Hope for the best, expect the worst...
Ten days of slowdown - Day #5
This is one of my perennial favorites, Mel Brooks and I have written about his writing before. And it is extremely self-explanatory. This was my New Year’s message for 1st January 2018 - remember those pre-pandemic good old days?
Hope for the best, expect the worst
Some drink champagne, some die of thirst
No way of knowing
which way it's going
Hope for the best, expect the worst!
Hope for the best, expect the worst
The world's a stage, we're unrehearsed
Some reach the top, friends, while others drop, friends
Hope for the best, expect the worst!
I knew a man who saved a fortune that was splendid
Then he died the day he'd planned to go and spend it
Shouting "Live while you're alive! No one will survive!"
Life is sorrow—here today and gone tomorrow
Live while you're alive, no one will survive—there's no guarantee
Hope for the best; expect the worst
You could be Tolstoy or Fannie Hurst
You take your chances; there are no answers
Hope for the best expect the worst!
I knew a man who saved a fortune that was splendid
Then he died the day he'd planned to go and spend it,
Shouting "Live while you're alive! No one will survive!"
Life is funny—Spend your money! Spend your money!
Live while you're alive, no one will survive—there's no guarantee
Hope for the best; expect the worst.
The rich are blessed; the poor are cursed
That is a fact, friends, the deck is stacked, friends
Hope for the best, expect the…
(Even with a good beginning, it's not certain that you're winning.
Even with the best of chances, they can kick you in the pantses)
Look out for the… Watch out for the worst! Hey!
— Mel Brooks
Ten days of slowdown
Day 1: Reaching your dream takes courage!
Day 2: Attitude
Day 3: Serenity
Day 4: Here’s to the crazy one’s
Day 5:
Day 6:
Day 7:
Day 8:
Day 9:
Day 10: