Quotes About Anticipation

Consciously or unconsciously, you always get what you expect.

Sometimes an answer not yet blowin' in the wind is stirring in the breeze.

No matter what you do in life, a part of you still sits at a curbside, still hearing the drumbeat of a distant parade, still waiting for it to turn the corner.

Man is the only trained animal who expects his reward before he does his trick.

A bottle of wine Still to be drunk, A bundle of thoughts Still to be thunk.

I've observed that there are more lines formed than things worth waiting for.

It is easy to mistake being ready for a wedding with being ready for marriage.

Eventually you realize that your whole life up to now has been preparation, and you begin to suspect that the rest might be preparation, too.

It's curious the way we get nostalgic for some hoped-for thing that never happened, as if something that never happened were in the past.

What is beautiful in a film, what I look for, in essence, is a journey toward the unknown. The audience has to sense that I'm heading toward the unknown, that I don't know in advance what will happen.

Provoke the unexpected. Expect it.

Create expectations to fulfil them.

Cheer up!" said Mr. Sutton when he'd read the letter. "Kathy Alice may come to see you!" All the children groaned. "Earnestine wants to meet your Aunt Myrtle and Uncle Ross and Kathy Alice here on Thanksgiving Day." "Tell her we won't be home," said Ellen. "Where will we be?" asked Dewey. "Anywhere except here," said Ellen, "if they're coming to see us.

Suspense is worst than disappointment.

Many things happen between the cup and the lip.

Mrs Frisby could not bear to watch; and yet, even more, she could not bear not to watch. She

I wanted to sell tomorrow to the highest bidder and settle down forever in July second.

Since you are on your own, it is up to you to foresee the changes going on right now in your profession. You must adapt your Life's Task to these circumstances. You do not hold on to past ways of doing things, because that will ensure you will fall behind and suffer for it. You are flexible and always looking to adapt. If change is forced upon you, you must resist the temptation to overreact or feel sorry for yourself.

One of the most important elements in the rhythm of drama is suspense

Houdini for instance, could sometimes complete his escape acts in seconds—but he drew them out to minutes, to make the audience sweat.

el azar sólo favorece a la mente preparada".

If people are essentially lazy or foolish, they leave clues to this in the smallest of details that you can pick up well before their behavior harms you.

Desarrolle la habilidad de percibir los problemas mientras todavía sean pequeños y atacarlos antes de que se vuelvan incontrolables o ya no tengan remedio.

See Beyond the Moment