Expect Quotes

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Perfection does not exist; to understand it is the triumph of human intelligence; to expect to possess it is the most dangerous kind of madness. — Alfred de Musset
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men. — Thucydides
If these two couldn't divorce why on earth would we expect them to get married? — Jonathan Freedland
Expect not praise without envy until you are dead. — Charles Caleb Colton
I am long on ideas, but short on time. I expect to live to be only about a hundred. — Thomas A. Edison
Perfect life is a contradiction in terms. Therefore we must always expect to find things not up to our highest ideal. Knowing this, we are… — Swami Vivekananda
Miracles never cease to amaze me. I expect them, but their consistent arrival is always delightful to experience. — Mark Victor Hansen
Thou mayest as well expect to grow stronger by always eating as wiser by always reading. Too much overcharges Nature, and turns more into disease… — R. Buckminster Fuller
You cannot expect your children to be happy eating esoteric beige-colored foods when their friends get soda pop, Snickers, and Twinkies. — Jane Fonda
I don't feel pressure because what everyone expects of me is what I expect of myself anyway. Everyone expects me to win this fight, I… — Jake Matthews
Snow in April is abominable," said Anne. "Like a slap in the face when you expect a kiss. — Lucy Maud Montgomery
We cannot expect that everyone, to use the phrase of a decade ago, will talk sense to the American people. But we can hope that… — John F. Kennedy
I do not intend for 'honor, courage, and commitment' to be just words; I expect them to frame the way that we live and act. — Charles C. Krulak
Anytime that is â€˜betwixt and betweenâ€™ or transitional is the faeriesâ€™ favorite time. They inhabit transitional spaces: the bottom of the garden, existing in a… — Brian Froud
There is another point that I think is as important: You should expect the unexpected in this business; expect the extreme. Donâ€™t think in terms… — Richard Dennis
You often see shocks in the League Cup, even when you donâ€™t expect them — Jan MÃ¸lby
Hope for everything, expect nothing. — Darren Criss
The attention from the fashion world is something that I didn't expect. I've shot with Bruce Weber and met Karl Lagerfeld. Having that kind of… — Emily Ratajkowski
Instead of seeing all of this as God's extraordinary grace, we come to expect the comfort and joys that God gives us as the baseline,… — R. C. Sproul, Jr.
We're taught to expect unconditional love from our parents, but I think it is more the gift our children give us. It's they who love… — Kathryn Harrison

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