Sometimes when you’ve had a long series of disappointing things happen, you can get into the very bad habit of just expecting more of what you’ve already had.
Joyce MeyerI think, often, people who run away are people who got into things most enthusiastically, and then they want more. They just demand more of life than what is happening in the moment. Sometimes this is a great mistake, as it’s always a good deal different than you expect it.
Alice MunroThose thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they occur, whether they copy these in advance or not.
William JamesIn all my years of baseball, I have always expected to be traded. I never liked the idea.
Jackie RobinsonExperience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power.
Leonardo da VinciI was from a small town, and nobody really expects you to leave, especially before you graduate. That doesn’t happen.
Taylor SwiftAs a father, I always want my son to be perfect. When he was young, I tried to train him in martial arts, but he said, ‚I don’t want to become like Bruce Lee’s son, with everybody telling me how good my father was.‘ I just think my son is too lazy.
Jackie ChanMy family has never been there for me. They expect things because we’re blood.
EminemI try to not focus on what people expect from me.
Lady GagaWhich death is preferably to every other? ‚The unexpected‘.
Julius CaesarYesterday’s just a memory, tomorrow is never what it’s supposed to be.
Bob DylanJust because you make a good plan, doesn’t mean that’s what’s gonna happen.
Taylor SwiftThe fundamental defect of fathers, in our competitive society, is that they want their children to be a credit to them.
Bertrand RussellOur Revolution emerged where it was least expected by the empire, in a hemisphere where it was used to acting like an all-powerful master.
Fidel CastroI fully expected that, by the end of the century, we would have achieved substantially more than we actually did.
Neil ArmstrongThere’s a lot of pressure putting an album out all over the world and hoping people everywhere like it.
Taylor SwiftWhat we need to understand is that when traditions become laws, rules, obligations and expectations others put on us that we don’t want to fulfill, then they lose real meaning and steal the joy from our lives. And if we’re too religious, we won’t be able to be led by the Holy Spirit and enjoy an intimate relationship with Him.
Joyce MeyerStarting at about, I guess, forever, I’ve always looked forward to getting older. When I was 14, I couldn’t wait to be 16 and get a driver’s license.
Matthew McConaugheyWhen I go to a restaurant, yeah, I know that a line is probably going to form in front of the table, but didn’t I always wish for that? Yeah, I did.
Taylor SwiftI certainly agree that putting everything into little genres is counterproductive. You’re not going to get too many surprises if you only focus on the stuff that fits inside the box that you know.
David ByrneThere’s strong data that, within companies, the No. 1 reason for ethical violations is the pressure to meet expectations, sometimes unrealistic expectations.
Stephen CoveyI was enjoying myself writing, because I don’t know what’s going to happen when I take a ride around that corner. You don’t know at all what you’re going to find there. That can be thrilling when you read a book, especially when you’re a kid and you’re reading stories.
Haruki MurakamiI’ve been getting some bad publicity – but you got to expect that.
Elvis PresleyA man’s delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes.
Arthur SchopenhauerGod can cause opportunity to find you. He has unexpected blessings where you suddenly meet the right person, or suddenly your health improves, or suddenly you’re able to pay off your house. That’s God shifting things in your favor.
Joel OsteenPeople are always coming up to me and saying, ‚I heard your dad’s speech, and it’s really great.‘ And they’ll mention some place I didn’t even know my dad was going to.
Bill GatesIn the egoic state, your sense of self, your identity, is derived from your thinking mind – in other words, what your mind tells you about yourself: the storyline of you, the memories, the expectations, all the thoughts that go through your head continuously and the emotions that reflect those thoughts. All those things make up your sense of self.
Eckhart TolleTo Sun-tzu and the ancient Chinese, doing something extraordinary had little effect without a setup of something ordinary. You had to mix the two – to fix your opponent’s expectations with some banal, ordinary maneuver, a comfortable pattern that they would then expect you to follow.
Robert GreeneI never think of the future – it comes soon enough.
Albert EinsteinNothing is so good as it seems beforehand.
George EliotSociety has always to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice.
George OrwellIt’s hard to speculate what tomorrow may bring.
Bob DylanFor me, the world that I inhabit in reality is probably a very different world than the one people expect that I would be in.
David BowieThere can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.
George WashingtonSometimes the greatest meals on vacations are the ones you find when Plan A falls through.
Anthony BourdainEven though I had won in other categories, I didn’t have any expectations when I came into F1. Qualifying fifth, finishing sixth? I didn’t expect it.
Lando NorrisA sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.
Francis BaconIf pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.
Elbert HubbardOur desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation.
Elbert HubbardA good many things go around in the dark besides Santa Claus.
Herbert HooverPop music can absorb so many peculiar talents, ranging from the completely nonmusical poseur who just uses music as a kind of springboard for a sense of style, to people who just love putting all that complicated stuff together, brick by brick, on their computers, to people like me who like playing conceptual games and being surprised.
Brian EnoPeople look to time in expectation that it will eventually make them happy, but you cannot find true happiness by looking toward the future.
Eckhart TolleI like surprises.
Christopher HitchensNothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes.
Lucius Annaeus SenecaWhen you’re a pop star, it’s a little conservative; you always have to stay in a box. You have fans that are five and fans that are 65; there are so many people wanting so many things.
Beyonce KnowlesAt the core, one of my original goals is to redefine what the streets expect.
Nipsey HussleIn a lot of ways, success is much harder than I thought it would be. I figured that you’d get here and then everything would be happily ever after. But, it’s hard work, almost harder once you’re successful because you’ve got to maintain it.
Steven WrightI’m really looking forward to seeing what life brings to me.
RihannaOften I sort of work up and down the manuscript. I sometimes used to go ahead of myself to see what was going to happen next, to make certain it fits what was going to be happening soon.
Terry PratchettNo one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.
Julius CaesarFor a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.
Douglas AdamsOne morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I’ll never know.
Groucho MarxI always wished for this, but it’s almost turning into more of a nightmare than a dream.
EminemYou might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.
Charles SpurgeonI fully understand the expectations of the state governments. Thus, I am better placed to work closely with the chief ministers.
Narendra ModiThe thing that doesn’t fit is the thing that’s the most interesting: the part that doesn’t go according to what you expected.
Richard P. FeynmanWhatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy.
Brian TracyYou have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.
Paulo CoelhoI am growing handsome very fast indeed! I expect I shall be the belle of Amherst when I reach my 17th year. I don’t doubt that I shall have perfect crowds of admirers at that age. Then how I shall delight to make them await my bidding, and with what delight shall I witness their suspense while I make my final decision.
Emily DickinsonNever marry someone in hope that they’ll change later.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.