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

“there's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst.”

Stephen King book Different Seasons

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

Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American motivational speaker

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

Lee Child (1954) British thriller writer

“Hope for the best, expect the worst.”

Angela Carter book Wise Children

“Be prepared for the worst, my love, for it lives next door to the best.”

Melina Marchetta Finnikin of the Rock

“Hope for the best. Expect the worst.
The world's a stage. We're unrehearsed.
No way of knowing which way it's going.
Take your chances, there are no answers.
Hope for the best. Expect the worst.”

Mel Brooks (1926) American director, writer, actor, and producer

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

Mel Brooks (1926) American director, writer, actor, and producer

“There is always a part of my mind that is preparing for the worst, and another part of my mind that believes if I prepare enough for it, the worst won’t happen.”

Kay Redfield Jamison (1946) American bipolar disorder researcher

“You think 'Okay, I get it, I'm prepared for the worst', but you hold out that small hope, see, and that's what fucks you up. That's what kills you.”

Stephen King book Joyland