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• People from the world's richest countries should be prepared to accept the burden of debt reduction for heavily indebted poor countries, and should urge their leaders to fulfill the pledges made to reduce world poverty, especially in Africa, by the year 2015.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Country, Years, People

  Pope Benedict XVI, Catholic Church. Pope (2005- : Benedict XVI) (2006). “Insegnamenti di Benedetto XVI”

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• At every crossroad, be prepared to bump into wonder.

  James Broughton

  Bumps, Wonder, Prepared

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• Among the many interesting objects which will engage your attention that of providing for the common defense will merit particular regard. To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

  George Washington

  War, Mean, Interesting

  George Washington (1849). “Lives of the heroes of the American Revolution: comprising the lives of Washington and his generals and officers who were the most distinguished in the War of the Independence of the U. S. A. : also embracing The Declaration of Independence and signers' names, The Constitution of the United States and amendments...together with the inaugural, first annual and farewell addresses of Washington”, p.333

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• I have been repeating over and over again that he who cannot protect himself or his nearest and dearest or their honour by non-violently facing death may and ought to do so by violently dealing with the oppressor. He who can do neither of the two is a burden. He has no business to be the head of a family. He must either hide himself, or must rest content to live for ever in helplessness and be prepared to crawl like a worm at the bidding of a bully.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Two, Bully, Bidding

  Mahatma Gandhi, U. R. Rao (1963). “The Way to Communal Harmony”, Ahmedabad, [India] : Navajivan Publishing House

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• Be prepared to ride the cycles and trends of life; success is never permanent, and failure is never final.

  Brian Tracy

  Failure, Finals, Trends

  FaceBook post by Brian Tracy from Aug 08, 2012

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• Whatever happens... men, women and children have to be prepared to put other people first and thereby create the miracle of the species which is people living together in harmony and putting other people first, before themselves.

  Bob Maguire

  Children, Men, People

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• Are you saying we shouldn't be prepared? And I'm asking you that right now, Daniel. ... Why would you be against people being able not only to be prepared to have food and water for their friends, but to defend themselves from looters and some of these degradation of society that happen in these crises?

  Matt Shea

  Inspiring, People, Water

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• There are certain things for which civilization has no answer. But if you choose to meddle thus, then you must be prepared to facethe consequences, whatever they are.

  Jimmy Sangster

  Civilization, Answers, Certain

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• I have spoken about what we can do as citizens, what we can do as a responsive citizenry, and this is where we have to shatter our complacency and become "active souls,"and be prepared to engage in aware - that personal struggle between our grief and our sorrow. But I don't think we have any choice.

  Terry Tempest Williams

  Grief, Struggle, Thinking

  Source: www.scottlondon.com

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• I wanted to be prepared and be strong for any unexpected challenges, so from the beginning I was doing kick-boxing. I was wearing a sauna suit everyday, I was wearing sea goggles, I was wearing gloves. I was trying to put myself through the worst condition ever and most of the training sessions I was puking up.

  Ray Park

  Strong, Sea, Boxing

  Source: collider.com

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• 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.

  James Allen

  Strong, Heart, Sacrifice

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• Be prepared for truth at all hours and in the most fantastic disguises. This is the only safety.

  Christopher Morley

  Truth, Safety, Hours

  CHRISTOPHER MORLEY (1923). “INWARD HO!”

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• I'm realistic about it. It's been quite some years since I've worked full-time in that area, so I no longer have any material that bears any relevance to my life or the audience. I'd need to take probably a year off, which I wouldn't be prepared to do, so it's a romantic ideal.

  Eric Bana

  Years, Bears, Needs

  "The Other Boleyn Girl - Eric Bana interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• In Israel, it always meant - and a lot of that is still true - there was only one kind of man you could be, there were no alternatives, no options. If you were from a good family, you were supposed to be a successful soldier at 18 and be strong, and prepared to protect your wife and family, or family and children, and be prepared to die for your country.

  Eytan Fox

  Country, Strong, Children

  "Exploring Masculinity and Modern Views of Israeli’s, Eytan Fox Discusses 'Walk on Water'". IndieWire Interview, www.indiewire.com. March 3, 2005.

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• The United States, as the world knows, will never start a war. We do not want a war. We do not now expect a war. This generation of Americans has already had enough - more than enough - of war and hate and oppression. We shall be prepared if others wish it. We shall be alert to try to stop it. But we shall also do our part to build a world of peace where the weak are safe and the strong are just. We are not helpless before that task or hopeless of its success. Confident and unafraid, we labor on - not toward a strategy of annihilation but toward a strategy of peace.

  John F. Kennedy

  Strong, Hate, War

  American University Commencement Address, delivered 10 June 1963

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• As the years go on, you see changes in yourself, but you've got to face that - everyone goes through it... Either you have to face up to it and tell yourself you're not going to be eighteen all your life, or be prepared for a terrible shock when you see the wrinkles and white hair. Getting older doesn't frighten me, but I wish I didn't have to because I like life a lot.

  Audrey Hepburn

  Wrinkles, Hair, Years

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• The Lord has not redeemed you so you might enjoy pleasures and luxuries or so that you might abandon yourself to ease and indolence, but rather so you should be prepared to endure all sorts of evils.

  John Calvin

  Luxury, Evil, Ease

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• ... All these preparations clearly show that a human being must perfect himself in the physical world through his magical development in order to be prepared for the higher astral world after death.

  Franz Bardon

  Order, Perfect, Magic

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• You can't work at a relationship; you can't control it. You have to be lucky and go through your life. If you are not lucky you have to be prepared for some degree of suffering. That's why most relationships are very difficult and have some degree of pain. People stay together because of inertia, they don't have the energy. Because they are frightened of being lonely, or they have children.

  Woody Allen

  Lonely, Children, Pain

  "Woody Allen: 'The whole thing is tragic'". The Talks Interview, the-talks.com. July 20, 2012.

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• O youth.......be assured that knowledge alone does not strengthen the hand......Though a man read a hundred thousand scientific questions and understood them or learned them, but did not work with them---They do not benefit him except by working.....Knowledge is the tree, and working is its fruit; and though you studied a hundred years and assembled a thousand books, you would not be prepared for the mercy of Allah the Exalted except by working.

  Al-Ghazali

  Book, Men, Hands

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• I think for any director, male or female, it would be just to be prepared, work hard, and not give up! As my agent once told me, it's all about stamina before you ever end up on set!

  Liz Tuccillo

  Giving Up, Hard Work, Thinking

  Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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• In the past, people were going to record stores and buying albums or CDs. And the label was exposing their artist as much as possible and maybe getting them picked up by a major. Now I tell people to cut a good tune and have it up in the marketplace the next day. You better be prepared to give it away, and people will come pay to see you.

  Chuck D

  Cutting, Artist, Past

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• The thing about glitter is if you get it on you, be prepared to have it on you forever. Because glitter doesn't go away. Glitter is the herpes of craft supplies.

  Demetri Martin

  Funny, Humor, Forever

  "What's So Funny?" by Rachel Rosenblit, www.elle.com. January 14, 2009.

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• I had more material on weather than anyone else, I guess, ... back when I was traveling a lot on the road as a standup comic, between airport security and the weather... I just wanted to be prepared for sitting in the airport.

  Lewis Black

  Funny, Humor, Airports

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• With television, it's difficult to do some things. You have to shoot so many minutes a day, so you always have to be prepared or you won't be able to complete the number of pages that you have scheduled for that day.

  Vilmos Zsigmond

  Numbers, Television, Pages

  "Interview: Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond". Interview with Laurence Lerman, www.discdish.com. January 11, 2016.

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