Quotes About Expectation

t is idle to expect an ordinary man born in the purple to have greater genius than an extraordinary man born out of the purple; to expect a man whose place has always been fixed to have a better judgment than one who has lived by his judgment; to expect a man whose career will be the same whether he is discreet or whether he is indiscreet to have the nice discretion of one who has risen by his wisdom, who will fall if he ceases to be wise.

The most palpable facts, are exactly the contrary to what we should expect.

Trong nhi?u n?m ròng rã, chúng ta c? tìm h?nh phúc, và nhi?u l?n t??ng ?ã ??t ???c nó ?? h??ng m?t cách lâu b?n. Nh?ng l?n nào ta c?ng th?t v?ng. Sau ?ó, ta l?i ti?p t?c ch?y theo ?o ?nh ?ó nh? tr??c.

All people and all men are filled with a kind of premonition, and everyone whose vital organs are not paralyzed faces with shuddering expectation the approaching future which will utter the redeeming word.

I'm not asking for miracles, Seth, just a little info when you get a chance. That's all.

It is in the nature of those who have never been told "no" to think that the universe is there for their own benefit.

The best joke of all is to give someone just what they've wanted.

Always leave something to wish for otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

Our greatest fears lie in anticipation.

Anything may be expected and anything may be supposed of a woman who is in love.

Dù sao trong ?o v?ng c?a má»—i ng??i, ? má»™t nÆ¡i nào Ä'ó không th? vá»›i tá»›i, có má»™t hình dung lung linh mà ai cÅ©ng thá»±c sá»± thèm mu?n, lá»›n hÆ¡n c? ni?m hy v?ng, m?nh hÆ¡n c? ánh sáng, có tên là H?nh Phúc". (Amrita - Banana Yoshimoto)

The cost of the pretense was the loss of the real human texture underneath, but since we all thought that was what was expected of us, that was what we delivered.

I dreaded going to the farm, but when I arrived there, it was very much better than I expected. Things one dreads usually are: it's only the things we look forward to that go all wrong.

Tonight?" Hope asked.

By six-twenty she'd begun to fear that he had been tied up longer than expected. The switchboard was off; he couldn't get through if he tried.

It's not so much what we're missing—it's what we fantasize we're missing.

The thing I didn't see back then is that people can be destroyed by goodness. Damage can be done by hope. If people aren't ready for hope, it's a cruel trick to put it on their doorstep.

We must come with great expectation--for we will experience just what we expect.

What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise.

Tomorrow, a new day dawns.

Dear Mildred,' he smiled, 'you are not the kind of person to expect things as your right even though they may be.

Nearly twenty-past one!' said Harriet, as they sat down to their meal. 'The Archdeacon has delayed everything. I suppose he imagined Emily would be cooking.' 'I don't suppose he thought about it at all, men don't as a rule,' said Belinda, 'they just expect meals to appear on the table and they do.

If a person is very active, either jogging or walking for miles on a regular basis, then a Collie may be the perfect companion, but the more exercise they are given, the more they will expect, as their stamina levels increase. However, a Border Collie can be just as happy with less strenuous exercise, providing this is balanced with an abundance of quality time with his guardian or within the family unit.

When the gap between ideal and real becomes too wide, the system breaks down.