time before they are ready to come out. I wrote several drafts of the novel over many years and when I finally got to the last one, it didn't take much time.” YearsLongBookLastsNovelReadyLong TimeWithin You Author:Pankaj Mishra
“As for super-stardom, I can say that I'm ready for anything. I feel like I've mastered so many stages in my life and the cool thing is, I don't see that energy changing anything.” FeelsI CanEnergyStageReadyCool ThingsStardom Author:Aeriel Miranda
“I am convinced that this country is ready to have a woman in the White House, but I also think there's still a lot of hidden sexism.” ThinkingStillsCountryHouseWhiteReadyConvincedWhite HouseSexism Author:Anne-Marie Slaughter
“Fundamentally, Buddhism is for the awakenment and benefit of beings. So, you can't say, "Oh, you can't have it because you're not ready for it." That goes against the fundamental principle.” PrinciplesReadyBuddhismBenefitsFundamentalsNot ReadyFundamental Principles Author:Sakyong Mipham
“I believe the human race is ready to make a quantum leap forward spiritually and morally.” BelieveHumansI BelieveRaceReadyHuman RaceLeapQuantumQuantum Leap Author:Marianne Williamson
“I'm ready to run a studio. I'm ready to green light movies, and be in it to win it, you know? It's close. It'll happen.” KnowsLightHappensRunningWinningReadyGreenStudiosGreen Lights Author:Ice Cube
“I think from a major-label perspective, if you were on the flip side of things and that's the world you were used to working in, your interpretation could be, "Oh, they're having trouble writing songs," when really it's like, "No, I'm not ready to write songs, I don't want to write a song right now, if I did write a song, it would be forced."” IfsThinkingWorldWantWritingWould BeUsedSongSidesTroubleReadyPerspectiveRight NowMajorsLabelsInterpretationFlipWriting SongsNot Ready Author:Beth Ditto
“I had a constant fear, a constant little doubt in my mind: 'OK, I'm getting ready to do my standing back full on beam and I might re-tear my ACL.'” MindLittlesMightDoubtTearsReadyStandingConstantBeam Author:Shawn Johnson
“Yeah, the actors really come in as lumps of clay. We're ready to work with the directors and find our way. These guys really come in having done their work.” WayDoneGuyActorsReadyDirectorsYeahClayLumps Author:Jason Graae
“I'm glad that my journey has been gradual and slow, instead of instant, because that allowed me to grow and discover who I am before I was thrown into the world. I'm happy I didn't start acting professionally as a kid/teen; looking back, I don't think I was ready.” ThinkingWorldHas BeensKidsGrowsActingJourneyReadyGladWho I AmInstantThrownLooking BackMy Journey Author:Jade Hassoune
“When I was 18, I'd be out four nights a week - I want to have that energy again but I've found I'm a bit old and ready for retirement.” WantNightFoundEnergyBitsFourWeekReadyRetirement Author:Katy B
“I'm ready to take on different selves and experiment and see what happens.” DifferentSelfHappensReadyExperiments Author:Angel Olsen
“It's now up to the states to figure out how they implement that definition of a well-rounded education, in other words, where they spend federal funds. The new law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, has suggestions like computer science, health, foreign language and geography. So there's no guarantee the arts will now flourish. Arts advocates are ready to help states and school districts with their plans.” WellsArtStatesHelpingSchoolLawLanguagePlansFiguresStudentsReadySucceedComputerDefinitionsGuaranteesFundSuggestionsGeographyComputer ScienceForeign LanguageWell RoundedSchool Districts Author:Elizabeth Blair Lee
“Unfortunately, I did not feel ready at 27. I felt that that world was too big for me and I might make some total mistakes. I was a little afraid of going on the road. When you're that age, there are so many handsome men around, and for me, love is first. That shallowness had already knocked me really bad, and I didn't need any more of that.” MenWorldNeedsFeelsFirstsLittlesBigsMightAgeFeltLove IsMistakeReadyHandsomeShallownessHandsome Men Author:Linda Perhacs
“Having the equivalent of 150,000 Hiroshima-sized bombs at the ready does nothing to protect us from terrorists planning to sneak in a bomb through a cargo container.” DoeReadyProtectTerroristPlanningBombsSneakHiroshimaContainersCargoSneak In Author:Ben Cohen
“I think we'll see it mostly in the United States. We're getting to the point where al Qaeda is ready to again attack us inside America. I think we're basically defenseless.” ThinkingStatesAmericaUnitedUnited StatesReadyAlsAl QaedaDefenseless Author:Michael Scheuer
“We need to consider ancestral cleansing. If we're willing to clear our energy fields of the ancestral energies we don't want, then we are ready to do something really interesting and beautiful which is to claim a connection with the wisdom of the kinds of ancestors we do want to be in contact with. But we can't do this until we've cleaned out the lower stuff that is hindering us.” IfsWantNeedsKindBeautifulEnergyStuffInterestingClearFieldsWillingReadyConnectionsClaimsContactAncestorReally InterestingCleansingEnergy Fields Author:Robert Moss
“My advice to anyone wanting to get into the music business, is always be ready to learn and remain humble.” AdviceReadyHumbleMusic Business Author:Rayvon Owen
“Make films. And don't listen to anybody, except those who tell you "yes" and who are ready to help you.” HelpingFilmReady Author:Danielle Arbid
“After I finished the Tycoons - on post-Civil War development - I realized how much I didn't know about the first half of the century, even though there had obviously been an enormous amount of development, so I read about and thought about that for a couple of years before I decided I was ready for a book.” KnowsYearsFirstsBookWarHalfCenturyReadyDevelopmentAmountCoupleDecidedFinishedI RealizedEnormousPostsCivil WarTycoons Author:Charles R. Morris
“I would speculate that a critical mass of the population has to internalize a middle class outlook first. International aid experience has demonstrated many times that just building railroads doesn't get you there. You need people ready to sue them.” PeopleNeedsFirstsClassMiddleBuildingReadyMassInternationalPopulationCriticalAidsMiddle ClassOutlookRailroadsCritical Mass Author:Charles R. Morris
“And different traditions stress different - so then there's that. I talked to an African American who says before she goes into an interracial church, she sits in her car and she listens to gospel music to get her fill, and she goes into an interracial church where they don't do gospel music, and she's ready to accept the other sorts of ways of worshipping. So there's that.” WayDifferentChurchAcceptingCarReadyTraditionStressAfrican AmericanGospel Music Author:Michael Emerson
“I was never ready to give up, but I did get words of confidence to move forward from a few musicians that had climbed up the totem pole of rock. They were encouraging words that struck a nerve with me and made me stronger.” GivingMadeMovingRocksReadyGiving UpMusicianStrongerMoving ForwardNervesTotemsEncouraging WordsWords Of ConfidenceReady To Give Up Author:Lita Ford
“There's still injustice happening in my world. I sing my songs at concerts and I'm so grateful that the people are ready to hear them.” PeopleWorldStillsSongReadyHappeningsGratefulInjusticeConcertsSo Grateful Author:Mavis Staples
“I made some changes, I didn't go around telling everybody I was ready to make changes, I just remained me. I may get more criticism today in putting this book out than I have. You know, maybe this is my time, but I'm ready to take the criticism and answer anybody's questions.” KnowsMayMadeBookTodayAnswersReadyCriticismMy TimeMaking Changes Author:Reginald Arvizu
“At any given day you have to be ready with everything. It can be that the director says "this one's done and I need a new one." And you're like, "oh my god! I only have two months, no way!" So your design approach is completely different. You develop, let's say six things at the same time, and try to be ready everyday to give it away.” WayNeedsGivingTryingTwoDifferentDoneGivenDesignReadyMonthsDirectorsSixApproachEverydayTwo Months Author:Daniel Simon
“I don't think that if I had spent the time that I was in, say, Belgrade, writing about my time in Trieste, which is where I had just been, that would have been productive. I told myself: take extensive notes while you're there, do the research part of it, and then pray, pray, the muses will be available when the actual 'ready' happens.” IfsThinkingWritingHas BeensHappensReadyPrayingResearchNotesAvailableMy TimeProductiveMuseBelgrade Author:Jessa Crispin
“I think there is probably something evolutionary in that we are drawn to the easiest option. But in our age of convenience, cars, ready meals and off the peg mean that we are in danger of being mentally under stretched.” ThinkingMeanAgeCarDangerReadyMealsConvenienceBeing MeAnd OffPeg Author:Philippa Perry
“There are some people the gestation period is like an elephant's and it's just years and years before they're ready.” PeopleYearsReadyPeriodsElephantsGestationGestation Period Author:John Amaechi
“Both chaos theory and fractal have had contacts in the past when they are both impossible to develop and in a certain sense not ready to be developed.” PastCertainImpossibleReadyTheoryChaosContactNot ReadyFractalsChaos Theory Author:Benoit Mandelbrot
“I've got about three minutes to get ready in the morning before dropping my kids at school and going to the office. But even with limited time, I still want to look natural and pretty.” WantLooksStillsKidsSchoolThreeNaturalMorningMinutesReadyOfficeDroppingLimited Time Author:Christina Zilber
“Pages were always supposed to be off-camera - we were supposed to be invisible. But I had a moment where I saw a kid who was ready to flip himself out of the balcony, so I ran down and grabbed him and put him back in his seat. I remember the stage manager taking me aside and saying, "Can you please never do that again? I know you were saving his life, but we have you in the shot."” KnowsMomentsKidsRememberSawsStageReadyPleasePagesShotsDown AndCamerasInvisibleSavingManagersSupposed To BeRanSeatsFlipBalconiesStage Managers Author:Anne Sweeney
“I was fortunate enough, after many visits to many wonderful, weird people to come across Burt Rutan, who is a genius in the Mojave Desert. And SpaceShipOne was born and had three flights into space that won something called the X Prize. And from there, we're building SpaceShipTwo, which is ... a beautiful spaceship that is very, very, very nearly completed and will be ready from about next Christmas onwards to start taking people into space.” PeopleEnoughBeautifulThreeNextBornSpaceWonderfulBuildingReadyGeniusFlightDesertFortunatePrizeSpaceshipsWeird PeopleMojave Author:Richard Branson
“The real challenge is when I'm at work, I'm at work. I'm locked in, I'm ready to go, I'm focused. When I'm at home, I'm locked in and I'm ready to go and I'm focused on home. We don't watch the show. We don't watch the news. We don't do any of that stuff. I sit down, I play Barbies. And sometimes the kids will come home and play with me.” RealSometimesPlayShowsHomeKidsStuffChallengesWatchesReadyNewsFocusedComing HomeLockedBarbie Author:Jon Stewart
“The first time I learned I could sell myself was when I convinced a wealthy American family to give me a job as a nanny. Childcare. Totally unqualified. But I learned to be ready for anything. And that I can adapt. That I can become the best diaper changer.” GivingFirstsI CanJobsReadyFirst TimeGive MeSellsConvincedWealthyDiapersNanniesAmerican FamilyUnqualifiedChildcare Author:Scott Raab
“We all look in the mirror and see us a little blonder or a little thinner or a little younger, whatever that ideal might be and most of the people that I'm photographing are selling something, you know whether they're on the front of an album cover or a magazine or they're a corporate person ready to switch companies or a doctor selling a skincare line... so I want to help them achieve that.” PeopleKnowsWantLooksLittlesPersonsHelpingMightLinesCompanyAchieveFrontsReadyIdealsDoctorsMirrorsAlbumsSellingMagazinesCorporateAlbum CoversSelling Something Author:Carol Friedman
“Be gentle and tolerant. Intimacy will grow, but will take time and cannot be rushed. If all goes well, soon you will become more familiar with each other, and handling will forge awkward fumbling and fondling into more satisfying and productive caresses and eventually into a comfortable working partnership. At this stage you will be ready to accompany your new camera into the world.” IfsWorldWellsGrowsStageReadyComfortablePhotographyCamerasFamiliarIntimacyGentleProductiveSatisfyingPartnershipAwkwardTake TimeAccompanyCaressFondlingWell Soon Author:Bill Jay