Expect the best, not the worst, and you will attain your heart's desire. Votes: 3
Norman Vincent PealeI maintain that I never expect anything, therefore I'm always pleasantly surprised. Votes: 2
Lianne La HavasThink little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success. Votes: 2
David Joseph SchwartzA lot of times when you keep it real with somebody, you can't expect them to keep it real with you. Votes: 2
Gucci ManeYou were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. Votes: 2
Zig ZiglarDon't expect others to listen to your advice and ignore your example. Votes: 0
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.He who does not expect a million readers should not write a line. Votes: 0
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWhat they can expect always is that they're going to be made to think. Votes: 0
Peter Maxwell DaviesI don't much care where I am anymore, nor expect very much from places. Votes: 0
F. Scott Fitzgerald... in this valley of tears we must expect much sorrow and little consolation.
Jane Frances de ChantalCould we perfect human nature, we might also expect a perfect state of things.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheIt pays to remember that societies get what they deserve, not what they expect.
James Howard KunstlerToday expect something good to happen to you no matter what occurred yesterday.
Sarah Ban BreathnachYou treat me like a dog and you expect me to smile? You remind me of a jackass.
Stone Cold Steve AustinHow can we expect a harvest of thought who have not had a seedtime of character?
Henry David ThoreauAnyone who attempts anything original in the world must expect a bit of ridicule.
Alberto JuantorenaIf you need to pursue your interests, do not expect anyone else to do it for you.
Dalia GrybauskaiteI believe flowers have souls. I have known roses that I expect to meet in heaven.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryIf one is cruel to himself, how can we expect him to be compassionate with others?
Hasdai ibn ShaprutWe must lose what we think we know so that we can come to see what we least expect.
Christopher KimballYou have to run 75 to 100 miles a week if you expect to break the four-minute mile.
Kenneth H. CooperI am long on ideas, but short on time. I expect to live to be only about a hundred.
Thomas A. EdisonOne has to commit their life to music and not expect to get famous or rich doing it.
Anne Akiko MeyersPeople don't expect me to have a weird sense of humor, but I do. I'm very eccentric.
Cheyenne JacksonGeorge W. cares as much about climate change as you would expect from a Texas oilman
Donella MeadowsYou can't expect people to give you the things you love, unless you know how to ask.
Genevieve ValentineWhat can we expect from nations still less advanced in civilization than the Greeks?
Jean-Baptiste SayEveryone could face something that hurts him. But I don't expect that I will be hurt
Mohammed Saeed al-SahafWhen one is traveling, one must expect to spend a certain amount of money foolishly.
Robertson DaviesWhen a woman wears a low-cut gown, what does she expect you to do: look or not look?
William FeatherHow can you expect to be rescued if you don't put first things first and act proper?
William GoldingI followed you.' I saw no one.' That is what you may expect to see when I follow you.
Arthur Conan DoylePhilosophers are very severe towards other philosophers because they expect too much.
George SantayanaHow can you expect to dwell with God forever, if you so neglect and forsake him here?
Jonathan EdwardsThere is only one way to gain access to the truth and that is to not expect anything.
Robert De NiroIt may be life is only worthwhile at moments. Perhaps that is all we ought to expect.
Sherwood AndersonI expect Europe's top-level domain,. eu, to become similarly as important as dot-com.
Viviane RedingIt's been my experience, Charlotte, that the crisis never comes as or when you expect.
Alice Duer MillerHow can we expect wild animals to survive if we give them nowhere in the wild to live?
Anthony DouglasThe only thing I expect out of lawyers is that they be back in their coffins by sunup.
F. Ross JohnsonOn you, my lord, with anxious fear I wait, and from your judgment must expect my fate.
Joseph AddisonEvery time you do something that is important, write down what you expect will happen.
Peter DruckerHow could I expect more from the universe when I didn't appreciate what I already had?
Sarah Ban BreathnachYou might expect gravity would slow it down, but it's just expanding faster and faster
Saul PerlmutterOne can only continue to expect to be read if one omits everything that is unimportant.
Albert EinsteinWe expect to see the day when temples will dot the earth, each one a house of the Lord.
Bruce R. McConkieEven when other people donât expect a lot out of you,you have to take the initiative.
Chris MartinThe church expect too much from the pastors and there's barely anytime left for prayer.
David WilkersonI expect to be great. I expect to do what hasn't been done. I expect to provoke change.
Deion SandersA German singer! I should as soon expect to get pleasure from the neighing of my horse.
Frederick the GreatYou ought to expect better of people. It encourages you to be a better person yourself.
Jeph JacquesWe can't expect to effectively move forward with half the population carrying sandbags.
Lauren FleshmanTo not forgive is to drink a little poison each day and expect the other person to die.
Mary MorrisseyThe moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken.
Robert GreeneI never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.
Voltairine de CleyrePeople Expect Something New From Me All The Time.And That's Good It Keeps Me On The Edge
A. R. RahmanIf you do the same thing over and over again you cannot ever expect a different outcome.
Albert EinsteinThe wise expect nothing, hope for nothing, thus avoiding all disappointment and anxiety.
Alexandra David-NeelI come around when you least expect me! I'm sitting at the bar when your glass is empty!
Donald GloverUnless the Spirit of God is with us, we cannot expect that our prayers will be answered.
Dwight L. MoodyA genius is a man who does unique things of which nobody would expect him to be capable.
E. V. LucasI glanced up at him. "I love things that are beautiful when you don't expect them to be.
Elizabeth ChandlerNo Republican could expect to win the GOP nod after betraying his party's rank and file.
Grover NorquistGood writing is full of surprises and novelties, moving in a direction you don't expect.
Iris MurdochWe wrongly but persistently expect to make different decisions tomorrow than we do today
Kelly McGonigalI don't think we expect enough of students. They just need someone to show them the way.
Rafe EsquithAlways something new, always something I didn't expect, and sometimes it isn't horrible.
Robert JordanAre people being the least you expect of them, or the best they expect themselves to be?
Ron KaufmanPeople expect not just songwriters but all personalities to pontificate about their egos.
Cass McCombsHappiness doesn't always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it.
Dalai LamaYou cannot bring the same stale self to the world and expect the world to be new for you.
Deepak ChopraGod doesn't expect the impossible from us. He wants us to expect the impossible from Him!
Dwight L. MoodyHow can we expect another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves?
Francois de La RochefoucauldDon't always expect good things to happen. Your job is to forgive no matter what happens.
Gary RenardWe should not expect people to be good, but should make it impossible for them to be bad.
Lin YutangMrs. Lynde says, 'Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryYou can't just place a few "Buy" buttons on your website and expect your visitors to buy.
Neil PatelWe are always more afraid than we wish to be, but we can always be braver than we expect.
Robert JordanNow ... that you are going to marry, do not expect more from life, than life will afford.
Samuel JohnsonYou should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.
Sarah DessenI can't expect others to share my virtues. It's good enough for me if they share my vices.
Andre GideNo expectations. Ask nothing, expect nothing and accept everything, and life is very well.
Anthony HopkinsIf I like you, I'll confront you and be open about it. Then I expect you to come after me.
Ashley TisdaleI was a strange kid. I'm still strange. People didn't get me. And I didn't expect them to.
Brittany HowardWhen war becomes the most profitable course of action, we can certainly expect more of it.
Chalmers JohnsonDon't expect other nations to have a democracy like ours - they don't have enough lawyers.
Cullen HightowerWhat have we all got to expect that we allow ourselves to be so lined with disappointment?
Graham GreeneWhen a man is familiar with many people he must expect many disagreeable familiarizations.
James BoswellWhen you punish a person for dreaming his dream, don't expect him to thank or forgive you.
John DarniellePeople who expect enmity to suddenly convert into love are probably using the wrong model.
Judith ButlerYou couldn't expect anyone else to share your suffering. You had to carry your pain alone.
Kass MorganI'm not a good butcher but I've had to learn to carve the joint. People expect a new look.
Margaret ThatcherIf you expect a bad lie for even one second, the gods will know it and give you a bad lie.
Michelle WieBody adornments show that we're aware of our bodies and expect others to be aware as well.
Nora RobertsDon't just expect the scouts to find you. Go to camps, clinics and make sure you are seen.
Paul QuantrillI don't expect our leaders to be free of mistakes, I expect our leaders to own up to them.
Paul RieckhoffWhy should we expect modernist taste to be any smarter than premodernist or postmodernist?
Robert HughesExpect the Best, Expect Divine Guidance, Expect your Fortunes to Change, Expect a Miracle!
Wayne DyerIt's astonishing in this world how things don't turn out at all the way you expect them to.
Agatha Christie"It's nothing," returned Mrs Chick. "It's merely change of weather. We must expect change."
Charles DickensGreat leaders focus on equipping their team. It is unfair to expect what you did not equip.
Chris HoganFirst one must change. I first watch myself, check myself, then expect changes from others.
Dalai LamaI am the last person whom it would be reasonable to expect to leave the Conservative Party.
Enoch PowellSometimes the unexpected happens when you don't expect a person to come up to expectations.
Evan EsarHe who does not expect will not find out the unexpected, for it is trackless and unexplored
HeraclitusHowever, some of my work is very subtle, and one should expect very subtle reactions to it.
Jim HodgesI'm from New Jersey / I don't expect too much / If the world ended today / I would adjust"¦
John GorkaI expect this is what death is like when you meet it. Sort of wildly unfair but inevitable.
Josephine TeyYou can't marry boys and expect them to be men - and you can't massage them into being men.
Laura SchlessingerWhen people are placed in positions slightly above what they expect, they are apt to excel.
Richard BransonWhen you expect good, it's available constantly, and it makes itself a reality in your life.
Alfre WoodardThere are a lot of things in Queen albums that you don't expect; that's why we threw them in
Brian MayWe can't keep weapons out of prisons; we can't possibly expect to keep them out of airports.
Bruce SchneierWhatever the mind is taught to expect, that it will build, produce, and bring forth for you.
Catherine PonderYou can't expect that, after a poor fellow has written a book, he should also understand it.
Giovannino GuareschiWe cannot expect to be happy always ... by experiencing evil as well as good we become wise.
Hans Christian AndersenNothing is quite what you expect with Gucci. I'm just happy to be a part of their adventure.
Jared LetoTake more chances than you dare. You'll make more sales than you expect. That's the formula.
Jeffrey GitomerAny great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.
Lucretia MottIt's good advice, but I expect it will be hard to follow; good advice is apt to be, I think.
Lucy Maud MontgomeryWherever you stop, you will stay there. Don't expect the ground beneath you to move forward!
Mehmet Murat ildanThe American public is somewhat ambivalent about what they expect out of thenational forest.
Ralph RegulaThe guitar is like a cuisine and you can't expect people to eat the same thing all the time.
Richard LloydHow do you expect to communicate with the ocean, when you can't even understand one another?
Stanislaw LemMy dog was barking at everyone the other day. Still, what can you expect from a cross-breed.
Tommy CooperThe Australian people expect the Government to govern, they don't expect it to make excuses.
Tony AbbottMen are foolish to expect us to revere them, when, in the end, they amount to almost nothing.
Anne DesclosIt is natural that we should always expect an Israeli attack, even when it does not threaten.
Bashar al-AssadYou will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.
Bette DavisIm very clear that everyone in the world loves me. I just dont expect them to realize it yet.
Byron KatieIndia is definitely one of the markets where we can expect growth and a potential to do well.
Carlos GhosnI don't know why boys expect us to like boy movies. We don't expect them to like girl movies.
John GreenWhen they've tortured and scared you for 20 odd years, then they expect you to pick a career.
John LennonNeurotics expect you to remember all the things that they tell you, and many that they don't.
Mignon McLaughlinIf I can't really find a way to live with myself, I can't expect anyone else to live with me.
Peter SellersI had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect.
Sidney PoitierYou can't expect the entire world to come to New York to see you. You have to travel to them.
Theodore BikelLife has its ups and downs, so to expect otherwise is setting yourself up for disappointment.
Tim MathesonMeet them halfway with love, peace, and persuasion, and expect them to rise for the occasion.
Van MorrisonExpect no reward when you serve the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pain
AesopThat's the thing about lessons, you always learn them when you don't expect them or want them.
Cecelia AhernCustomers don't expect you to be perfect. They do expect you to fix things when they go wrong.
Don PorterAs you discover your daily good, and believe in it, and think about it, expect it to continue.
Ernest HolmesOne doesn't expect justice from life ... it's the function of human beings to put it there ...
Gwethalyn GrahamIf what we learn is no more than what we expect to learn, then we have learned nothing at all.
John H. LienhardExpect to get more than you expected [from Crash Landing project]. Expect more than a mixtape.
Kid InkAuthors do not supply imaginations, they expect their readers to have their own, and to use it
Nella LarsenEven though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make that attempt.
Phil OchsI don't ever expect to be permanently happy. I don't think that's part of the human condition.
Rick SpringfieldI don't expect anything from anybody. When you grow old Your days are gone; it is part of life.
Om PuriHow can we expect something positive to come from all the negative that we put into this world?
Gloria EstefanFancy and humour, early and constantly indulged in, may expect an old age overrun with follies.
Isaac WattsIf we expect students to be winners and expect them to do well, they will rise to the occasion.
Jaime EscalanteWishes are powerful things. You can't expect them to change the world without changing you too.
Janette RallisonIf a writer disbelieves what he is writing, then he can hardly expect his reader to believe it.
Jorge Luis BorgesWhen I have the opportunity, I want to perform the guitar live for my fans. Please expect that!
Kim Tae-yeonPeople take death lightly. They expect too much of life. That is why people take death lightly.
LaoziPrepare for the new; expect the new; embrace the new. Otherwise, you'll just repeat what's old.
Marianne WilliamsonYou can't live up to what people expect. Nobody can. But I guess that's my problem, not theirs.
Mel GibsonWhen you work; don't expect your talent to be discovered. Work hard because it makes you happy.
Rita ZaharaIn London, theatregoers expect to laugh; in Paris, they wait grimly for proof that they should.
Robert DheryOne of the most crippling things we can do to ourselves is expect someone else to make us happy
Sue ThoeleBishops move diagonally. That's why they often turn up where the kings don't expect them to be.
Terry PratchettIt is unfair to expect a politician to live in private up to the statements he makes in public.
W. Somerset MaughamEverything takes longer than you expect, even when you expect it to take longer than you expect.
Ashleigh BrilliantMy whole religion is this: do every duty, and expect no reward for it, either here or hereafter.
Bertrand RussellThe beauty of being an actor in a horror film is that you know what to expect and what's coming.
Denzel WhitakerWe must first give to life if we expect life to give anything in return. This is the divine law.
Harold KlempAs well expect Nature to answer your human values as to come into your house and sit in a chair.
Henry BestonIt was important to me to believe, because if I don't believe, how can I expect them to believe?
Isiah ThomasI don't expect the government to solve my problems, but at least I expect them to understand it.
Joe BidenThere is an illusion that has much to do with... most of our unhappiness.... We expect too much.
Joseph P. FarrellVery odd, old age. Always knew it would happen, if I was lucky. I just didn't expect it so soon.
Josephine HartIf you're looking for perfection, look in the mirror. If you find it there, expect it elsewhere.
Malcolm ForbesWhen we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change.
Paulo CoelhoIt's all about how I feel about things. I never expect much, I always felt like I obey my heart.
Rickson GracieThe future is like the moon. You never expect to go there, or think about what it might be like.
Rodman PhilbrickKnowing that religion does not furnish grosser bigots than law, I expect little from old judges.
Thomas JeffersonThe ocean is a supreme metaphor for change. I expect the unexpected but am never fully prepared.
Tim Wintonwe should contract our ideas of education, and expect no more from it than it is able to perform.
Anna Letitia BarbauldDo not expect help.' 'One should always hope.' 'Then hope for a handsome savage with kindly ways.
David Gemmellfaith is like love; when you want it you can't find it, and you find it when you least expect it.
George SandAuthors must not, like Chinese soldiers, expect to win victories by turning somersets in the air.
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowWhen I present evidence, I expect the judge to hear and see all the evidence that gets presented.
Jeff SessionsYou cannot just work out and then eat poorly and expect to lose weight. It doesn't work that way.
Jennifer HudsonHollywood is controlled by homosexual Jewish men who expect favors in return for sexual activity.
John TravoltaHow do you humiliate and demean someone and then expect him or her to care about product quality.
Tom PetersI do have high standards, but I don't expect anything from anyone that I don't expect from myself.
Olivia Newton-JohnWhen you read a novel, you know what to expect because you've been reading novels for a long time.
Alejandro ZambraPeople expect that they should be understood by you but seldom put in an effort to understand you.
Amit AbrahamI want to dominate a little more, just be a level beyond everyone else. I expect that from myself.
Andre IguodalaYou cannot plant an acorn in the morning, and expect that afternoon to sit in the shade of an oak.
Antoine de Saint-ExuperyPeople do not get what they want or what they expect from the markets; they get what they deserve.
Bill BonnerI believe in the perfect outcome in every area of my life! Expect to be successful! Expect to win!
Brian TracyWhen you love someone, you expect them to love you back the same way - with a singleness of heart.
Colleen CobleDon't expect anyone to give you anything. If you really believe in something, then fight for it...
Damon DashWhy would anyone expect him to come out smarter? He went to prison for three years, not Princeton.
Dan DuvaI just think you shouldn't expect people to pay money to see someone sing live and then lip-synch.
Elton JohnWhat features of your daily life do you expect to be improved by a further increase in population?
Garrett HardinWhen I invite a woman to dinner, I expect her to look at my face. That's the price she has to pay.
Groucho MarxHow do you expect to get us to the Moon if you people can't even hook us up with a ground station?
Gus GrissomGratitude is not a virtue I believe in, and to me it seems hypocritical to expect it from a child.
Hermann HesseTo how many girls has a great beauty been of no other use but to make them expect a large fortune!
Jean de la BruyereGet more women producers, writers, directors. Why should we expect men to do it for us? They can't
Kathleen TurnerWhen you expect the best from people, you will often see more in them than they see in themselves.
Mark MillarTo fear is to expect punishment. To love is to know we are immersed not in darkness, but in light.
Mother TeresaAs a rule we perceive what we expect to perceive... The unexpected is usually not received at all.
Peter DruckerWe know that people we love are both good and bad, but we expect strangers to be one or the other.
Russell BanksIt's so easy to get caught up in what people expect of you. Sometimes, you can just lose yourself.
Sarah DessenWe fall in love with one version of someone and we expect them to stay that way, but they never do.
Olivia WildeYou can't expect people to do the right thing or else they will go to hell. We are already in hell!
Adrian GrenierLook at Tottenham. You spend over £100-odd million, you'd expect to be challenging for the league.
Brendan RodgersLeaders must know where they are going if they expect others to willingly join them on the journey.
James M. KouzesYou can't just change who you are on the outside and expect it to change who you are on the inside.
Jessica SorensenIf I expect great things from my people, they'll go to great lengths to keep from disappointing me.
John C. MaxwellOnce they call you a Latin Lover, you're in real trouble. Women expect an Oscar performance in bed.
Marcello MastroianniDon't wait for, expect, or rely on favors. Count on earning them by hard work and perseverance.
Marian Wright EdelmanIt is only natural to expect that guilds will tend to "protect their turf" and to resist challenge.
Noam ChomskyIf you work with any new technology, you have to expect that it's going to be a little problematic.
Paul W. S. Andersonyou would have to give up all else, I alone would expect you to be your sole and exclusive standard
Paulo CoelhoI've learned that some memories surprise you and reveal a sharp edge just when you least expect it.
Pittacus LoreWhen one consorts with assassins, one must expect to dance along the edge of a knife once or twice.
R.L. LaFeversWhen you grow up with a name like Brad Thor, people expect you to be 6-foot-4 and a pile of muscles.
Brad ThorI don't know why people expect art to make sense. They accept the fact that life doesn't make sense.
David LynchYou can have small moments of happiness in life. You certainly canât expect years and years of it.
Donatella VersaceWe moderns do not believe in demigods, but our smallest hero we expect to feel and act as a demigod.
Gotthold Ephraim LessingMy greatest trials come through those professing to be near and attached friends, who expect things.
Grover ClevelandI can't expect people to decide that they will change with me, so I can see why I'm on the old side.
Liv UllmannWe must learn that to expect God to do everything while we do nothing is not faith but superstition.
Martin Luther King, Jr.The pictures which do not represent an intense interest cannot expect to create an intense interest.
Robert HenriIf you've worked over all of your drawing, it should finish itself - often when you least expect it.
Stan SmithSometimes we let life guide us, and other times we take life by the horns. But one thing is for sure: no matter how organized we are, or how well we plan, we can always expect the unexpected. Votes: 4 Brandon Jenner
As human beings, we always expect everyday change to happen slowly and steadily, and for there to be some relationship between cause and effect. Votes: 3 Malcolm Gladwell
God is a great God! I want to encourage you to expect great things from Him. Votes: 3 Joyce Meyer
Learn to expect less from life and more from yourself. Accept the changes that life throws at you. Remember, your destiny is pretty much in your hands. So, as your mom may have told you, keep them clean. Votes: 5 Lynda Resnick
Don't expect people to change until you change your perceptions about people. Votes: 3 Debasish Mridha
Well I'm still working on The Incredibles. So I'm going to take a little time off. I've got a couple of tricks up my sleeve. I'm not ready to talk about them yet, but expect the unexpected. Votes: 2 Brad Bird
They say 'expect the worst.' I say 'Expect the best and even better will happen.' Votes: 3 Rima Fakih
Never Expect Loyalty From A Person That Can't Give You Honesty. Votes: 3 Surgeo Bell