“Hope for the best, expect the worst.”

“Hope for the best. Expect the worst.
The world's a stage. We're unrehearsed.”

“Plan for the worst, expect the best.”

“Keep a light, hopeful heart. But ­expect the worst.”

“No one ever asks a kid for her opinion, but it seems to me that growing up means you stop hoping for the best, and start expecting the worst.”

“I love listening to Alphaville, sometimes I take words from Alphaville and make them mine for example “Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst.”

“Hope for the best, plan for the worst.”

“Look, the point is there's no way to be a hundred percent sure about anyone or anything. So you're left with a choice. Either hope for the best or just expect the worst.”

“Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”

“I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.”