Quotes about Expecting

Expecting something for nothing is the most popular form of hope. Votes: 4

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Votes: 4

Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today. Votes: 4

Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so. Votes: 4

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian. Votes: 4

Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down. Votes: 4

You and I will meet again, When we're least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won't say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again. Votes: 4

The only real security is not in owning or possessing, not in demanding or expecting, not in hoping, even. Security in a relationship lies neither in looking back to what it was, nor forward to what it might be, but living in the present and accepting it as it is now. Votes: 4

Not Expecting, but hoping. Always hoping Votes: 3

Expecting anything, living frugally in surprise. Votes: 3

Expecting hell, we're ill prepared for heaven. Votes: 3

Dream: Defying Reality Expecting A Miracle! Dare to dream! Votes: 3

Expecting perfection from ourselves or others is not what holiness is about. Votes: 3

Expecting rain, the profile of a day Wears its soul like a hat.... Votes: 3

Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today. Votes: 3

Expecting anybody else?" Shane asked Eve. "Your distant cousin Jack the Ripper dropping by too?" "Screw you, Collins. Votes: 3

Expecting to be wrong about most things most of the time brings, finally, the kind of humility that leads to peace. I think. Votes: 3

I'm a dreamer and continue to dream of what can and will be, "Expecting great things from God, Attempting great things for God Votes: 3

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting a bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian Votes: 3

Excellence is the Result of Caring more than others think is Wise, Risking more than others think is Safe, Dreaming more than others think is Practical, and Expecting more than others think is Possible. Votes: 3

When you Love.. you Expect.. Once u start Expecting.. u have Hope.. Hopes in return makes you to put Trust.. and Trust makes u prone to Betrayal.. and whn u r Betrayed.. Hell falls over U...!!! Votes: 3

Most persons have but a very moderate capacity of happiness. Expecting...in marriage a far greater degree of happiness than they commonly find, and knowing not that the fault is in their own scanty capability of happiness. Votes: 3

They got special terms that they use when they're pregnant. They don't even say pregnant, got special words they use - I'm expecting. Expecting what? I'm expecting a child, silly. Well, then, you probably got a good shot! Votes: 3

You begin by always expecting good things to happen. Votes: 2

Only way you can you get upset is when you expecting something. Votes: 2

All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself. Votes: 2

Few things can make us feel crazier than expecting something from someone who has nothing to give. Votes: 2

We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting. Votes: 2

Experience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power. Votes: 2

Let whatever is going to happen to me happen. I'm expecting the worst for myself and I'm resigned to it. Votes: 2

Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you have to show them something else. Votes: 2

Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness it is to be expecting evil before it comes. Votes: 2

Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes. Votes: 2

The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem. Votes: 2

There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation. Votes: 2

Every time a man expects, as he says, his money to work for him, he is expecting other people to work for him. Votes: 2

We labor to make a house a home, then every time we're expecting visitors, we rush to turn it back into a house. Votes: 2

I came back to performing with a different attitude about performing and myself. I wasn't expecting perfection any more, just hoping for an occasional inspiration. Votes: 2

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything. Votes: 2

What surprises me, what amazes me, is that it seems the military people were expecting to stumble on large quantities of gas, chemical weapons and biological weapons. Votes: 2

And I think it is the genius of actors to be able to escape whatever people are expecting of them. Otherwise you become like a factory worker. Votes: 2

It really means a lot that I won the gold medal - but I woke up the next morning expecting to feel different. I felt the same. Votes: 2

Entrepreneurs may be brutally honest, but fostering relationships with partners and building enduring communities requires empathy, self-sacrifice and a willingness to help others without expecting anything in return. Votes: 2

If you aim at anything lower that is expecting your audience to be really alert and aware, then you're going to be caught out sooner or later as a composer. Votes: 2

A good leader should focus on making sure everyone is being given the tools to do their job, not just expecting - poof! - that they're going to produce great work. Votes: 2

So, to prepare for the role, I had to take music lessons, talk to wives who had husbands overseas, and carefully study the reactions and mannerisms of a friend who was expecting. Votes: 2

I never have cakes or biscuits. I don't have a sweet tooth at all, and I can't stand chocolates - I find them so sickly. However, I will buy cakes if I'm expecting company. Votes: 2

A lot of people come up to me expecting to meet the person they have seen perform. It's not going to happen, unless my mania, my stage person, responds to them and not the real me. Votes: 2

Italian girls are famous for being snobby and expecting men to make the first move. In America, if I don't make eye contact, the guys won't come over and talk. American girls just go for it. You men are spoiled. Votes: 2

I believe in books that do not go to a ready-made public. I'm looking for readers I would like to make. To win them, to create readers rather than to give something that readers are expecting. That would bore me to death. Votes: 2

The script was just the best I'd read in a long time and I love the humor, which I wasn't expecting, and I like the fact that my six year old daughter can see the show without being, you know, protected from it. Votes: 2

Of course voting is useful. But then again, I don't put a big glow to it. Voting is about as essential as washing yourself. It's something you're supposed to do. Now, you can't go around bragging, expecting to get props because you voted. That's stupid. Votes: 2

Great sculptors and artists spend countless hours perfecting their talents. They don't pick up a chisel or a brush and palette, expecting immediate perfection. They understand that they will make many errors as they learn, but they start with the basics, the key fundamentals first. Votes: 2

But now it's kind of a given that a 15-year-old would have a record deal and sell a quarter of a million records. No one's expecting her to answer any deep theological questions. And I'll tell you, I was asked some deep theological questions from the git-go. Votes: 2

My grandmother spoiled my father rotten, and he grew up expecting women to do whatever he wanted. When he married my beautiful mother, Elsa, he expected her to give up her career as a champion ballroom dancer and become a good wife and mother, which she dutifully did. Votes: 2

We can't understand when we're pregnant, or when our siblings are expecting, how profound it is to have a shared history with a younger generation: blood, genes, humor. It means we were actually here, on Earth, for a time - like the Egyptians with their pyramids, only with children. Votes: 2

Altruism is one of the most fundamentally social impulses, and doing things for others without expecting anything in return is core to what makes us human. This is why, from the day Facebook Platform launched in 2007, Causes has been honored to be one of the most popular applications, with over 140 million users. Votes: 2

I'm looking forward to some more solo acoustic dates. That's a lot of fun for me, because I get to be alone with the song. And I get to hear every little nuance; if my instrument does something that I wasn't expecting, I get to chase that. Chase that down a little bit. Votes: 2

Our contribution purely depends on our consciousness and our willingness to support those in need, to show vulnerability and accept the support of others, to share without expecting the credit, to give it our all and allow our hard work to decide the outcome, to understand that control can only be achieved with a shared responsibility. Votes: 2

The big cop-out would be to accept popularity rather than opting to try to create potent work. It's so easy to do the popular thing, the expected thing, and that's where you start to cheat yourself - and your fans, in the end - because there's an inherent dishonesty in pandering and dishing up what everyone's expecting. Votes: 2

Whether it's an $11 flip-flop or a $2 key ring or a $2,000 dress, they're all done with integrity. They're all done with a design sense. As long as the creativity exists, then I don't think it's a sellout. A sellout is putting your name on any piece of crap and then expecting people to buy it because it's got your name on it. Votes: 2

Give, expecting nothing there of. Votes: 0

Never want something without expecting it Votes: 0

I should stop expecting so much. Votes: 0

The Church is a family expecting guests. Votes: 0

Start believing bigger, dreaming bigger & expecting bigger. Votes: 0

It is better to love than expecting love. Votes: 0

Having stopped expecting truth, we rarely get it. Votes: 0

Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected? Votes: 0

Do--what should be done--without expecting anything in return. Votes: 0

Go forward confidently, energetically attacking problems, expecting favorable outcomes. Votes: 0

I prepare myself for all disappointments by expecting nothing ... Votes: 0

Somewhere, sometime I'd stopped expecting my father to father. Votes: 0

Somewhere, sometime I'd stopped expecting my father to father. Votes: 0

There is no such thing as expecting too much. Votes: 0

Sometimes expecting too much lands you nowhere in life.. Votes: 0

Not expecting someone to measure up is an insult Votes: 0

I have been blind expecting everything to stay the same. Votes: 0

At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn't expecting it. Votes: 0

Insanity is repeating the same actions and expecting different results. Votes: 0

Grief jumps out at you when you're least expecting it. Votes: 0

The defense should be expecting a run or a pass here. Votes: 0

When people aren't expecting to be seen, they look their truest. Votes: 0

Generosity is doing something for someone else expecting nothing in return. Votes: 0

If you're expecting an intellectual film, then you will be disappointed. Votes: 0

What is destructive is impatience, haste, expecting too much too fast. Votes: 0

England's always expecting. No wonder they call her the Mother Country Votes: 0

I will prove that a great conducting career is expecting me. Votes: 0

Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold. Votes: 0

Truth can be really powerful stuff if you're not expecting it. Votes: 0

Sacrifice to me is something you do without expecting something in return. Votes: 0

One foot in each world, riding them simultaneously; expecting not to fall. Votes: 0

The reward is in doing, but doing without expecting anything...doing unselfishly. Votes: 0

Chicago keeps getting all these complete games. Im expecting 50 cent hot dogs. Votes: 0

Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting. Votes: 0

Issues arise not from expecting too much from people, but too little. Votes: 0

So many people are expecting a miracle instead of BEING a miracle. Votes: 0

Sometimes the key to happiness is just expecting a little bit less Votes: 0

To be brave is to love unconditionally without expecting anything in return. Votes: 0

Hope gives us reasons to live and pursue our dreams, expecting greater possibilities. Votes: 0

Anonymously perform acts of kindness, expecting nothing in return-not even a thank you. Votes: 0

The essence of love is to give continually, without expecting anything in return. Votes: 0

American Horror Story' is dark, so you shouldn't be expecting too much happiness. Votes: 0

You know your problem, Quentin? You keep expecting people not to be themselves. Votes: 0

No matter how much you're expecting it, it's still unexpected when it comes. Votes: 0

I know I'm capable of greatness, and I'm expecting to reach that level. Votes: 0

I wasn't expecting it [Grammy]... I'm such a newcomer among all these people Votes: 0

I have been swamped with tremendous response. I am expecting a huge crowd. Votes: 0

We buy expecting to hold a bond to maturity and a stock forever. Votes: 0

I was expecting someone dark to play 'Dexter' - someone like Johnny Depp. Votes: 0

Be willing to give, but only when you aren't expecting anything in return. Votes: 0

Winston Churchill is always expecting rabbits to come out of an empty hat. Votes: 0

Only fools repeat the same things over and over, expecting to obtain different results. Votes: 0

Cinema without risk is like having no sex and expecting to have a baby. Votes: 0

Shoo. Away with you. It's my fault for expecting the extraordinary from the ordinary. Votes: 0

Maybe that was the secret of happiness--not expecting any one thing to last forever. Votes: 0

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. Votes: 0

I don't think there's anything more tiring ... than expecting people who don't turn up ... Votes: 0

Stop expecting others to act first, be the one who makes a positive change. Votes: 0

Live life expecting the worst, hoping for the best, and living for the future! Votes: 0

Expectations led to disappointments; in this family, expecting more than disappointment was the first mistake Votes: 0

The Church must stop expecting outsiders to act like insiders while insiders act like outsiders. Votes: 0

Certainly nobody gets married wanting to get divorced or even expecting to - except me. Votes: 0

Certainly nobody gets married wanting to get divorced or even expecting to - except me. Votes: 0

To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better. Votes: 0

Zealots are like one track-pony. Don't get in their way without expecting to get hurt. Votes: 0

The trouble you're expecting never happens; it's always something that sneaks up the other way. Votes: 0

Life was easier when you stopped caring, when you stopped expecting things to get better. Votes: 0

Withholding love is a bit like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. Votes: 0

You don't take a job in acting at all expecting 25 years in and a pension. Votes: 0

Most are expecting 5 percent to 10 percent hikes, but there are rumblings of far nastier surprises. Votes: 0

But the wild is unpredictable, stuff does happen, and it's always when you're least expecting it. Votes: 0

Come on obstacles! I've been expecting you! This is the chance that I've been waiting for! Votes: 0

When you live completely in each moment, without expecting anything, you have no idea of time. Votes: 0

Hope is putting Faith on the line and expecting results!(from Mission Possible - Spiritual Covering) Votes: 0

Remember, frustration is out of expectation, and ego is always expecting. The ego is a beggar. Votes: 0

When you can give without expecting anything in return, you have mastered the art of living. Votes: 0

Hope is putting Faith "on the line" and expecting results!(from Mission Possible - Spiritual Covering) Votes: 0

Emailing a meaningful photograph to someone who is not expecting it can change a relationship forever. Votes: 0

Expect the unexpected, my mother once said. Because the unexpected most certainly will be expecting you. Votes: 0

I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise. Votes: 0

Honesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting redress. Votes: 0

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are. Votes: 0

If you go through life expecting nothing chances are you'll be content most of the time. Votes: 0

Ranger fans, they're expecting you to win, so you really want to show up every day. Votes: 0

What I'm expecting is for you to behave like the gentleman I always thought you were. Votes: 0

If you go into a relationship expecting someone else to fill you up, you're doomed right off. Votes: 0

You cannot keep doing the same thing, the same way, and keep expecting something different to happen. Votes: 0

I think about more than I forget, but I don't go around fire expecting not to sweat. Votes: 0

Cultivating inner discipline is something that takes time; expecting rapid results is simply a sign of impatience. Votes: 0

Some of the best ideas come sort of out of nowhere and when you're not expecting it. Votes: 0

I have failed many times, but I have never gone into a game expecting myself to fail. Votes: 0

There is a proper balance between not asking enough of oneself and asking or expecting too much. Votes: 0

Doing your best is taking the action because you love it, not because you're expecting a reward Votes: 0

The problems in life come when we're sowing one thing and expecting to reap something entirely different. Votes: 0

Often expecting immediate returns for goodness in this world is a sign of a normal human being Votes: 0

To photograph people is to obligate them in some way to face things they weren't expecting to. Votes: 0

I think we now come to the park expecting to win instead of playing not to lose. Votes: 0

I miss the experience of walking into a record store and find old stuff without expecting to. Votes: 0

When you nurture people and add value to them without expecting anything in return, they feel significant. Votes: 0

I've always made sure that I tour with bands that people aren't expecting me to tour with. Votes: 0

I don't think any of us grew up into the world we were hoping for or expecting. Votes: 0

I think the excitement of movies is discovering stuff you weren't expecting, and I hope to preserve that. Votes: 0

Just where death is expecting you is something we cannot know; so, for your part, expect him everywhere. Votes: 0

I wasn't expecting to do what I'm doing now...I've grown as a player and as a man. Votes: 0

Spiritual security means you are fully alive and comfortable in your life as it is, without expecting anything. Votes: 0

My sister gained 80 pounds expecting her baby. Well, you get nervous, waiting for those adoption papers to clear. Votes: 0

Sometimes the wind blows you places you weren't expecting: sometimes it blows you away from those places, too. Votes: 0

To paraphrase Einstein, insanity is expecting employees to do one thing while rewarding them for doing something else. Votes: 0

When we can do nothing else, we can still love, without expecting any reward or change or gratitude. Votes: 0

I don't do drugs. If I want a rush I just stand up when I'm not expecting it. Votes: 0

Insanity is starting over a million times, expecting to feel the spark you never did the first time. Votes: 0

The minute you stop expecting life to be simple, fair and easy... it becomes simple, fair and easy. Votes: 0

I was not expecting my sister to ask me to be her best man. I was so honored. Votes: 0

I learned a long time ago life just isn't fair, so you better stop expecting it to be. Votes: 0

We're expecting a lot of rain in the state of Oregon, so let's just get rid of Oregon. Votes: 0

Since I will never know what the future holds, I choose to live my life expecting great things Votes: 0

There can't be art without risk. It's like saying No Sex, and then expecting there to be children. Votes: 0

Real Christians revel in desperate ventures for Christ, expecting from God great things and attempting the same with exhilaration. Votes: 0

A girl expecting rescue never learns to save herself. Even with the means, she will find her courage wanting. Votes: 0

Helping others without anticipating or expecting others to help you in return, that is the path to spiritual prosperity. Votes: 0

Intelligence is not expecting people to understand what your intent is; it is anticipating how it will be perceived. Votes: 0

The angel descended when you were least expecting it. Tracy felt something quietly go click in his despairing heart. Votes: 0

When you ask it is given - but at some point you have to stop asking and start expecting. Votes: 0

Can you honestly say the environment(s) you are in will yield the kind of harvest you are expecting? Votes: 0

In the comics, Supergirl is quite, um, buxom...so I hope people won't come to the film expecting that. Votes: 0

My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt. Votes: 0

The expectation level is high at the University of Alabama and it should be. What's wrong with people expecting excellence? Votes: 0

I beat myself up in the studio because I know that a lot of people are expecting me to fail. Votes: 0

A man in Thailand was arrested with more than 10,000 pairs of stolen underwear. Legal experts are expecting a brief trial. Votes: 0

Running well is a matter of having the patience to persevere when we are tired and not expecting instant results. Votes: 0

I'm cautious about the currency situation, oil pricing and the economies of some countries not performing as we are expecting. Votes: 0

Real improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending more, it is a matter of expecting more. Votes: 0

Merely transferring the content of existing newspapers online and expecting payment won't work because they are two separate business concepts. Votes: 0

My dad always told me that holding a grudge is like swallowing poison and expecting the other person to die. Votes: 0

I want my music to feel like I'm giving something to someone else and not that I'm expecting something back. Votes: 0

Insanity is everyone expecting you not to fall apart when you find out everything you believed in was a lie. Votes: 0

I don't think that Dreamworks would have signed me expecting to really mess around with whatever it is I do. Votes: 0

Even feigning surprise, pretending it was unexpected and saying a ritual thanks, is surely wiser than just expecting everything so carelessly. Votes: 0

Let there be nothing harmonious about our children's playthings, lest they grow up expecting peace and order, and be eaten alive. Votes: 0

Good fortune often occurs when you stop expecting life to present opportunities to you and you start presenting opportunities to life. Votes: 0

Surprise keeps the reader awake. The only alternative is to continue saying what the reader is expecting. What fun is that? Votes: 0

I was brought up differently than the average American child because the average child is brought up expecting to be happy. Votes: 0

Set the standard! Stop expecting others to show you love, acceptance, commitment, & respect when you don't even show that to yourself. Votes: 0

I don't do drugs. If I want a rush I just get out of a chair when I'm not expecting it. Votes: 0

I'll take account of things at the end of the season. Now I'm expecting a good finish to the league season. Votes: 0

King Shrewd is expecting me, rather he isn't expecting me, and that is precisely why I must go to him now. Votes: 0

I say 'come with it.' I'm not expecting anything easy. You have to earn your place. That's fine with me. Votes: 0

I never could bear the idea of anyone's expecting something from me. Italways made me want to do just the opposite. Votes: 0

Im not expecting to grow flowers in the desert, but I can live, and breathe, and see the sun in wintertime Votes: 0

I do not think that life has a suspense more sickening than that of expecting a letter which does not come. Votes: 0

Look for opportunities to help someone else, but don't give expecting something in return. Give knowing that if we give we receive. Votes: 0

Friendships aren't perfect and yet they are very precious. For me, not expecting perfection all in one place was a great release. Votes: 0

Love the people that wanna see you be successful and help you expecting nothing in return. That's priceless. Those are real friends. Votes: 0

There can be no greater gift than that of giving one's time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return. Votes: 0

She had come into the garden expecting summer roses and had instead been caught in a bank of twisted, thorny, frostbitten vines. Votes: 0

Generally speaking, the more money that's involved in anything, the more people are expecting and hoping that it's not going to fail. Votes: 0

Of course I'm smart. What were you expecting-'Lordy, Mr. Lawyer Man, I don't know nuthin' 'bout filin' no injunction'? Please," Alayna muttered. Votes: 0

I've been in so many bad movies and worked with so many bad directors that I go into a film expecting nothing. Votes: 0

The great test of faith is to wait on God. . . not expecting to push a button and get whatever we want now. Votes: 0

You want to have a future where you're expecting things to be better, not one where you're expecting things to be worse. Votes: 0

Forgive me if I stare, I knew you were young, but even then I was expecting someone a little more, well, more. Votes: 0

One of the chief duties of the mathematician in acting as an advisor ... is to discourage ... from expecting too much from mathematics. Votes: 0

If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it. Votes: 0

See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that. Votes: 0

Unfortunately, Susan didn't remember what Jane Fulton once said, 'Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results. Votes: 0

I never grew up thinking, 'One day I will play so and so' because I wasn't expecting to be an actor at all. Votes: 0

Self-giving means that we have to understand the nature of giving. When most people give, they give expecting a return on their investment. Votes: 0

Comedy is harder than drama, because with comedy you're expecting a result..you make them laugh. [If] they ain't laughing then you're screwed. Votes: 0

The separating of a section of America for Afro- Americans is similar to expecting a heaven in the sky somewhere after you die. Votes: 0

Often, we don't recognize real moments of happiness in our lives because we've been expecting something different- something bigger or perhaps more dramatic. Votes: 0

I own two beautiful homes, and I'm always half-expecting the cops to pull in, seize me with firm compassion, and escort me out. Votes: 0

Every time someone come out with an album don't change the whole style up but don't do what they are expecting. Surprise them. Votes: 0

Playwriting is an oral art; it's not an art of a writer expecting to be read but a writer expecting to be heard. Votes: 0

I wasn't expecting to really draw in respected comedians but it's going to happen along the way and I'm truly honored by that. Votes: 0

[My father] had spent his own short time like a priest in charge of a relic, forever expecting the blessed blood to liquefy. Votes: 0

There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11. Votes: 0

I think people were expecting me to be that kind of glamorous sexpot. So they were always, Wow you're not what I expected. Votes: 0

My feet are like something from another age - prehistoric and troll-like. I keep expecting them to talk, they have that much character. Votes: 0

If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results, then liberalism is a form of insanity. Votes: 0

Ever been expecting guests for a dinner party & had to clear up a massive LEGO space-station before they arrived? (Who needs kids to play?!) Votes: 0

But you weren't born expecting that kind of beauty in everyone, all the time. You just got programmed into thinking anything else is ugly. Votes: 0

A boyfriend should treat you like a girlfriend, not like a princess. Stop expecting so much from guys & maybe you won't be so disappointed Votes: 0

The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the completion of almost every wish is found a disappointment. Votes: 0

I won't be indulging in anger anymore, vehemently and self-righteously singing protest songs, and expecting them to bring peace to me or anyone else. Votes: 0

Some say that Cusk has no sense of humour, but expecting giggles from this writer would be akin to expecting sonnets from Benny Hill. Votes: 0

I'm not expecting the American literary community to welcome me with open arms. To them I'm just some schmuck kid who wrote some book. Votes: 0

Be more humble than a blade of grass, more tolerant than a tree, always offering respect onto others and never expecting any in return Votes: 0

I wanted to be a disgusting, oozing zombie, not a sexy, cleavage zombie, which is what I was expecting, given my previous film work. Votes: 0

If true acts of worship must be sincere without expecting anything, it should not need to be able to offer the promise of anything Votes: 0

Everyone is looking for me to bring a gold back home, and a lot of people in other places are expecting me to win. Votes: 0

A Friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all the virtues, and who can appreciate them in us. Votes: 0

Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy. Votes: 0

There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her. Votes: 0

Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission. Votes: 0

I suppose "giving without expecting anything in return" isn't something new, but it always pushes your happy button when you do it or see it. Votes: 0

That was awesome. I wasn't expecting it and when I got the call I got nervous for a second. But I was just really excited. Votes: 0

They expected to lose. And therefore, they lost. [..] People who start thinking deep dark thoughts in the middle of a war start expecting to lose. Votes: 0

I don't go to the start line expecting to win. I go to the start believing this could be the day when incredible things happen Votes: 0

But considering that I walked in expecting no complexity at all, let alone the visual wonderments, 'Snow White and the Huntsman' is a considerable experience. Votes: 0

Management creates an empowered state of mind in the organization by treating employees as part-owners of the business and expecting them to act like owners. Votes: 0

I was expecting it to be cynical because I'm like that myself. I wouldn't want it to be all roses because life isn't like that. Votes: 0

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything Votes: 0

They're fanatics. It's like expecting humanity from a falling rock. It's not going to have a fit of compassion and not crack your skull open. Votes: 0

But one never finds a cathedral, a wave in a storm, a dancer's leap in the air quite as high as one has been expecting; Votes: 0

Putting a computer in front of a child and expecting it to teach him is like putting a book under his pillow, only more expensive Votes: 0

We call bad one who rejects the fruit he is given for the fruit he is expecting or the fruit he was given last time. Votes: 0

And fortunately, I haven't had any problem with my voice. I've been able to sing at a level of consistency that the people are expecting. Votes: 0

If you give, expecting something in return, it's not really giving at all.If you love, expecting something in return, it's not really loving at all. Votes: 0

Much of what we called "depression" was really dissatisfaction, a result of setting a bar impossibly high or expecting treasures we weren't willing to work for. Votes: 0

Some people really expected he could do that, would do that. They're not expecting [Donald Trump] to target Hillary [Clinton], just to clean out the swamp. Votes: 0

If comedy is about surprises, about tension, there's a lot of tension and surprise there, in the fact that people are expecting this to be natural. Votes: 0

When we are expecting only suffering, the least joy surprises us: Suffering itself becomes the greatest of joys when we seek it as a precious treasure. Votes: 0

Some people really expected he could do that, would do that. They're not expecting [Donald Trump] to target Hillary [Clinton], just to clean out the swamp. Votes: 0

I never had children, never even thought I would have children. Now I have 152 daughters; expecting 75 more next year. That is some type of gestation period. Votes: 0

To expect a personality to survive the disintegration of the brain is like expecting a cricket club to survive when all of its members are dead. Votes: 0

The time that people aren't expecting what's going to happen, I find that's the best time to really cause the damage that needs to be done. Votes: 0

I don't reckon there are many writers who start out really expecting writing to be an attainable occupation. Well, I didn't. It was a pipe dream. Votes: 0

To anyone who took the trouble to look, I was plainly visible, but when people are expecting to see nothing, that is usually what they see. Votes: 0

Fate stalks us with depressing monotony from womb to tomb, and, when we are least expecting it, deals us a series of crushing blows from behind. Votes: 0

Opportunity is ever worth expecting; let your hood be ever hanging ready. The fish will be in the pool where you least imagine it to be. Votes: 0

I go to the theatre expecting to have a good time. I want each play and performance to take me somewhere. Naturally, this doesn't always happen. Votes: 0

I wasn´t expecting to come home to you, but now that you´re here, I have no intention of letting you leave." Patch :D (p. 295) Votes: 0

In 1953, Mom and Dad, living in Toronto, discovered, to their shock, that Mom was expecting. I was born in June 1954. My parents, thrilled, showered me with love. Votes: 0

Faith is like stepping off a cliff and expecting one of two outcomes- you will either land on solid ground or you will be taught to fly. Votes: 0

Never put anything past anyone. Stop expecting people to be as genuine as you are, it's never the case & it will almost always be a let down. Votes: 0

One thing that I've found is that people could relate and see different qualities in the video that they enjoyed. That wasn't something I was necessarily expecting. Votes: 0

I speak and speak, [...] but the listener retains only the words he is expecting. [...] It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear. Votes: 0

The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment. Votes: 0

We are sorry about [the E3] media briefings, specifically for those who were expecting to see Nintendo show something about "˜Super Mario' or "˜Legend of Zelda.' Votes: 0

There is a great responsibility on the team to perform well, because our supporters and the whole of the country are expecting us to do just that. Votes: 0

I came to Playboy not expecting to stay. But after five years, I found myself really enjoying the business world, and I realized I had some skill. Votes: 0

What this bill says is it reiterates again the deadline, and that the Senate should act before the deadline, and that's what the American people are expecting. Votes: 0

They smiled in their pains and laughed to scorn those who inflicted torments on them, resigned up their souls with great alacrity, expecting to receive them again. Votes: 0

I laugh maniacally, then take a deep breath and touch my chest- expecting a heart to be thumping quickly, impatiently, but there's nothing there, not even a beat. Votes: 0

There are Millions of people in this world. Then why are you born? The reason is, Allah is expecting something from you, which is not possible by Millions. Votes: 0

Fame is temporary, make it longterm by putting smiles on people's hearts and helping others by expecting nothing in return. Be famous and unforgettable for your Unconditional Love Votes: 0

Painting isn't a question of sensibility; it's a matter of seizing the power, taking over from nature, not expecting her to supply you with information and good advice. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

When poverty declines, the need for government declines, which is why expecting government to solve poverty is like expecting a tobacco company to mount an aggressive anti-smoking campaign. Votes: 0

People always ask me to list my greatest accomplishments, expecting me to rattle off a bunch of movies I've made, but what I'm proudest of is my kids. Votes: 0

Shia [LaBeouf] was great. He's just high energy. He's into really playing, and I had to be on my toes in a way that I wasn't necessarily expecting. Votes: 0

If you choose to be looking for something, you'd better be ready for whatever it is you are find. Because it may not be what you've been expecting. Votes: 0

The mark of a true politician is that he is never at a loss for words because he is always half-expecting to be asked to make a speech. Votes: 0

When I was six, I entered a talent contest. I dyed my hair blond, had a chainsaw and pretended I was Eminem. The old folk weren't expecting that. Votes: 0

Certainly we know from our own experience how very difficult it is when you've lost an election that perhaps a lot of people were expecting you to win. Votes: 0

To expect a man to retain everything that he has ever read is like expecting him to carry about in his body everything that he has ever eaten. Votes: 0

Extend an act of kindness each day. No one has to know. It can be a smile, reassuring words, a small favor - without expecting something in return. Votes: 0

When I was six, I entered a talent contest. I dyed my hair blond, had a chainsaw and pretended I was Eminem. The old folk weren't expecting that. Votes: 0

May we live here like strangers and make the world not a house, but an inn, in which we sup and lodge, expecting to be on our journey tomorrow. Votes: 0

By 'expecting nothing' you are not 'giving up.' Far from it! You are making a decision to focus on what needs to be done rather than on outcomes. Votes: 0

You have to get lucky. Whether that's a good captain's pick, or two rookies combining for five points, if you get that, those are points you really aren't expecting. Votes: 0

If you get involved in music expecting to make a living out of it, then you've picked the wrong thing to do. That shouldn't really be in your mind. Votes: 0

It says 'Bet you were expecting a heart, shaped like a compass' Jack paused and pulled the note off the bow tie. And then he drew a frowny face. Votes: 0

You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, in yourself and others, you may find the happiness that has always eluded you. Votes: 0

The price we have paid for expecting to be so much more than our ancestors is a perpetual anxiety that we are far from being all we might be. Votes: 0

I looked around. As flock leader, everyone was expecting me to make a decision. Jeb's presence here would bring uncertainty, chaos, probably danger. It would perk up my day. Votes: 0

No one ever asks a kid for her opinion, but it seems to me that growing up means you stop hoping for the best, and start expecting the worst. Votes: 0

I hate having to pose for photos. It's just so embarrassing. Everyone is expecting you to know what to do because you're an actor, but I haven't a clue. Votes: 0

The revival of consumers saving their money for retirement - rather than expecting their homes to provide the cushion - added with 'move down' buyers will depress real-estate prices. Votes: 0

I have known people who radiate vulnerability. Their facial expressions say I am afraid of you. These people invite abuse. By expecting to be hurt, do they subtly encourage it? Votes: 0

Our relationship felt like a Christmas gift that you hadn't asked for and weren't expecting to receive, but the minute you saw it, you knew it was perfect for you. Votes: 0

I think most gypsies all over the world are used to being not really welcome and always on the run, expecting people to not like them and to be critical. Votes: 0

Create a wisdom and share it with others; in return, don't wait for anything, not even a simple thanks, because expecting something in return does not belongs to the wisdom! Votes: 0

I used to draw cartoons. I'd just show them to some of my friends, expecting that they were going to appreciate them, that they were going to enjoy reading them. Votes: 0

Just wanting to be more of an example, but letting them know also that I made mistakes when I was a kid; and I'm not expecting you to be perfect. Votes: 0

I will say this: one of the things that is a pain when you're expecting children is how much advice unsolicited people give you when you're not asking for it. Votes: 0

If you have never known the power of God's love, then maybe it is because you have never asked to know it - I mean really asked, expecting an answer. Votes: 0

I'm a positive person, so I don't get bogged down with it. If you're expecting that, if you wall in that, if you practice that, then you'll attract what you fear. Votes: 0

I'd love for readers to read what books are about so that if they are expecting happy endings in dark horror novels, they won't reach for the Vallium or something worse! Votes: 0

Everybody is trying to be perfect. And the moment somebody starts trying to be perfect, he starts expecting everybody else to be perfect. He starts condemning people, he starts humiliating people. Votes: 0

And then, not expecting it, you become middle-aged and anonymous. No one notices you. You achieve a wonderful freedom. It is a positive thing. You can move about, unnoticed and invisible. Votes: 0

Monuments Men' is a movie... I don't want to say for grown-ups, because some young folks could appreciate it, too. But if you're expecting 'Transformers,' you're going to be disappointed. Votes: 0

[T]he experience of mystery comes not from expecting it but through yielding all your programs, because your programs are based on fear and desire. Drop them and the radiance comes. (16) Votes: 0

If you start the day not really expecting substantial change, but anticipating some small new revelation or some small alteration, then over time you're able to find them in more places. Votes: 0

You know what isn't class warfare? Progressive taxation, as in, say, expecting billionaires to pay at least as much in taxes as their secretaries. Ideally, in fact, they should pay more. Votes: 0

Now as a former welfare recipient, I don't have a problem with expecting people to work to earn money. But where I come from we call that a job, not volunteerism. Votes: 0

I don't think I am scared of intimacy, but I am frightened of making a mistake. offering more than I have, or expecting more than you can give. - Matt Sedon Votes: 0

Coming after all the bullshit related to A Million Little Pieces, nobody was expecting anything from me. No publisher, no agent, no one. Just me and the book. It was great. Votes: 0

being honest to the people around you is the best thing you ever do to them,but expecting the same from them is the worst thing you ever do to yourself Votes: 0

I think the fans from the original 'Teen Wolf' tuned in expecting us to ruin the franchise, and I think that we've only heightened it. So we've brought 'Teen Wolf' back. Votes: 0

Instead of expecting all and being lowered into despair each time I get less, I expect nothing now and, occasionally, I get a little, and am more than a little happy. Votes: 0

If you expect the world to be fair with you because you are fair, you're fooling yourself. That's like expecting the lion not to eat you because you didn't eat him. Votes: 0

A sacrifice is not about expecting God to break the bond you have with another person. You make the sacrifice on your own because God is more important than the bond. Votes: 0

Anyway, I want to remember that love can happen. Because there is life after not having a life. I never expected love to happen. What was I expecting from life, then? Votes: 0

They played great and I can honestly say I don't think any of us were expecting this type of performance. They were great. You have to give them credit for that. Votes: 0

That's what the news is: You turn on the news every night, whatever you watch, and you're expecting to see things that you didn't know happened. And that's not what it is. Votes: 0

It's all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses. Votes: 0

People talk about random acts of kindness, and that goes back to the measure of being gentlemanly again. It's about having consideration for others, and not expecting anything back. That's the difference. Votes: 0

Anonymously perform acts of kindness, expecting nothing in return, not even a thank-you. The universal all-creating Spirit responds to acts of kindness with the response: "How may I be kind to you?" Votes: 0

They called to tell me that I was going to be returning to RAW. I left immediately to run home and tell Jackie. She said, I have some news for you-I'm expecting. Votes: 0

True beauty radiates not from outer cosmetics, but from the simple joy of making a difference for those that need your voice, passion, and time without expecting or wanting anything in return... Votes: 0

Cruelty to animals is an enormous injustice; so is expecting those on the lowest rung of the economic ladder to do the dangerous, soul-numbing work of slaughtering sentient beings on our behalf. Votes: 0

Those of us of a certain age grew up expecting that by now we would have Rosie the Robot from 'The Jetsons' in our house. And all we've got is a Roomba. Votes: 0

Life's not about expecting, hoping and wishing. It's about doing, being and becoming. It's about t Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself. Votes: 0

My parents were not pushy or anything like that. I think my mom was still expecting me to be an astronaut, but now she is very happy that I'm not doing that. Votes: 0

There are things which need to be shown in the trailer in order to let the audience know what kind of film it is that they're going to be expecting to see. Votes: 0

Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way. Votes: 0

Brazil goes into every World Cup expecting to win - so when it is in Brazil it is expected even more. You can't understand what the World Cup means to our country. Votes: 0

The burning bushes, the smoking mountains, . . . the Cumorahs, and the Kirtlands were realities; but they were the exceptions. . . . Always expecting the spectacular, many will miss entirely the constant flow of revealed communication. Votes: 0

With my own memoirs, they are truthful, and I write everything fully expecting to some day end up televised on Court TV, and I'm fully prepared to be challenged legally on it. Votes: 0

Some say that "there is no such thing as free lunch". And, I ask, why not? The joy of giving without expecting anything in return from a particular source is simply magic. Votes: 0

Sometimes we have to be patient because the one thing that is inevitable in life is evolution. Whether it comes at the pace that we are expecting it or not, it's inevitable. Votes: 0

A sellout is putting your name on any piece of crap and then expecting people to buy it because it's got your name on it. That's what a sellout is to me. Votes: 0

A mountain in labour shouted so loud that everyone, summoned by the noise, ran up expecting that she would be delivered of a city bigger than Paris; she brought forth a mouse. Votes: 0

The cause of so much suffering and pain and one of the impediments to our spiritual progress, is the conditioning of expecting things to go our way, even in our spiritual life. Votes: 0

It was important to me to go back to the grungy, because all of a sudden you get excited again, 'cause there's another whole dimension of 'Clef that you wasn't expecting to hear. Votes: 0

Hoary idea, in any case, expecting a woman to surrender her name to her husband's in exchange for his. Why? Would any man submerge his identity and heritage to the woman he wed? Votes: 0

It is a rude feeling, because it is natural only to people standing on the lowest level of morality, and expecting from other nations such outrages as they themselves are ready to inflict. Votes: 0

One needs to be on guard against expecting external powers to decide when you can take yourself seriously as an artist. It can be a long wait - and lead to endless appetite. Votes: 0

And you know, we did it as an independent film, and we weren't expecting it to be on television, and Lifetime ended up buying it. And the viewers responded intensely to that film. Votes: 0

Love is the giving from the heartWithout expecting any return.Love is the sharing the beauty of lifeWithout expecting any charm or joyLove is the caring with kindnessWithout knowing caring is the joy. Votes: 0

If we give what we treasure most to a Being we love with all our hearts, if we can do that without expecting anything in return, then the world becomes a beautiful place. Votes: 0

By circumstance and perhaps also by inclination, I think in complete intellectual isolation. To expect others to help me think seems to me almost like expecting them to help me digest my food. Votes: 0

Am I coasting on some early success? Yeah. It was a good lucky break for me. But I would rather earn my way back again than simply conform to what people are expecting. Votes: 0

Instead of wanting to win, we expected to win. There's a lifetime between wanting something and expecting something. When you expect something, it means you've prepared, done the work, and EXPECT TO WIN!! Votes: 0

I've got some news... I'm delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together. I wanted you to hear the news direct from me, obviously we're over the moon. Votes: 0

I don't know anything about you, so when you randomly come up and grab my ass, this isn't a friend doing it. It's like, "Who the f### is doing...? I was not expecting that." Votes: 0

To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt. Votes: 0

To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt. Votes: 0

It doesn't matter what the other is being, doing, having, saying, wanting, demanding. It doesn't matter what the other is thinking, expecting, planning. It only matters what you are being in relationship to that. Votes: 0

Like for Einstein, and for people who create nuclear weapons, the problem with the pursuit of knowledge and the pursuit of the greater good is that it invariably leads to things you weren't expecting. Votes: 0

Once you have done a man a service, what more reward would you have? Is it not enough to have obeyed the laws of your own nature, without expecting to be paid for it? Votes: 0

One pleasant surprise was when I interviewed Butch Patrick. I was expecting this bitter old drunk, and instead he had a total sense of humor about his career and his drinking and drug problem. Votes: 0

So here I was expecting at the very best a cordial welcome from the girls who were prepared to fight me to the death for someone I didn’t want. Instead I was embraced. Votes: 0

Those days [of the Vietnam War] you couldn't get on a bus going to the South without expecting a riot over something or the other. All of that has disappeared thanks to Lyndon Johnson. Votes: 0

When you're expecting bad news you have to be prepared for it a long time ahead so that when the telegram comes you can already pronounce the syllables in your mouth before opening it. Votes: 0

I sometimes wonder if I might be a bit of a disappointment to people, because they are expecting all these '80s hits and what they get is a dark industrial wall of noise. Votes: 0

Don't settle for helping those who will help you in return or doing a good deed for others to see. Help others without expecting anything back. Even if nobody else cares, God will notice. Votes: 0

You frighten me, when you say there isn't time." "I don't see why. Christians have been expecting the imminent end of the world for millennia." "But it keeps not ending." "So far, so good. Votes: 0

I don't fault my former law firm for running their business like a business or expecting their new hire to be worth the obscene rate she was billed out at, but fun it was not. Votes: 0

When I first met Jack, I was terrified of him. I wasn't expecting a fun, laughing, enjoyable, exciting guy. I walked into his office like most people, with my knees knocking together. I was scared. Votes: 0

Do your job well without expecting any appreciation; then you will see that all the appreciation will come onto you just like the summer rains coming onto the thirsty flowers! Just do your job well! Votes: 0

People were expecting Rouge to go bankrupt, so there was a lot of anxiety. The corporate culture problem was even worse than in Russia. And at the same time, the work rules were more difficult. Votes: 0

One day is not enough to green our earth. Planting caring and love is also expecting our earth from us. Do it, It will heal not only the land but also your body and mind. Votes: 0

Our leaders have asked for 'shared sacrifice.' But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched. Votes: 0

People are always expecting to get peace in heaven: but you know whatever peace they get there will be ready-made. Whatever making of peace they can be blest for, must be on the earth here. Votes: 0

but a sanguine temper, though for ever expecting more good than occurs, does not always pay for its hopes by any proportionate depression. it soon flies over the present failure, and begins to hope again. Votes: 0

Let's not deceive ourselves by always praying to God to help us succeed in life, but then turn around and starve our dreams from actions; yet expecting God to perform some miracles in our lives. Votes: 0

When I come into a tournament, I'm expecting to win. That's my philosophy. I can't go to a tournament thinking, 'I'm going to get my ass kicked today, so I might as well leave.' Votes: 0

Logan didn't know what he'd been expecting to see- maybe some ground-up powder or specially aged cocoa beans from an exotic island. Instead, he saw their faces, full of anticipation, staring back up at him. Votes: 0

One couldn't even measure roughness. So, by luck, and by reward for persistence, I did found the theory of roughness, which certainly I didn't expect and expecting to found one would have been pure madness. Votes: 0

Perhaps he wanted to be alone with Dr. G., who was here, but he should have let me know. At Hoffmann's I felt I was sitting on hot coals, expecting him to arrive every moment. Votes: 0

Nobody gave me what I wanted for my birthday! Nobody! What sort of presents do you call these? New shoes, a green sweater and a bunch of stupid toys!" "What were you expecting?" "Real estate! Votes: 0