We also know about the self-fulfilling prophecy, which…

If you expect the worst from a person you can never be disappointed.

— Anthony Burgess

I did this one movie with a great director named Wayne Kramer. It was 'Crossing Over,' and Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd and Ray Liotta…

— Justin Chon

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

— Joyce Carol Oates

I believe passionately in preemptive pessimism, especially before a book comes out. I expect the worst both from reviewers and sales, and then, with…

— Antony Beevor

“I guess when you expect the worst it’s always a pleasant surprise if everything ends up going smoothly.”

— Karina Halle

Hope for the best, expect the worst and you will be less shocked

— Anonymous

“It is right to hope for the best about everybody, and not to expect the worst. This sounds like a truism, but it has…

— Elizabeth Gaskell

Expect the worst, and hope to be pleasantly surprised.

— Mary R McDowell

I always expect the worst so I wont ever be disappointed

— Anonymous

“The gospel news is of an all-or-nothing venture undertaken by our blessing God. He pursued us all the way into the far country of…

— Gerrit Dawson

“I worry that you expect the worst sometimes, because of what happened,” he continued softly, and I managed just a small nod. “Imagine the…

— Lauren Graham

“Not surprisingly, negative relationships were stressful. When officers felt undermined by their closest coworker, they were less committed, took more unauthorized breaks, and were…

— Adam M. Grant

“I think sometimes when we grew up with a parent who is deeply flawed…we learn, subconsciously at least, to expect the worst from everyone…

— Mindy Starns Clark

Hope for the best, expect the worst.

— Angela Carter

“I am my own worst enemy I only feel beautiful when I am holding my son Always expect the worst, that way you're never…

— Bill Norris