Expected Quotes

1453 quotes by 1199 authors

I am ever mindful of the legacy of my grandfather, the founder of this Kingdom, who had said to me that he perceived his life… — King Hussein I
It was a saying of Demetrius Phalereus, that "Men having often abandoned what was visible for the sake of what was uncertain, have not got… — Athenaeus
For an enemy so relentless in the war for our subjugation, we could not be expected to mourn; yet, in view of its political consequences,… — Jefferson Davis
Is it to be expected that the Southern States will deliver themselves bound hand and foot to the Eastern States? A few rich merchants in… — George Mason
Today, Medicare provides health insurance to about 40 million seniors and disabled individuals each year. The number is only expected to grow as the baby… — Jim Bunning
It's easier for me to get ready for a game on the road because you're expected to lose when you play away from home. That's… — Michael Jordan
Not the first half you might have expected, even though the score might suggest that it was — John Motson
Health is my expected heaven. — John Keats
Intellectual honesty is the quality that the public in free countries always has expected of historians; much more than that it does not expect, nor… — Samuel Eliot Morison
But even with a character like Cary who is relatively outlandish, at the end of the movie he's in a place where I wouldn't have… — Neil LaBute
I was blessed with a sense of my own destiny. I have never sold myself short. I have never judged myself by other people's standards.… — Sophia Loren
The friendship which is to be practised or expected by common mortals, must take its rise from mutual pleasure, and must end when the power… — Samuel Johnson
The nation wept tears of remorse for their leader: the tear-gas accomplished what was expected. — Minimaks
In my humble opinion, those who come to engage in debates of consequence, and who challenge accepted wisdom, should expect to be treated badly. Nonetheless,… — Clarence Thomas
It's easy to live the expected and conventional. It's when you live the unexpected that you start having fun with your life. — Richard Bach
You may have expected that enlightenment would come ZAP! instantaneous and permanent.This is unlikely.After the first ah ha expereince, it can be thougth of as… — Ram Dass
Intercourse is an assertion of mastery, one that announces his own higher caste and proves it upon a victim who is expected to surrender, serve,… — Kate Millett
Know how to keep anticipation alive: always strive to feed it, by letting the much promise more, and the one achievement be the announcement only… — Baltasar Gracian
[Every disappointment or misfortune can become a blessing in disguise, for which we should be grateful. But only if the hidden blessing is anticipated, expected… — Saint Basil
Without [hope and] confidence in a cause, there is no action. Ignorance may be enlightened, superstition wiped out; intolerance may become tolerant, and hate be… — Klas Pontus Arnoldson

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