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The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. ↗

— Robertson Davies

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Lorna was quite young when her mother died, and I think she's blocked out some of the memories. I talked to her a little bit about that, but I wasn't prepared to go around and poke and hurt her. ↗

— Judy Davis

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Absolutely. I think that this is - politics is a tough business. I describe it as a full contact sport. You have to be prepared to get in there and mix it up. ↗

— John Thune

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If values matter in an organisation, you have to be prepared to act consistently. ↗

— Carly Fiorina

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If Turkey is prepared to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, then its leaders can proceed immediately to direct dialogue with its counterparts in Armenia to define a common vision for the future. ↗

— Mark Foley

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As you know from school, it's when you have not prepared for the test that you have the fear of failing. And if you have prepared, even if you fail, you've done your best. ↗

— Alice Walker

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Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

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When a noble life has prepared old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality. ↗

— Muriel Spark

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All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and prepared hearer. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

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Luck can often mean simply taking advantage of a situation at the right moment. It is possible to make your luck by being always prepared. ↗

— Michael Korda

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