Expect Quotes

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To expect reason is where the fallacy lies. — Richard Russo
Lucifer protests he was never to blame for inducing anyone to sin, and that heâ€™s never had an interest in owning souls: 'They die, and… — Neil Gaiman
I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because theyâ€™d never… — Steven Wright
The earth was warm under me, and warm as I crumbled it through my fingers...I kept as still as I could. Nothing happened. I did… — Willa Cather
It is clear that men accept an immediate pain rather than an immediate pleasure, but only because they expect a greater pleasure in the future.… — W. Somerset Maugham
I expect we are all jealous of the women in their past, but how much less exciting if the women had not kept the bed… — Patrick White
When you're living your life in endurance mode, you don't expect anything good to happen. I'm not saying that you don't dream about some miracle… — Nancy Werlin
To expect life to treat you good is foolish as hoping a bull won't hit you because you are a vegetarian. — Roseanne Barr
I always expect people to behave much better than I do. When they actually behave worse, I am frankly incredulous. — Elaine Dundy
You know, there are two good things in life, freedom of thought and freedom of action. In France you get freedom of action: you can… — W. Somerset Maugham
Is it too much to expect from the schools that they train their students not only to interpret but to criticize; that is, to discriminate… — Mortimer Adler
How can we expect fate to let a righteous cause prevail when there is hardly anyone who will give himself up undividedly to a righteous… — Sophie Scholl
If you're looking to get silly, you better go back to from where you came. because the cops don't need you and man they expect… — Bob Dylan
I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be… — Mark Twain
Maybe we can comprehend a flower or an insect, but we can never comprehend ourselves. Even less can we expect to comprehend the universe. — Jostein Gaarder
But Anatole said suddenly, 'Don't expect God's protection in places beyond God's dominion. It will only make you feel punished. I'm warning you. When things… — Barbara Kingsolver
But I do like churches. The way it feels inside. It feels good when you just sit there, like you're in a forest and everything's… — Tim O'Brien
I see by your eagerness, and the wonder and hope which your eyes express, my friend, that you expect to be in formed of the… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Accept the children the way we accept treesâ€”with gratitude, because they are a blessingâ€”but do not have expectations or desires. You donâ€™t expect trees to… — Isabel Allende
We can't expect everybody to be there for us, all at once. So it's a lucky thing that really, all you need is someone. — Sarah Dessen

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