Hope for the Best. Expect the worst. Life is a play. We're…

Hope for the best, expect the worst.

— Angela Carter

“Hope for the best and expect the worst.”

— Jerry Ross Symposium

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

— Anonymous

70% of people hope for the best but often expect the worst in order to avoid the pain of disappointment.

— Anonymous

I have been able to hope for the best, expect the worst, and take what comes along. If there has been one fundamental reason…

— Gene Sarazen

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…

— Sarah Dessen

I think we have every reason to hope for the best but expect and prepare for the worst.

— Van Jones

“Look,” he said, “the point is there’s no way to be a hundred percent sure about anyone or anything. So you’re left with a…

— Sarah Dessen

Expect the worst and hope for the best.

— M.A. Cassata

I plan for the best and expect the worst.

— Jim Root

“Prepare for the worst, hope for the best, and expect the impossible.”

— Lara Whatley

Lets hope for the best, but still expect and prepare for the worst¦

— POB Bismark

I have a 'hope for the best, expect the worst' mentality.

— Kenya Barris

“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

Hope for the best is what we do, right from the moment we're born.

— Michael Moore