“With total strangers, it had always been my policy to expect the worst. Usually they-and those that you knew best, for that matter-did not disappoint.”
“Honesty, for me, is usually the worst policy imaginable.”
“I wasn't disappointed. My expectations had been met.”
“When you always expect the worst you can never experience the best.”
“If you expect the worst, you'll never be disappointed.”
“If you expect the worst from a person you can never be disappointed.”