“We have to be prepared for change.”
“... I'd rather be prepared for one we don't have to fight than not be prepared for one we have to.”
“We have to prepare for the worst, and the worst is war.”
“Modern business must have its finger continuously on the public pulse. It must understand the changes in the public mind and be prepared to interpret itself fairly and eloquently to changing opinion.”
“Sudden shifts and changes are no bad preparation for political life.”
“Our moods change constantly and thus our ideas about the past change with them. As for the future, it remains unwritten. Anything can happen, and often we are wrong. The best we can do with the future is prepare and savor the possibilities of what can be done in the present.”