Quotes on Worst Case Scenario

Always plan for the fact that no plan ever goes according to plan.

If you fixate on the worst-case scenario and it actually happens, you’ve lived it twice.

Reassurance can actually exacerbate anxiety: when you reassure your friend that the worst-case scenario he fears probably won't occur, you inadvertently reinforce his belief that it would be catastrophic if it did. You are tightening the coil of his anxiety, not loosening it. All to often, the Stoics point out, things will not turn out for the best.

One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.