Calvin Johnson Quotes

I am ready for anything that happens.

All you can do is trust, be open and prepared, and you have to be flexible, as much as possible.

You have to be ready for anything and everything and accept everything the way things are.

Not everybody is going to understand you. You can't please everybody. That's just human nature. Everybody has their opinion, and that's going to be there. You deal with it. You take it in stride. You take the good with the bad, the bad with the good. That's part of life.

But, Polly, a principle that can't bear being laughed at, frowned on, and cold-shouldered, isn't worthy of the name.

I cannot predict the wind but I can have my sail ready.

All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.

My grandfather taught me how important it is to have your eyes open, because you never know what's going to come your way.

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes.

I keep my ears open. The world can change overnight; that's what happens in this world. You never know. You have to keep your eyes and ears open. If you can't keep up, you ain't gonna catch up. I've been making records since 1953, and you just have to keep up.

Even if I would have left on a good note, there is still going to be people who don't like you, who don't like what you stand for. I can't worry about that.

You know, I always think of myself as sort of ready for every criticism.

Things go wrong all the time; you can't be precious about it.

Of course, I will keep myself fit, keep my boots clean and you never know.

I am not preparing myself or my family for anything but life.

I try to prepare for everything beyond the extent of preparation.

I just roll with the punches.

Expect the best, Prepare for the worst.

You have to take criticism with a grain of salt because you're never going to please everybody.

My expectations are not in any future event. I would rather just be prepared for whatever might take place.

It is not enough to be in the right place at the right time. You should also have an open mind at the right time.

One must not expect anything in these times, but be ready for everything.

Since opinions do not find in me a ready soil to thrust and spread their roots into, no premise shocks me, no belief hurts me, no matter how opposite to my own they may be.

Sometimes you gotta say, 'Okay' - even if you're not sure you're ready.