“I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.”
Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) British Conservative politician, writer, aristocrat and Prime Minister
The Wondrous Tale of Alroy, pt. 10, ch. 3.
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“Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.”
Source: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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“there's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst.”
Stephen King book Different Seasons
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“Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American motivational speaker
As quoted in Trigger Events – How To Find Your Next Customer (2007) by Alen Majer, p. 22
“Be prepared for the worst, my love, for it lives next door to the best.”
Melina Marchetta Finnikin of the Rock
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Donald Tusk (1957) Polish politician, current President of the European Council
Brexit's fate 'is in British hands', says Donald Tusk https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47672136 BBC News (22 March 2019) <br class="br">2011, 2019
“Hope for the best. Expect the worst.
The world's a stage. We're unrehearsed.”
Mel Brooks (1926) American director, writer, actor, and producer
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