You think 'Okay, I get it, I'm prepared for the worst', but you hold out that small hope, see, and that's what fucks you up. That's what kills you.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

Keep a light, hopeful heart. But ­expect the worst.

I'm hopelessly hopeful that you're just hopeless enough.

If there is anything that can be crueller than death, it’s nurturing false hope in your heart just to see them crushing every piece of you at the end.

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

Hope for the best, be prepared for the worse. Life is shocking, but you must never appear to be shocked. For no matter how bad it is it could be worse and no matter how good it is it could be better.

Ma plus douce espérance est de perdre l'espoir.

Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane.

Look, the point is there's no way to be a hundred percent sure about anyone or anything. So you're left with a choice. Either hope for the best or just expect the worst.

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

The only thing worse than unrealized hope is no hope.

Hope for the best. Expect the worst. The world's a stage. We're unrehearsed. No way of knowing which way it's going. Take your chances, there are no answers. Hope for the best. Expect the worst.

When we expect the worst of things, we prevent ourselves from showing up with the energy required to prove ourselves wrong.