Before Starbucks, there wasn't as much of a coffeehouse routine; we generally drank really cruddy diner coffee.


Anne Robinson
I like one nice man because he gets three tickets for the cinema so we've got somewhere to put our coats. He passes the test. I've been quite surprised because I really didn't expect to be wined and dined, and it's quite nice.

Antonio Guterres
The future of the U.N. will be determined by its readiness to change and adapt.

Bashar al-Assad
Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.

Charles Best
Within a single school, teachers often encounter differences in poverty levels, parent involvement, and student readiness.

Chester W. Nimitz
That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves.