Expect Worst Quotes

The art of defending is always to expect the worst.

— Matthijs de Ligt

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

— Kenya Barris

“Hope for the best and expect the worst.”

— Jerry Ross Symposium

“If you expect the worst, you can only be suprised”

— Peter Edwards

If you expect the worst, you'll never be disappointed.

— Sarah Dessen

Expect the worst and hope for the best.

— M.A. Cassata

“Expect the worst and you won't be surprised”

— Cate Holahan

Expect the worst, and you won't be disappointed.

— Helen Clark MacInnes

I'm an optimistic realist. I kind of expect the worst but prepare for the best.

— Trixie Mattel

When you say, 'I cant' and expect the worst, you become weak and unhappy.

— Anonymous

“We had come to expect the worst, so reality had a harder time breaking through our shell.”

— David Bagby

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

— Anonymous

I am quite a cheerful, dark person. On the outside, I'm optimistic but I expect the worst to happen.

— Meg Rosoff

“Don't expect the worst because, by expecting the worst, you're inviting it to come true.”

— Pepper Winters

I expect the worst both from reviewers and sales and then, with any luck, I may be proved wrong.

— Antony Beevor

You come to the United States not knowing what to expect. Then all your worst prejudices are confirmed.

— John Fowles

Optimism is key. if you expect the worst, the worst will happen. You are your own stress, you are your won anger,…

— Shizzle Monkey

“by encouraging us to expect the worst in others it brings out the worst in us: dreading the role of the chump,…

— Adam M. Grant

Look, 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

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

— Sarah Dessen

I always expect the worst from this evil and wicked world and am often pleasantly surprised when the worst does not come…

— Semir Zeki

With total strangers, it had always been my policy to expect the worst. Usually they-and those that you knew best, for that…

— Sarah Dessen

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

— Antony Beevor

“No,' I said, shooting him a look. 'But you don't have to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.' You don't have…

— Sarah Dessen

“It is high time that I learn to be more careful about hope, a reckless emotion for travellers. The sensible approach would…

— Martha Gellhorn

Expect the worst, and hope to be pleasantly surprised.

— Mary R McDowell

Expect the worst And that's what You'll get Only it will be Much worse.

— J. P. Donleavy

“When you always expect the worst you can never experience the best.”

— Jayce O'Neal

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

— Mel Brooks

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

— Anthony Burgess

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

— Anonymous

Hope for the best, expect the worst.

— Angela Carter

I plan for the best and expect the worst.

— Jim Root

I always expect the worst so I wont ever be disappointed

— Anonymous

If you expect the worst from people, that's exactly what you'll get.

— Michelle Hodkin

“It was his job to expect the worst of humanity, including myself.”

— James S.A. Corey

“I’ve learned to expect the worst from people who hold power.”

— Dan Brown

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

— Joyce Carol Oates

“If you constantly expect the worst from someone, that’s probably what you’re going to get.”

— Courtney Cole

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

— Karina Halle