Norman R. Augustine Quotes

It is pardonable to be defeated, but never to be surprised.

We know not of the future and cannot plan for it much.

Expect the best, Prepare for the worst.

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

We expect surprises. There has to be surprises.

The thrill of not knowing what's going to happen, trained me to be prepared for anything.

As Estha stirred the thick jam he thought Two Thoughts and the Two Thoughts he thought were these: a) Anything can happen to anyone. and b) It is best to be prepared.

We are never prepared for what we expect.

Expect everything, I always say, and the unexpected never happens.

You always got to be prepared but you never know for what.

One cannot plan for the unexpected.

I don't want to set the world up for surprises.

Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise.

In fair weather prepare for foul.

I always keep a ball in the car. You never know.

I do not believe they've run out of surprises.

You can plan events, but if they go according to your plan they are not events.

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

We can't continue to always base our strategy on the fact that the other guy is going to mess up all the time.

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

… experience should teach us that it is always the unexpected that does occur!

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.

What is certain about the future is that even the best efforts to predict the conditions of future war will prove erroneous. What is important, however, is to not be so far off the mark that visions of the future run counter to the very nature of war and render American forces unable to adapt to unforeseen challenges.

I never want to get caught with not expecting something.