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Expectation Quotes
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Short expectation quotes from writers, poets and thinkers. Copy one, share it, or download it as an image.
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This was love at first sight, love everlasting: a feeling unknown, unhoped for, unexpected–in so far as it could be a matter of conscious awareness; it took entire possession of him, and he understood, with joyous amazement, that this was for life.
Thomas MannThomas Mann The problems in life come when we’re sowing one thing and expecting to reap something entirely different.
Stephen CoveyStephen Covey I’m over 30 now, but I didn’t expect to be here.
Jimmy PageJimmy Page Live without expectations and there will be no frustration.
RajneeshRajneesh Laughter is an affect resulting from the sudden transformation of a heightened expectation into nothing.
Immanuel KantImmanuel Kant Fascinating is a word I use for the unexpected, in this case I would think interesting would suffice.
Leonard NimoyLeonard Nimoy We are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.
William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft We’ve been expected to be perfect but we aren’t. We’re still human.
Mariah CareyMariah Carey I just think the American people had expected that the president of the United States would be able to describe what he’s going to do in the next four years. But he can’t. He can’t even explain what he’s done in the last four years.
Mitt RomneyMitt Romney I feel like as a generation, we sell ourselves short. I just expected more from us.
Kelly ClarksonKelly Clarkson They bleed not in the mouth but through their ink – indelible and dark.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora