Expected Quotes

1453 quotes by 1199 authors

Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady and pleasant. — Loretta Lynn
Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be. — Og Mandino
The musicians I respected were much older than me. I expected them to cut my head, and they did. — Wynton Marsalis
My daddy expected that my brothers and I and our generation would make the world a better place. He had lived in an America of… — Wynton Marsalis
I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and in spite of what most people might have expected from a young girl growing up deaf,… — Marlee Matlin
I suppose a good director is like a teacher. I think that someone like David Cronenberg was very much like a teacher, because there's an… — Viggo Mortensen
You come to realize that only one person can tell you what's expected of you, and that's you. — Jason Mraz
Many differences are rooted in biology and reinforced through culture, so it's important to acknowledge that. Because if you say men and women are the… — Dee Dee Myers
I think if you're the son or daughter of successful actors and actresses, it's a double pressure. More is expected of you. — Liam Neeson
I expected to die. At no time before the trial did I expect to escape with my life. Yet being executed in the gas chamber… — Huey Newton
Obama has been perhaps the most partisan President since Truman. He hasn't learned to be civil - note his insulting speech to Paul Ryan, who… — Grover Norquist
I came from a family where joining a union was the expected thing to do. I've always believed that the relationship between an employer and… — Frances O'Grady
I grew up under demanding people, that demanded things from you, expected you to toe the mark. — Bill Parcells
When we see a natural style, we are astonished and charmed; for we expected to see an author, and we find a person. — Blaise Pascal
I never expected to be anybody important. — Elvis Presley
When the business interests... pushed through the first installment of civil service reform in 1883, they expected that they would be able to control both… — Carroll Quigley
I actually got a nice surprise about being a mother because I expected it to be harder and to have to make more adaptations. — Paula Radcliffe
Now, I know you expected me to say that, well, I just kick back in the rocking chair, fished a little bit, listened to Willie… — Dan Rather
I come from a pretty working-class neighborhood in Chicago. Hard work was just expected of you. It wasn't some noble thing you did; it was… — John C. Reilly
My father was a police officer before he retired. One of my brothers is also a police officer, and I think they kind of expected… — Ryan Reynolds

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