#preparedness

People were always getting ready for tomorrow. I didn't believe in that. Tomorrow wasn't getting ready for them. It didn't even know they were there. ↗

— Cormac McCarthy

#life #preparedness #life

Those who hammer their guns into plows, will plow for those who do not. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#pacifism #preparedness #guns

I cannot have chaos erupting around me until I am prepared for it. I am a collector. I am an observer. I don't participate. My resources, and my standing, must be secure before I can allow the uncertainty of war to crash down upon us. ↗

— Derek Landy

#preparedness #war #uncertainty

All countries should immediately now activate their pandemic preparedness plans. Countries should remain on high alert for unusual outbreaks of influenza-like illness and severe pneumonia. ↗

— Margaret Chan

#alert #countries #high #illness #immediately

Military preparedness is absolutely a form of strength. ↗

— Rachel Maddow

#form #military #preparedness #strength

We cannot stop natural disasters but we can arm ourselves with knowledge: so many lives wouldn't have to be lost if there was enough disaster preparedness. ↗

— Petra Nemcova

#cannot #disaster #disasters #enough #knowledge

The international community should treat this as a window of opportunity to ramp up preparedness and response. ↗

— Margaret Chan

#international #international community #national community #opportunity #preparedness