NO!” The scream was the more terrible because he had never expected or dreamed that Professor McGonagall could make such a sound. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
things cannot be expected to turn up of themselves. We must in a measure assist to turn them up — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I never expected to be a movie star. It's not that I didn't want to be, I didn't think about it. I… — Billy Bob Thornton Copy Share Image
I have seen the science I worshiped, and the aircraft I loved, destroying the civilization I expected them to serve. — Charles Lindbergh Copy Share Image
A good script and a good brief from the director is enough to let me know what is expected of me. — Sanjay Dutt Copy Share Image
Marriage - as its veterans know well - is the continuous process of getting used to things you hadn't expected. — Thomas Mullen Copy Share Image
We expected, I expected to find actual usable, chemical or biological weapons after we entered Iraq. — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
Smears are not only to be expected but fought. Honor is to be earned, not bought. — Margaret Chase Smith Copy Share Image
It's hard to believe. Where does the times go?' Betty sighs. 'I've always hated that phrase. It makes it would like time… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
Even the greatest actions of a celebrated person labor under this disadvantage, that however surprising and extraordinary they may be, they are… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
When we're discussing who to invite to a dinner party, my wife Chaz and I sometimes use the shorthand, 'good value for… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Any fool can try to defend his mistakes - and most fools do - but it gives one a feeling of nobility… — Lawrence G. Lovasik Copy Share Image
Honestly, I expected to get a cold reception because of my subject matter. But when editors took a look at the story… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
The human spirit can be indomitable and it is this rare quality that is not at all to be expected that makes… — Martha Gellhorn Copy Share Image
The old age of women is bearable only on condition that they do not take up any room, do not make any… — Suzanne Curchod Copy Share Image
The inspector ate only two of my tiny sandwiches: the first because he hadnt expected it to taste so awful; the second,… — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
Once I prophesied that this generation of Americans had a rendezvous with destiny. That prophecy now comes true. To us much is… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
What's so funny?" "Your panties have a bow," he said. I looked down. I was wearing a short tank top -not mine-… — Ilona Andrews Copy Share Image
We live in an age of apologies. Apologies, fake or true, are expected from the descendants of empire builders, slave owners and… — Alec Guinness Copy Share Image
The three of us have worked on the development of the small and totally harmless fruit fly, Drosophila. This animal has been… — Christiane Nusslein-Volhard Copy Share Image
As might be expected of creatures so heavenly in color, the disposition of bluebirds is particularly angelic. Gentleness and amiability are expressed… — Neltje Blanchan Copy Share Image
We find upon all occasions, the early Christian writers speak of the Father as superior to the Son, and in general they… — Joseph Priestley Copy Share Image
Man is very much a creature of habit. A thing that rarely strikes his senses will generally have but little influence upon… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
You see, in sports you have so many things that aren't expected. There's so much uncertainty. So when players find themselves in… — Red Auerbach Copy Share Image
Twenty can't be expected to tolerate sixty in all things, and sixty gets bored stiff with twenty's eternal love affairs. — Emily Carr Copy Share Image
“Everybody expected everything for nothing not realising that he had bills to pay.” — Alexander Masters Copy Share Image
“This world will never be...what i expected...and if i don't belong...who would've guessed it?” — Three Days Grace Copy Share Image
I'm used to the egos in the 1960s, '70s and '80s where people just expected massive success and thought it was their… — Daryl Hall Copy Share Image
“Expectation wasn't just about what people expected of you. It was about what you expected of yourself.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
I expected to be a farmer like my father and brothers. Life seemed pleasant and orderly. — Lawrence Welk Copy Share Image
I think I'm a writer, and it's my job. People in other professions are expected to do their jobs all the time.… — Richard Greenberg Copy Share Image
I never expected it, but I've gotten paid a lot to do what I love. There are no complaints. — Chuck Liddell Copy Share Image
“I don't even want to start this day because then I'll just be expected to finish it.” — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
I don't get very involved in the L.A. scene. When you do get invited out, you are expected to be on all… — Tracey Ullman Copy Share Image
I never expected to be a star, never counted on it, never even wanted it. Not that I didn't enjoy it all… — Audrey Hepburn Copy Share Image
Remember that it’s okay to ask for help when you’re stumped, because sometimes you really can’t be expected to handle everything alone. — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Playing Augusta is like playing a Salvador Dali landscape. I expected a clock to fall out of the trees and hit me… — David Feherty Copy Share Image
I found that things became a lot easier when I no longer expected to win. You abandon your masterpiece and sink into… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
I expected to be in the big leagues soon. I didn't know exactly how soon, but I wanted to be here soon,… — Mark Teixeira Copy Share Image
I never expected to win three medals in the Athens Olympic Games. Of course, I would rather have won one gold. — Marian Dragulescu Copy Share Image
