Readiness

Famous quotes containing the word readiness:

    There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, ‘tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be
    now; if it be not now, yet it will come—the readiness is
    all.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    Poetry is a search for ways of communication; it must be conducted with openness, flexibility, and a constant readiness to listen.
    Fleur Adcock (b. 1934)

    Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.
    Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)