Todd Young Quotes

You can’t prepare for the best case; you have to prepare for the worst case.

Always think, 'what's the worst that can happen' and have some kind of strategy to deal with it

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

We know we cannot underestimate the importance of emergency planning in our region, nor can we assume we'll have ample warning time. If an earthquake or terrorist attack hits, we won't necessarily have advance alerts or opportunities to double- and triple-check our plans.

In the military we plan for the worst case, because we have learned that if you do not, you will be surprised.

We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur .

To prepare for a disaster, practice the worst case scenario. We don’t usually do that.

We won’t conserve our way to energy independence.

I’ve worked as a leader for many years and I’ve always trained myself to be prepared for the worst.

The military has to think in terms of worst case scenarios. In a sense, they have to play the pessimist.

Just refrigerator efficiency saves more energy than all that we're generating from renewables, excluding hydroelectric power... I cannot impress upon you how important energy efficiency is.

If I were emperor of the world, I would put the pedal to the floor on energy efficiency and conservation for the next decade.

Our oil policy should be to find more and use less.

I always prepare for the worst.

Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I'm a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of the worst case scenario. I call it 'the eaten by wolves factor.' If I do something, what's the most terrible thing that could happen? Would I be eaten by wolves? One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist, is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose. There are a lot of things I don't worry about, because I have a plan in place if they do.

There is no energy crisis, only a crisis of ignorance.

I'm always prepared for the worst.

Fundamentally not to waste energy. If we were all to reduce our demands for energy, it would make an enormous amount of difference.

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

The easiest way to save money is to waste less energy.

Energy will be the immediate test of our ability to unite this Nation, and it can also be the standard around which we rally. On the battlefield of energy we can win for our Nation a new confidence, and we can seize control again of our common destiny.

Plan for the worst, expect the best.

I think being prepared for anything is the way to go.

Every act of energy conservation... is more than just common sense: I tell you it is an act of patriotism.

The danger is different from the fear. ... [practice] what to do if things go wrong, as well as right.