Quotes About Expectation

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise. —Alice Walker

As if the only genuine gestures were the small ones, the ones devoid of an audience. As if true honesty belonged to solitude, since to be witnessed was to perform, and performance was inherently false since it invited expectation.

The Empress expects obedience of her servants, and demands loyalty.' 'Any reasonable ruler would have the expectation and the demand the other way round.

The first sign builders are on their way is when - hey, presto! - a skip appears outside your house.

I won't have a standout moment until I perform at the VMAs, meet Ryan Gosling, and hug Sky Ferreira.

You cannot just expect a promotion to come from the sky.

One mentor I had taught me that people do what you inspect, not necessarily what you expect. In other words, if nobody is watching, there will be some slack off.

I know in the back of my head I have a Grand Slam win, which definitely takes a lot off of me, a big load off.

Being in a Grand Slam, doesn't matter what you did before, it's always nervous and excitement.

I never expected to win a Grand Slam because, for me, I was not good enough to beat those guys.

Reaching my first grand slam final was amazing, and I didn't expect it at just 19 years old.

I never dreamed to win a Grand Slam. It was never a dream because, for me, it was way too far.

When you play semifinals on a Grand Slam, anything can happen, so you must be ready for the chance.

You can lull the paying customers as long as they get slapped.

People ought to be slapped up side of the head, not always get what they expect. That's why sometimes the bad guy gets away.

Bollywood always expected me to indulge in slapstick. I don't mind it, but for how long!

I slept like a baby the night before, because I knew that I'd win the next day.

When people go to the theater, people say they want something different, but what they really want is something the same with slight permutations. To really not know what is going to happen next is a hard thing.

As a kid, I'd buy novels with these magnificent Chris Fosse covers which showed an enormous contraption hovering over a planet, and you'd always think 'Where's that going to come in?' And it never did! It was always slightly disappointing when the contents of a book never lived up to the cover.

Well, to tell you honestly, I am still waiting for much better roles. And I am slightly surprised that despite seeing the quality and hard work, the Hindi film industry is still not creating projects that I can be a part of.

I'm Italian; I take my time. We're not really fast. We're very slow. I had my first child at 40, my second child at 45, James Bond at 50. I'm so curious as to what's next!

His act may start out slow, but it tapers off.

We're in a tightening cycle and the reason is the economy is growing, there's no expectation that the global economy and the Polish economy as a consequence could slow down dramatically.

I came on to the film with a very happy-go-lucky attitude which I think my character, Charlie, did when she went into the house. I expected it to be good, and then slowly things started to change for us all.