Readiness Quotes

The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable. Sun Tzu
War Art Enemy Made Own Our Rather Rely Fact Attacking Likelihood Him Readiness Coming His Art Of War Us Teaches Receive Chance Position
Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Forgiveness Great Angry Soul Enemies Manly Nothing Believe Think Ought Our Those Noble Clearly Clemency Readiness Praiseworthy Forgive Listen Us Who Shows Let Us
That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves. Chester W. Nimitz
Faith Needs Relax Defense Our Say Adequate Machines Ourselves Must Primarily Armament Readiness Defend
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Courage Strong Live Strong Desire Taking Almost Terms Readiness Contradiction Die Form Means Desire
What we can control is our readiness. Dan Quinn
Control Our Readiness
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility. G. M. Trevelyan
Thought Responsibility Action Readiness Springs
Man lives freely only by his readiness to die, if need be, at the hands of his brother, never by killing him. Mahatma Gandhi
Man Brother Only Never Freely Him Readiness His Man Lives Hands Die Lives Need
Our nation has a regrettable history of drawing down our forces and readiness after each conflict, only to find ourselve ill-prepared for the next great struggle. Mitch McConnell
Great History Struggle Conflict Nation Down Our Drawing Find Only Forces Readiness After Regrettable Next Each
When the federal government invests in education, it should support quality education and career readiness rather than institutions that make empty promises. Sherrod Brown
Education Government Quality Promises Rather Federal Federal Government Support Institutions Make Quality Education Empty Readiness Than Should Career
I actually didn't listen to the Beatles song 'Nowhere Man' when I was writing my book of the same name. What I listened to a lot was 'Abbey Road.' Its disjointedness and its readiness to confuse only to delight were inspiring to me. Aleksandar Hemon
Me Man Beatles Book Song Writing Confuse Abbey Only Delight Inspiring Road Name Readiness Were Lot Same Listen Listened Nowhere Actually
Trying to change before you're ready isn't likely to be productive. For example, most New Year's resolutions don't last because people spring into action without being prepared for the work it's going to take. Forcing change based on a date on the calendar, rather than a true readiness to transform, can be a setup for failure. Amy Morin
Work Failure You Change People Example Forcing Year Spring Before Action Setup Rather Date Take True New For Example Most Calendar Likely Because Readiness Without Ready Than Trying Going Being Transform Being Prepared Productive Prepared Based Last Resolutions
The bottom line, addressing defense spending cuts with a meat ax like sequestration will damage defense readiness for decades to come. Ander Crenshaw
Will Defense Spending Spending Cuts Addressing Bottom Bottom Line Come Like Readiness Line Decades Cuts Meat Ax Damage
Within a single school, teachers often encounter differences in poverty levels, parent involvement, and student readiness. Charles Best
School Poverty Single Differences Parent Student School Teachers Involvement Readiness Within Encounter Often Teachers Levels
I visited the Chinese side last year. The Chinese are in a constant state of military readiness. They have all their nuclear weapons in the area, presumably trained on targets across the border. Harrison Salisbury
Year Military Side State Visited Presumably Border Constant Weapons Area Readiness Targets Trained Chinese Across Nuclear Last Nuclear Weapons Last Year
Today nearly every combat brigade located within the United States would report that they are not ready for duty. They are at the lowest levels of readiness. Ike Skelton
Today Duty Every States Located Would Combat Readiness Within Ready Report Lowest Brigade United United States Nearly Levels
It is imperative to change the way we look at education. We should invest in the foundation of school readiness from birth to age 5. James Heckman
Education Change Age School Birth Way Imperative Invest Look Readiness Should Foundation
Competitive skills are desperately needed by poor children in America, and realistic recognition of the economic roles that they may someday have an opportunity to fill is obviously important, too. But there is more to life, and there ought to be much more to childhood, than readiness for economic functions. Jonathan Kozol
Life Opportunity Important Realistic Too Desperately Ought Recognition Someday More Economic Obviously Readiness Than America Roles May Childhood Children Poor Much Skills Fill Functions Competitive Needed
As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, my first priority is to ensure the readiness of our military. Luther Strange
First Military Our Ensure Member Armed Armed Services Readiness Priority Senate Committee Services
While our nation faces many challenges that must be met regarding homeland security and our military readiness, it is imperative that we live within our means and wisely spend taxpayer dollars. Mike Crapo
Challenges Met Nation Taxpayer Military Live Our Spend Security Must Faces Imperative Wisely Readiness Within Dollars Regarding While Means Many Homeland Homeland Security
History offers no evidence for the proposition that the assignment of women to military combat jobs is the way to win wars, improve combat readiness, or promote national security. Phyllis Schlafly
History Women Win National Military Way Evidence Jobs Security Promote Proposition Combat Readiness Offers Improve National Security Wars Assignment
One of society's thorniest problems is that children from poor families start school lagging badly behind their more affluent classmates in readiness. Richard Thaler
School Problems Society Classmates More Badly Readiness Families Affluent Behind Children Poor Start
It is good to start as young as you can. What is more important is to carve out your vision and assess your readiness to start giving. Commitment and purpose are core to giving. Shiv Nadar
Good You Commitment Vision Giving Important Young Out Carve More Purpose Readiness Your Assess Start Core
There should be a readiness, on our part, to investigate with candor to follow the truth wherever it may lead us, and to submit, without reserve or objection, to all the teachings of this religion, if it be found to be of divine origin. Simon Greenleaf
Truth Religion Submit Our Follow Objection Divine Investigate Lead Part Readiness Without May Candor Wherever Us Should Teachings Origin Reserve Found
I'm relieved that the state of the Marines' readiness will remain high. Susan Davis
Will Marines State High Relieved Remain Readiness
The most considerable difference I note among men is not in their readiness to fall into error, but in their readiness to acknowledge these inevitable lapses. Thomas Huxley
Men Inevitable Fall Considerable Most Readiness Error Difference Acknowledge Note Among
Instead of measuring military readiness in terms of overall size and numbers, we must focus on metrics of capability, particularly in technology, and positioning. Joe Sestak
Technology Focus Military Positioning Must Instead Overall Particularly Terms Readiness Size Capability Measuring Numbers
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