Expected Quotes
1453 quotes by 1199 authors
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I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they now do.
— Will Rogers
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There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has…
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
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I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.
— Leo Rosten
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I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It's totally for myself. I never in my wildest dreams expected this…
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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If ever I expected to come face to face with an angry Christian fundamentalist, it wasn't in FAO Schwarz.
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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By 2050, the Australian population is expected to grow from 22 million to 36 million. That increase alone will put huge pressure on our towns…
— Kevin Rudd
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Once artists are expected to shock, it's that much harder for them to do so.
— Jerry Saltz
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Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier; and this pathetic hope is behind…
— George Santayana
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The mistake that straight people made was imposing the monogamous expectation on men. Men were never expected to be monogamous.
— Dan Savage
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As many know, brain injury comes in many forms. The two most prevalent brain injuries - stroke and trauma - affect more than 2.2 million…
— Allyson Schwartz
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I never expected the White House to be warm, and the artwork on the walls was extraordinary. I am a fan of the Louvre, but…
— Jill Scott
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They just expected it to you know... Paul, Steve and I could have hired our own publicist, if we wanted to, but I kind of…
— Amy Sedaris
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You know, the process of making a documentary is one of discovery, and like writing a story, you follow a lead and that leads you…
— William Shatner
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I have been vain since birth. I expected other people to like what I did, although my vanity has definitely diminished over the years.
— Wallace Shawn
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We are expected to believe that anyone who objects to the Department of Homeland Security or the USA Patriot Act is a terrorist, and that…
— L. Neil Smith
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Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration. Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought.
— Margaret Chase Smith
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Artists are expected to fit into fraudulent categories.
— Robert Smithson
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There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business, but there are some basic common-sense practices. Work very, very hard and always…
— Jimmy Smits
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Most Americans aren't the sort of citizens the Founding Fathers expected; they are contented serfs. Far from being active critics of government, they assume that…
— Joseph Sobran
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I look up to my brother - he inspires me so much. He has always been my best friend. He knows everything. I left the…
— Jordin Sparks
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