Quotes About Expectation

He was mad at Henry for not having figured out that these events could happen.

Contrary to what people might expect, I am not recommending that

in spite of how hyped they were at the time of publication.

The first error lies in taking a projection too seriously, without heeding its accuracy.

A correspondent, Jean-Louis Rheault, wrote, "I have noticed that the more people glorify the entrepreneur as an abstraction, the more they will scorn an actual one they meet.

Never ask people what they want, or where they want to go, or where they think they should go, or, worse, what they think they will desire tomorrow.

They would prefer a defective forecast to nothing.

You can project a continuation into the future.

Al llegar a Roma respiré, y pensé que comenzaría una época feliz para nosotros. No tenía motivos para pensarlo, pero lo hice. Teníamos un alojamiento en los alrededores de la plaza Bologna. Leone dirigía un periódico clandestino y estaba siempre fuera de casa. Lo detuvieron a los veinte días de nuestra llegada y no lo vi nunca más.

Outside, the night seemed poised on tiptoe, waiting, waiting, holding its breath for the storm.

I, for one, don't forget a thing. I just sit around waiting for something worse.

And there I sat, long long ago, waiting for the world to know me.

He didn't want to rape her; he just wanted her to be nice to him.

Part of Walt's secret was that in insisting on quality from individuals of whom it had never been required, he inspired commitment.

You have three hundred sixty-five days of immunity. And then, looking him in the eye, said, And I'll be seeing you on day three hundred sixty-six.

This book is so interesting. I always wonder what's going to happen next.

At last, he allows himself the wonderful luxury of hope.

Do I get paid, too?' 'Yes,' he said without hesitation. This scared me, because Crawley gave money like bulls gave milk: not at all, and you get gored for asking. If he had already decided this was a paying job, it must be horrible beyond words.

She didn't answer him. He didn't expect her to. It was just a seed he wanted to plan.

Tell them whatever you like. It doesn't matter, as long as you're there tomorrow morning.

Breakfast was breakfast. How dare it be?

Me prometiste contener ese genio! -Te equivocas: tú me lo pediste, y yo me negué.

It was hard to have feelings about something she was years away from even considering.

It is what you don't expect... that most needs looking for.