Expectation Quotes

778 Expectation quotes by 556 unique authors

Promising is the very air o' th' time; it opens the eyes of expectation. Performance is ever duller for his act; and, but in the… — William Shakespeare
prospect, n. An outlook, usually forbidding. An expectation, usually forbidden. — Ambrose Bierce
When the only bond between close friends is attachment, then even a minor issue may cause one's projections to change. As soon as our projections… — Dalai Lama
In the firm expectation that when London shall be a habitation of bitterns, when St. Paul and Westminster Abbey shall stand shapeless and nameless ruins… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
If you have the expectation that I have to be a certain way, then I feel the obligation to be that way. The truth is… — Miguel Angel Ruiz
To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward... — Ramakrishna
Some people have an unrealistic expectation when it comes to getting published; the fact is most publishers will turn down your work which is why… — Judith Guest
From a slight, undetermined drawing, where the ideas of the composition and character are just touched upon, the imagination supplies more than the painter himself,… — Joshua Reynolds
Living well has something to do with the spirituality of wholeheartedness, of seeing life more as a grace than as a penance, as time to… — Joan D. Chittister
I base my calculation on the expectation that luck will be against me. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Renunciation-is a piercing Virtue-The letting go A Presence-for an Expectation-. — Emily Dickinson
The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation. I never yet talked to the man who wanted to save time who could tell me… — Will Rogers
To love without need or without expectation of restitution, that is how we ought to love. — Criss Jami
All of Christian existence ... stands within an expectation. Its fulfillment may be sure, but its timing is unknown. — Luke Johnson
Now, if King Crimson accepts responsibility for innovating its own tradition, you can't accept responsibility for the audience. And there is an enormous tangible weight… — Robert Fripp
In the United States, though power corrupts, the expectation of power paralyzes. — John Kenneth Galbraith
To compete in a global economy, our students must continue their education beyond high school. To make this expectation a reality, we must give students… — Jennifer Granholm
Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing. — William Congreve
Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for… — Princess Diana
Future orientation is combined with a notion and expectation of progress, and nothing is impossible. — Alan Dundes
Because I grew up with this naive expectation of people doing right, I get shocked by every little violation. — Dave Eggers
All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation. — Francois Fenelon
There's a certain grace in accepting what your life is and embracing all the good things that have been - but there's still an expectation… — Emmylou Harris
A public expectation, it has to be said, not of poetry as such but of political positions variously approvable by mutually disapproving groups. — Seamus Heaney
I was so lucky because what I did in 'Thor' was I built the character from the ground up - the foundations of his spirit,… — Tom Hiddleston

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