When I first started coaching, one of the worst things that I think I heard was 'It will be O.K.' I would wonder, 'How the hell is it going to be O.K.?' The worst word in the English language is 'hope.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm actually not a big fan of the word hope. I think it's a depressing word. I don't want to hope - I want to know. Like I don't hope there's a God, I know there's a God.
I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't believe in people just hoping.
I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
Expect the best, Prepare for the worst.
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
Hope is the most important four-letter word in the language.
Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.
They say 'expect the worst.' I say 'Expect the best and even better will happen.'
I am someone who hopes for the best and prepares for the worst.
We use the word 'hope' perhaps more often than any other word in the vocabulary: 'I hope it's a nice day.' 'Hopefully, you're doing well.' 'So how are things going along? Pretty good. Going to be good tomorrow? Hope so.'