Quotes About Expectation

She had such hope for the future, such belief that he would love, nurture and protect her from the difficulties that lay ahead.

Humility is perfect quietness of heart. It is to expect nothing, to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed or despised. It is to have a blessed home in the Lord, where I can go in and shut the door, and kneel to my Father in secret, and am at peace as in a deep sea of calmness, when all around and above is trouble.

Each time, before you intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in Christ, and expect great things!

So you think I'll be all right?' 'You'll be fine. Everything will be fine.' 'As it could be?' 'It's always as it could be. Don't look for perfection. Look for—' 'Survival with a touch of pleasure, a touch of happiness?' 'It's all anyone can expect.

And this is the only really startling thing about the evil of the world: not that so much of it exists, but that nobody ever really expects it.

It was the day of my Judgment, and I was prepared in a thousand ways that didn't matter.

Now that we were inside, theoretically we had gotten to the part of the party that was supposed to be fun. I...just wasn't sure how I was supposed to make that part happen.

Right, right. You know, you really look quite unwell. You probably should see a healer or something. You humans are so fond of those." The karvensi took to the air, flying high above the writhing wyvern. "You really are quite a disappointment, wyvern. I expected better from one of the serpent's children. But alas, few can match my own splendor.

He was notably taller than last time. Meaning, of course, that he was back to being human height. I admit to having been slightly disappointed. The tiny Vanniv was adorable.

The old saying has it that when we promote our best salesman and make him a manager, we ruin a good salesman and get a bad manager. But if we think about it, we see we have no choice but to promote the good salesman. Should our worst salesman get the job? When we promote our best, we are saying to our subordinates that performance is what counts.

I suppose the things that transform your life don't appear as you fancifully imagine they will.

foreseeable

provided only he knew what to expect. The trader who guessed wrongly what

You have to expect that if you cuss out the world, The world is going to cuss back.

People always want to leave a little possibility; no one can be satisfied with inevitability.

when they're about to hang you, ask for a glass of water. You never know what might happen before they bring it.

What about me?' Dandelion asked. 'What should I do?' 'The same as usual. Nothing.

You'll give me whatever I ask for? Say it again.' Yurga smacked his lips, closed his mouth and wished he was agile enough to kick himself in the arse.

Jag har ett arbete åt dig. Jag anade det. Det är sällan någon bjuder mig på kalas av ren vänlighet.

Si te van a colgar, pide un vaso de agua. Nunca se sabe qué puede pasar mientras te lo traen.

Guard against disappointments, because appearances can deceive. Things that are really as they seem are rare. And a woman is never as she seems. Dandelion, Half a Century of Poetry

All men are driven by faith or fear—one or the other—for both are the same. Faith or fear is the expectation of an event that hasn't come to pass or the belief in something that cannot be seen or touched. A man of fear lives always on the edge of insanity. A man of faith lives in perpetual reward.

Listen carefully to me. Despite popular belief to the contrary, there is absolutely no power in intention...There is no difference in the person who intends to do things differently and the one who never thinks about it in the first place. Have you ever considered how often we judge ourselves by out intentions while we judge others by their actions? Yet intention without action is an insult to those who expect the best from you.

We all ought to understand we're on our own. Believing in Santa Claus doesn't do kids any harm for a few years but it isn't smart for them to continue waiting all their lives for him to come down the chimney with something wonderful. Santa Claus and God are cousins.