Quote by John Wooden

Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.

Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.

Summary

This quote emphasizes the importance of being prepared in order to succeed. It suggests that not putting in the necessary time and effort to prepare for a task or goal will ultimately lead to failure. By not adequately preparing, one is essentially setting themselves up for failure because they lack the knowledge, skills, or resources needed to be successful. This quote serves as a reminder to take the necessary steps beforehand to increase the chances of achieving desired outcomes.

Topics

Planning

By John Wooden

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I grew up in New Jersey and my father was a golf pro, so I w

I grew up in New Jersey and my father was a golf pro, so I was groomed for sports, but I wasn't very good, so my interests lay elsewhere.

Sports

A solitary, unused to speaking of what he sees and feels, ha

A solitary, unused to speaking of what he sees and feels, has mental experiences which are at once more intense and less articulate than those of a gregarious man.

Thomas Mann, Death in Venice, 19

Solitude

In the end no segregationist scheme has withstood the force

In the end no segregationist scheme has withstood the force of a simple idea: equality under law.

Equality

Necessity makes even the timid brave.

Necessity makes even the timid brave.

Necessity

Wendy Malick and Valerie Bertinelli make fun of me, but I ta

Wendy Malick and Valerie Bertinelli make fun of me, but I take care of my health - I don't abuse it.

Health

You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to

You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.

Andrew Carnegie

Our capacity to retaliate must be, and is, massive in order

Our capacity to retaliate must be, and is, massive in order to deter all forms of aggression.

John Foster Dulles

Security

If you want to be a writer, you have to write every day... Y

If you want to be a writer, you have to write every day... You don't go to a well once but daily. You don't skip a child's breakfast or forget to wake up in the morning...

Inspirational Writing

Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it.

Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it.

Emily Dickinson

Truth

May it not be that, just as we have to have faith in Him, Go

May it not be that, just as we have to have faith in Him, God has to have faith in us and, considering the history of the human race so far, may it not be that faith is even more difficult for Him than it is for us?

Faith

Passion is in all great searches and is necessary to all cre

Passion is in all great searches and is necessary to all creative endeavors.

Eugene W. Smith

Passion

The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others

The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow.

Marian Anderson

Leadership