Jim Root Quotes

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

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

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.

Expect the best, Prepare for the worst.

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

I really believe in hoping for the best and preparing for the worst.

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

Never expect anything, but plan for everything.

It doesn't always happen according to the way you have planned things out but I feel if you have covered most of the aspects, it does help out there in the middle.

I'm not going to pre-empt anything regarding how my career's going to go because I'm always prepared for the worst.

Always have a backup plan.

I try to prepare for everything beyond the extent of preparation.

One must not expect anything in these times, but be ready for everything.

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

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.

Hope for the best, expect the worst.

We must prepare for everything.

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

Prepared for the worst,but still praying for the best

But I don't bet the farm on any of those possibilities, either. I'm also preparing, intelligently, to walk away from this, and walk away from it happy to have had the experience.

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.

We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation.

Security... it's simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that you're willing to deal with whatever happens.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

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