Karl Pilkington Quotes

The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.

Whenever you looked forward to anything pleasant you were sure to be more or less disappointed . . . perhaps that is true. But there is a good side to it too. The bad things don't always come up to your expectations either . . . they nearly always turn out ever so much better than you think.

I've never been an optimist, but that's fine because pessimists have the possibility of being agreeably surprised.

Pessimism is playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only view of life in which you can never be disappointed. Having reckoned what to do in the worst possible circumstances, when better arise, as they may, life becomes child's play.

Pessimist: The optimist who didn't arrive.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

Readers regularly ask what can go wrong but almost never what could positively surprise.

Always think the worst. That way you will avoid too much disappointment in life.

It's good to be a cynic. I'm a cynic. But the best part of being a cynic is somebody proving you wrong.

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

Well, I won't say I'm cynical. I'd say I'm pragmatic.

there's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst.

This is why you should never, ever get your hopes up. This is why you should see the glass as half empty. So when the whole thing spills, you aren’t as devastated.

I realize more and more how instinctively pessimistic I am of all human kindness -- since I am always so bowled over by it -- and am never surprised by injustice, malice or personal attack.

Always plan for the worst, child; that way, all your surprises will be pleasant ones.

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

It's hard to be disappointed when what you expected turns out to be true.

I wouldn't say that I relax and enjoy anything. But I think my pessimism helps. I never really expect anything good to happen, so when it does, it's a nice surprise.

Our thoughts about an event can have a dramatic effect on how we go through the event itself. When our expectations are low, it's easy to be pleasantly surprised. When they're not, we're vulnerable to painful disappointment. Because of this, many people spend a good deal of effort trying to avoid developing high hopes about anything.

I always embrace the worst-case scenario.

She not only expects the worst, but makes the worst of it when it happens.

I've done a lot of shows that didn't do well. You have to go in with a 50-50 take on it. If it goes well, fantastic. Hope for the best and plan for the worst.

I was quite excited, but I was sure I wouldn't win the race. I am a realist.

The world gets better every day - then worse again in the evening.

I'm very realistic in my outlook on everything in life. When I look ahead in my mind to see what's going to happen next, I see the good and I see the bad.