David Gemmell Quotes

One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

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

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

Prepare yourself for the worst, and the best will always happen.

I highly recommend inviting the worst-case scenario into your life.

First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.

Expect the best, Prepare for the worst.

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

Hope for the best, expect the worst.

I'm always prepared for the worst.

Pray for the best, prepare for the worst, and expect the unexpected.

Real optimism is exposed to the worst but expects the best.

That was one of the virtues of being a pessimist: nothing was ever as bad as you thought it would be.

Pessimists fear becoming the dupes of Hope. Optimists enjoy Hope's company, and consider being duped no great matter.

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

I am prepared for the worst, but hope 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.

Sometimes you have got to look at things really positively - without putting your head in the sand, you have got to manage the negatives and keep putting a positive slant on it, keep trying to find answers.

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

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 have plenty to look forward to, I'm sure.