Plautus Quotes

A mouse relies not solely on one hole.

As cheesy as it sounds, all my eggs were never in just one basket. I had a thousand baskets going on.

We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope.

I think one of the things that saved me is that I never put all my eggs in one basket.

It's always good to have different plans.

I think I put myself in a position where I have all kinds of opportunities available to me, if God forbid something doesn't work out, at least I have other options.

We're hoping for the best, but we need to prepare for the worst.

I'm always trying to do as many different things as I can, just so when one is not doing so hot, maybe the other is still there.

I learned two basic lessons on Everest. First, just because something has worked in the past does not mean it will work today. Second, different challenges require different mindsets.

Always have a backup plan.

Don't try to run your life through a single straw. Someone, some event, will cut it off.

A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.

Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.

I will become the greatest, because all travellers have to be able to adapt. That quality, adaptability, is essential to that way of life. Not many boxers have it but I can adapt before a fight to the opponent, during the fight if necessary.

The future is always coming up with surprises for us, and the best way to insulate yourself from these surprises is to diversify.

When things that normally work aren't working, you have to go to something else.

If you fail to make a mark, you might not get good work later. So, it is important for every actor to have a plan B to bank on. Here, nothing lasts forever. That's why my husband pushes me to do different things in life.

If Plan A isn't working, I have Plan B, Plan C, and even Plan D.

Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.

Plan B. You've always got to have a Plan B.

There's nothing wrong with a plan, but remember Von Moltke's famous dictum that no plan survives first contact with the enemy. The danger is a plan that seduces us into thinking failure is impossible and adaptation is unnecessary - a kind of ‘Titanic' plan, unsinkable (until it hits the iceberg).

Always prepare secondary ways of dealing with problems.

How you handle life depends a lot on how you handle plan B, or if you have a plan B.

It was important for me to have something to fall back on and not just rely on my athletics to get me through everything because, clearly, at any point, something could happen.

It's funny how quickly human beings adapt.