Jane Austen Quotes

There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.

You would not get out of bed in the morning if you were constantly worrying about the possibility of something happening to you on your way to work. But it is still something to pay attention to, I think.

I've never predicted anything. All I have ever said is, that we will do the very best we can.

Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age.

I am always worried when someone says, 'This is perfect.'

Whenever things are good, I always worry about what could go wrong.

I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.

No matter how well things are going, failure and disaster are just around the corner. So celebrate the good, but be ready for the bad.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

Fear nothing but what thy industry may prevent; be confident of nothing but what fortune cannot defeat; it is no less folly to fear what is impossible to be avoided than to be secure when there is a possibility to be deprived.

The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.

I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.

If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm.

I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.

My motto has always been that you can't say, 'Oh, it won't happen to me.' You have to say, 'That can happen to me.' So always be aware that things can happen.

I hope, George, that you know what you're doing.

I'm always very even-keeled, and I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop.

I am someone who hopes for the best and prepares for the worst.

I feel it is good to be nervous because you are not fully sure or over-confident.

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

When things go well I'm always looking for the next hiccup.

You are always, always overwhelmed by positive response because you know it can go either way.

A wet spot on the floor kind of put a scare in myself, so you never know inside those lines what might happen.

With everything I do, there always seems to be a massive risk involved.

Fear looks like wisdom to those without risk.