Quotes About Expectation

I plan for the best and expect the worst.

Let whatever is going to happen to me happen. I'm expecting the worst for myself and I'm resigned to it.

Wisdom prepares for the worst, but folly leaves the worst for the day when it comes.

Wishing of all strategies, is the worst.

As an entrepreneur and public company CEO, I've dealt with dozens of rollouts, and when unveiling a new product, the operating approach should be, 'Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.'

Ever since I can remember, over-expectation and pressure have been my worst enemies.

I am quite a cheerful, dark person. On the outside, I'm optimistic but I expect the worst to happen.

I don't hate oatmeal raisin, but it is the worst cookie. Profoundly disappointing.

They say 'expect the worst.' I say 'Expect the best and even better will happen.'

One of the worst things about being an actor, besides people being nice to you and getting free stuff all the time - but really, one of the worst things is not knowing what's coming next. You could shoot a pilot, and they could have you on hold for six months waiting to find out what is going to happen with the show, and you're locked into it.

I used to think that nails-down-a-chalkboard was the worst sound in the world. Then I moved on to people-eating-cereal-on-the-phone. But only this week did I stumble across the rightful winner: it's the sound of a baggage carousel coming to a grinding halt, having reunited every passenger on your flight with their luggage, except for you.

We should expect the best and the worst of mankind, as from the weather.

She not only expects the worst, but makes the worst of it when it happens.

Part of us believes the new car is better because it lasts longer. But, in fact, that's the worst thing about the new car. It will stay around to disappoint you, whereas a trip to Europe is over. It evaporates. It has the good sense to go away, and you are left with nothing but a wonderful memory.

The worst thing is for a player to come to a club and not be able to play.

We all know, going into this business and stepping into the ring, there's a possibility of injury. But you're never expecting it to happen, and when it does, it's just the worst thing ever.

The worst thing is where the world people experience before they go into the theatre is far more interesting than what they encounter on stage.

The worst thing was being in the car and hearing someone else do your show. Three records in, 'She's still not here.' Four records in, 'She's still not here.'

We often choose knowing over goodness. We'd rather know what's going to happen than expect to be treated with respect and worth.

Don't be afraid to convince yourself that your business is incredible, but don't expect others to be convinced without solid data to back it up. Ideas can be a worth a lot, but they are usually not. Execution is everything.

Every four weeks I go up a bra size... it's worth being pregnant just for the breasts.

You go out, you order a steak. What do they do? They bring you a salad. They don't even charge you anything for it, cause it ain't worth anything, cause it ain't food!

It is worth noting that 'too big to fail' is not simply about size. A big institution is 'too big' when there is an expectation that government will do whatever it takes to rescue that institution from failure, thus bestowing an effective risk premium subsidy. Reforms to end 'too big to fail' must address the causes of this expectation.

The Kennedys were very organized. Dinner was always served at 7:15, and if you were a minute late, it really wasn't worth it. In my family, you never knew when dinner was going to be. It could be at 7, or it could be at 10.