Quotes About Anticipation

Ora sapete come è l'aspettativa: immaginosa, credula, sicura; alla prova poi, difficile, schizzinosa: non trova mai tanto che le basti, perché, in sostanza, non sapeva quello che si volesse; e fa scontare senza pietà il dolce che aveva dato senza ragione.

A few of my sisters have the ability to anticipate catastrophe. When the ground beneath your feet turns to mud, you might find a stepping stone they put there years earlier, for no particular reason at the time.

In a small, excited voice she said, "Adventure awaits.

Part of the pursuit of excellence involves eliminating as many surprises as possible because life is full of the unexpected.

Games–like life–are all about waiting for chances and then pouncing on them.

When you run any organisation, you have to look as far down the road as you can.

Great teamwork comes from deep familiarity and developing close bonds with others. In a company, people who have worked together for a long time will know how others will react in certain situations, and may even be able to anti cipate what their colleagues might say.

In a company, people who have worked together for a long time will know how others will react in certain situations, and may even be able to anticipate what their colleagues might say.

Sometimes you wonder when your handsome prince is going to show up and rescue you.

I can't go back and wait and wait...if [he] isn't going to come.

I loved him, in part, for what he might be someday, which is never a good way to love someone. It was in fact a way of rejecting him, a way of rejecting who he is now, and I think in some way we both knew this.

But this is a thing more ardently to be wished than seriously to be expected.

Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always to be blest.

Some part of me can't wait to see what life's going to come up with next! Anticipation without the usual anxiety. And underneath it all is the feeling that we both belong here, just as we are, right now.

Scooping up the dress, I slip it over my head, and as it cascades to the floor. I suck my stomach for all I'm worth. Forget staying in with a good book. This Cinderella is going to the ball.

So what are you doing around here?" I ask, feeling all jittery, but this time it's in a good way. "Oh, I was just in the area." he says vaguely. "I thought I'd take Welly for a walk..." He trails off and stuffs his hands in his pockets. Those butterflies are going crazy in there.

In the desert we first make sure that a woman longs for the kiss, and then we kiss her without asking.

All human wisdom is contained in these two words--"Wait and Hope.

It was enough to know that once they reached his place, she was his for another night. Every inch of his body liked that idea—especially certain inches that were definitely making their demands known right now. If he spent much more time in Lena's company, he was going to have to buy looser jeans to keep from causing permanent damage to himself. He'd love to see the expression on her face if he were to tell her that one. Maybe he would later, just to hear her laugh.

Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier'...

Dépêche-toi, soleil, si tu es curieux des nouvelles que cette nuit te dira demain

What the event will be like, being part of the Olympics and being in London, is too much to think about. You've no control over those things, so in a way, it's wasted energy to think of them.

I'm so horny the crack of dawn better watch out.

Endure the present, and watch for better things.