Preparation

It's one thing to be skilled and another thing to be prepared. Here, noteworthy Blacks express how crucial preparation is in any endeavor.

As man sows, so shall he reap. In works of fiction, such men are sometimes converted. More often, in real life, they do not change their natures until they are converted into dust.
Charles W. Chesnutt

I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
Oprah Winfrey

Let us prepare TODAY. For the TOMORROWS in the lives of the nations will be so eventful that Negroes everywhere will be called upon to play their part in the survival of the fittest human group.
Marcus Garvey

Not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
Oprah Winfrey

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
Malcolm X

There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.
Barbara Jordan