Expected Quotes

1453 quotes by 1199 authors

So often we only do what we think is expected of us, when we are capable of so much more. — Cynthia Hand
Those of us who have tested gravity under a hoop know its mystical properties. Robin Layton, as I would have expected, has turned this staple… — George Vecsey
While I'm frustrated at the amount I'm expected to take on in the present, the 1950s woman was frustrated by being excluded - not being… — Sara Sheridan
But whenâ€™s the last time you took a chance? Or didnâ€™t do what someone else expected of you? Or did something you really wanted to,… — Jessi Kirby
Washington's is the mightiest name of earth - long since mightiest in the cause of civil liberty; still mightiest in moral reformation. On that name… — Abraham Lincoln
I have found that in fiction one is freer to speak the truth, if only because in fiction the truth is not expected or required.… — Philip Sington
Some strangers become more important to you than family, maybe because you're not expected to love them. You can leave them whenever you want to.… — Walter Kirn
One should expect that the expected can be prevented, but the unexpected should have been expected. — Norman Ralph Augustine
My mother was a phoenix who always expected to rise from the ashes of her latest disaster. She loved being Judy Garland — Lorna Luft
One of the things that is wrong with America is that everybody who has done anything at all in his own field is expected to… — Elmer Davis
What will matter is the good we did, not the good we expected others to do. — Elizabeth Lesser
Officers conditioned to conformity in peacetime cannot be expected to behave boldly and flexibly in combat. — Paul Yingling
It's not enough to do the tasks that are expected or required of us. We have to give more, do more, be more. — Hill Harper
"Best in the world," "lowest price in existence, " etc are at best claiming the expected. But superlative of that sort are usually damaging. They… — Claude C. Hopkins
I didn't tell him I was a virgin, just that I hadn't done it 'that much.' It hurt a little more than I'd expected but… — Lena Dunham
Here is what Muslims and Muslim organizations are expected to say: "As a Muslim, I condemn this attack and terrorism in any form." This expectation… — Max Fisher
No doubt, when modesty was made a virtue, it was a very advantageous thing for the fools, for everybody is expected to speak of himself… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Why should we try for space travel? It cannot be a substance of any kind that can be expected to pay. It can only be… — Willy Ley
The press heralded this as a major accomplishment. The rush from the press as soon as it was announced suggested a high level of coordination.… — Erick Erickson
The only certain means of success is to render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what the task may be.… — Og Mandino

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