Quotes About Expectation

What India expected of its artists was craft skill, not creativity; conformity to tradition, not originality

As the launch date grew near, Haig seemed to interpret everything around him in military terms of obedience and duty. When Lady Haig told him that she was expecting their third child, he wrote back, without any trace of jest or irony, "How proud you must feel that you are doing your duty at this time by having a baby and thereby setting a good example to all other females!

He was on the verge of obtaining his heart's dream, perhaps; a more alarming prospect than the verge of one's own death. For after all death, whatever else it may be when it comes to us, is not going to be a disappointment.

is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

When a clandestine couple kisses, it is much more likely that sex will immediately follow. This is because there is much more risk. Once you have kissed secretly, it is very difficult not to have sex. It would be impolite not to have sex. You have to show that you are serious about each other.

We're all riding on our bubbles, she thinks, we're all waiting for the blessèd break.

Whoa, girlfriend! I was wondering if I was ever going to hear from you again. Pretty sure the hitchhiker killers or the spiders were going to get you.

It was well before sunrise. But all you had to do was wait. Patience was a weapon. If you waited long enough, the dawn would come.

We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon.

By announcing what we are about to show, showing it, and then clamming up until the first questions are asked, we can help clients to deal with the new and shocking revelation we've placed in front of them. And remember, it's always shocking—it's never what they expected.

We're not gods; why then expect to enjoy a lifetime of unbroken happiness?

The more you want, the more you stand to lose

Expect no reward when you serve the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pain

THE FOX AND THE GRAPES A hungry Fox saw some fine bunches of Grapes hanging from a vine that was trained along a high trellis, and did his best to reach them by jumping as high as he could into the air. But it was all in vain, for they were just out of reach: so he gave up trying, and walked away with an air of dignity and unconcern, remarking, I thought those Grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.

I am sure the grapes are sour.

I thought these grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.

You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor; now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.

The Woman and Her Hen A WOMAN possessed a Hen that gave her an egg every day. She often pondered how she might obtain two eggs daily instead of one, and at last, to gain her purpose, determined to give the Hen a double allowance of barley. From that day the Hen became fat and sleek, and never once laid another egg.

We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

All night I keep the heart shut I am waiting for a greater madness To declare myself

Waiting for the Revolution can be as agonizing and intoxicating as waiting for one's lover.

Tell me, if you thought a man had a tendresse for you, but he wasn't doing anything about it. And you wanted to hurry him up a little so you made a move, an unmistakable move; one that nobody could pretend had been a misunderstanding. And he - he ignored it - ignored you. What would you feel?

You're the perfect girl', he said, rubbing his chin. 'You expect nothing.