Quotes About Contingency

The problem is that when we speak of plan Bs, we already negate the possibility of moving on with plan A.

Freedom is the recognition of contingency.

Instead of spending your time dreaming of your plan's happy ending, you must work on calculating every possible permutation and pitfall that might emerge in it.

From the perspective of the dead, life was a dangerous thing: a world of bullets, with everyone dodging everyone else, and no one to blame but God or the cosmos, contingency or fate, whoever had fired the gun.

Reality is mathematical, as long as you understand that uncertainty and contingency can be mathematically described, without them becoming any more certain.

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

He saw dozens of permutations in how things could play out, planned for every eventuality, strategized for each and every possible future.

Toby wasn't an idiot." Jameson's expression was sharp. "Unless this was some kind of suicide pact, he would have had a contingency plan to make sure that he and his friends weren't caught in the flames.

I always prepare for the worst.

It's very, very difficult when you have to prepare for something that might not ever happen.

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

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

There's nothing wrong with Plan B.Play it right, and no one will even know it wasn't your first choice.

I'm training my left hand to write, in case I lose the ability in my right. That's gymnastics for the dying.

It is easy to design devices that work well when everything goes as planned. The hard and necessary part of design is to make things work well even when things do not go as planned.

Any design, whether it's for a ship or an airplane, must be done in anticipation of potential failures.

Pray for victory, plan for disaster.

Hope for the best, plan for the worst. Reacher

Hope for the best.' 'But plan for the worst.

That's your call. My philosophy is hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

Hope for the best, plan for the worst. That

When we renounce our fear of life and give up trying to have it under our control—that is, when we acknowledge our contingency and utter dependence on God—then God comes to us and turns us toward Himself.

How you handle life depends a lot on how you handle plan B, or if you have a plan B.

That way you are protected with adequate information in case something unexpected comes up.