Trombone Shorty Quotes

Always have a backup plan.

Expect the best, Prepare for the worst.

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

I learned one of the very important lessons in life in the 9/11 attacks. It's good to have a plan for your future; it's even better to write your plan in pencil.

I grew up military but have met very few women that have a mission plan for when things don't work out. I attack everything like that.

If you take control over those things you can, you are better able to negotiate the unexpected.

If anybody knows that you need to be prepared regardless of the situation, that's me.

Plan B. You've always got to have a Plan B.

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.

They say that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger and I've learnt a great deal, but you can never predict the future, so the best thing is just to do whatever you're asked to do to the best of your ability.

Well, you know, any defense force worth its salt has to be able to deal with uncertainty, has to be able to deal with events that we may not have planned for.

I am not preparing myself or my family for anything but life.

I have learned that nothing is certain except for the need to have strong risk management, a lot of cash, the willingness to invest even when the future is unclear, and great people.

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

There is nothing we can do to assure that this will never happen, but there is a lot we can do to assure that it happens more rarely.

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

One should be always ready to face difficult situations and take risk also.

You just don't know in life. Life knocks you about and pushes you over boundaries. But be ready. Do your homework; that's all I can say.

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.

Terrible things happen all of the time, and they can happen in a second. The best thing is to be prepared to react. If you try to control every little thing, you're going to end up miserable - and you're going to fail.

I have no control of life. I have to prepare myself for any situation.

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

It is such an uncertain universe out there that you have to create what I call 'real' options and develop capabilities that will enable you to deal with an environment that will change anyway.

My job is to be OK without a precise plan.

Always plan, but never plan on your plans.