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

— Stephen King

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„Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.“
— Maya Angelou
„No one ever asks a kid for her opinion, but it seems to me that growing up means you stop hoping for the best, and start expecting the worst.“
— Jodi Picoult
„Whatever else history may say about me when I’m gone, I hope it will record that I appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears; to your confidence rather than your doubts.“
— Ronald Reagan
„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.“
— Stephen King
„You're the last Olympian,' I said. 'And the most important.'And why is that, Percy Jackson?'Because Hope survives best at the hearth,' I said.“
— Rick Riordan
„Last night I dreamtThat somebody loved meNo hope, no harmJust another false alarmLast night I feltReal arms around meNo hope, no harmJust another false alarmSo, tell me how longBefore the last one?And tell me how longBefore the right one?The story is old - I knowBut it goes onThe story is old - I knowBut it goes onOh, goes onAnd onOh, goes onAnd on“
— Morrissey