Quotes About Anticipation

A visit always brings pleasure-- if not when it begins, then when it ends. (Quoted from another book)

Yo, por ejemplo, anticipo mucho y recuerdo poco.

bisogna essere preparati a tutto, anche alla felicità.

Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

I do love the beginning of the summer hols,' said Julian. They always seem to stretch out ahead for ages and ages.' 'They go so nice and slowly at first,' said Anne, his little sister. 'Then they start to gallop.

Domani, a scuola, quando ci vedremo, per favore, corrimi incontro. L'ho sperato tutti questi giorni e non è mai successo...

No, si ya se sabe. Siempre aparece alguien que no te esperas para nada.

Y, mirando hacia los rascacielos, se quedó esperando a recibir sensaciones de entusiasmo, de emoción, de plenitud, de felicidad. Sin embargo, la espera se reveló únicamente como una espera, sin más. Una espera plana, sin sobresaltos, sin entusiasmo alguno. Cuanto más miraba a los rascacielos en busca de cierta intensidad, más evidente se hacía que no iba a llegarle sensación especial alguna.

Al final será verdad que el fin del mundo no está tan lejos. En realidad se ha visto venir siempre que ese fin no podía estar muy lejos. Mientras lo esperan, los seres humanos se entretienen celebrando funerales, pequeñas imitaciones del gran final por venir.

I can't imagine what they're planning. But I can tell you two things. We won't like it, and it won't be legal.

The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully.

Therefore, foolish is the man who says that he fears death, not because it will cause pain when it arrives but because anticipation of it is painful.

but when you have been nourishing your soul on expectation, reality is apt to be disappointing.

guess it's like driving a car, you gotta watch out for the other guy! I

When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.

Jeff watched her come, the whole time. He never noticed her mincing, hesitant steps on treacherous heels. He was simply swept up in the ancient ceremony. And discovering, as untold millions of young men had discovered before him, that there is nothing in the world as beautiful as his bride approaching.

wisdom ain't seeing what's in your face, but recognizing what's about to come!

Tomorrow is Sunday. I wonder if I shall hear a sermon?

Zero invites imagination, but small numbers invite questions about whether large numbers will ever materialize.

Most of the time customers don't know what they want in advance.)

How much time and energy should companies invest in infrastructure and planning early on in anticipation of success? Spend too much and you waste precious time that could have been spent learning. Spend too little and you may fail to take advantage of early success and cede market leadership to a fast follower.

Anticipation, she would say, locks you into a mind-set, which, whether you realize it or not, dictates your actions, even though they may be the wrong ones. If you don't anticipate, your mind is clear, your actions develop as the situation unfolds.

Anger is really disappointed hope.

A design that doesn't take change into account risks major redesign in the future.