Anticipation Quote by Barbara Kingsolver
“The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for!”
About This Quote
An encouragement to identify personal hopes as a fundamental life purpose.
In simple terms: Identify your hopes as a life purpose.
Key Takeaway
Clarify your aspirations and pursue them.
Themes
purpose
self‑discovery
motivation
Mood
hopeful
inspirational
Type
motivational
philosophical
When to use this quote
- self‑help
- coaching
- inspirational writing
Key Concepts
goal setting
personal growth
Questions to Reflect On
- What do you truly hope for?
- How can you align actions with those hopes?
A Different Perspective
Hopes may change over time.
![“[It is hard to know what is good luck and what isn't and therefore whether we should be happy or sad about it. Only time will tell. For example...] The Talmud relates a story about two people who wanted to travel by boat. One broke his foot and was unable to make the trip, while his friend got on…” quote by Zelig Pliskin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/68d/zelig-pliskin-22951_anticipation_it-is-hard-to-know-what-is-good-luck-and_34545.jpg)
![“The only thing is that ordinarily when I do dance with [women] they think I am suddenly going to throw them over a table or twist them all around. All I want to do is one-two, one-two-three - a simple fox trot. But they're shaking with anticipation at the thought that I'm about to whip them around…” quote by Gene Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/073/gene-kelly-11878_anticipation_the-only-thing-is-that-ordinarily-when-i_44100.jpg)
