“Better to assume the worst and be wrong than assume the best and be wrong.”
“Tis far far better for people to assume you're stupid because it's fun to prove them wrong.”
“It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning...and let anything better come as a surprise.”
“Entertainers wrongly assume that their fame, money, and influence arise from broad knowledge rather than natural talent, looks, or mastery of a narrow skill.”
“Assuming the worst was always safer. And usually truer.”
“Maybe we should always assume the worst.”