Expectation Quotes

778 quotes by 575 authors

I would agree that President Carter didn't live up to the expectation we all had when he came in 1976. My husband and I were… — Michele Bachmann
Expectation is the mother of all frustration. — Antonio Banderas
People win 'Oscars', and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in the room and… — Halle Berry
If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of… — Cate Blanchett
'Kitchen Confidential' wasn't a cautionary or an expose. I wrote it as an entertainment for New York tri-state area line cooks and restaurant lifers, basically;… — Anthony Bourdain
There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation. — Kingman Brewster, Jr.
Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation. — Charlotte Bronte
Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath derives from the fact that in it we ask God… — James L. Buckley
A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase… — Fanny Burney
That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit. — Amos Bronson Alcott
An expectation is a future object, recognised as belonging to me. — Samuel Alexander
When Britain and the U.S. invaded Iraq, it was with the reasonable expectation that it was going to increase the threat of terror, as it… — Noam Chomsky
Apprehension, uncertainty, waiting, expectation, fear of surprise, do a patient more harm than any exertion. — Florence Nightingale
When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have — Stephen Hawking
He who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment seldom cures us of expectation, or has any other effect than that of producing a… — Samuel Johnson
To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. — Francis Marion Crawford
That small circle of earth became a second home to both of us. Gardening boring? Never! It has surprise, tragedy, startling developments - a soap… — Paul Fleischman
You cannot expect miracles to happen overnight, be patient, be loving and little by little the change you seek will come. — Leon Brown
Take with you the joy of Easter to the home, and make that home bright with more unselfish love, more hearty service; take it into… — John Ellerton
Face each day with the expectation of achieving good, rather than the dread of falling short. — Shannon Miller

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