126 Expect Quotes

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Famous Expect Quotes

Expect the unexpected. — Bear Bryant

Expect your every need to be met. Expect the answer to every problem, expect abundance on every level. — Eileen Caddy

When you expect things to happen -- strangely enough -- they do happen. — John Pierpont Morgan

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes. — Zig Ziglar

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes. - Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes. — Muhammad Ali Jinnah

We tend to get what we expect. — Norman Vincent Peale

He who awaits much can expect little. - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

He who awaits much can expect little. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not recognize it when it arrives. — Heraclitus

Expect nothing and you'll always be surprised — Daniel Defoe

High expectations are the key to everything. - Sam Walton

High expectations are the key to everything. — Sam Walton

Expectation is the root of all heartache. - William Shakespeare

Expectation is the root of all heartache. — William Shakespeare

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. - Young Thug

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. — Young Thug

If we do not expect the unexpected, we will never find it. — Heraclitus

I'm pretty positive, optimistic, so I always expect the best. — Jurgen Klopp

Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God. - William Carey

Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God. — William Carey

Short Expect Quotes

  • You treat me like a dog and you expect me to smile? You remind me of a jackass. — Stone Cold Steve Austin
  • How can you expect to dwell with God forever, if you so neglect and forsake him here? — Jonathan Edwards
  • Optimists and pessimists die the exact same death, but they live very different lives! — Shimon Peres
  • Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. — Calvin Coolidge
  • God doesn't expect the impossible from us. He wants us to expect the impossible from Him! — Dwight L. Moody
  • Millennials expect to create a better future, using the collaborative power of digital technology. — Mal Fletcher
  • Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected. — Steve Jobs
  • Expect problems and eat them for breakfast. — Alfred A. Montapert
  • Trade your expectations for appreciation and your whole world will change. — Tony Robbins
  • If you're absent during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success. — Will Smith

Expect Image Quotes

It's important to create what you desire to, not what people expect you to. - Shigeru Miyamoto quote

It's important to create what you desire to, not what people expect you to. — Shigeru Miyamoto

If a machine is expected to be infallible, it cannot also be intelligent. - Alan Turing quote

If a machine is expected to be infallible, it cannot also be intelligent. — Alan Turing

Honesty is a very expensive gift. Don't expect it from cheap people. - Warren Buffett quote

Honesty is a very expensive gift. Don't expect it from cheap people. — Warren Buffett

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong. - Leo Buscaglia quote

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong. — Leo Buscaglia

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece. - John Ruskin quote

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece. — John Ruskin

An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality. - Brian Tracy quote

An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality. — Brian Tracy

To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better. - Tariq Ramadan quote

To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better. — Tariq Ramadan

You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them. - Michael Jordan quote

You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them. — Michael Jordan

Good is not good, when better is expected. - Thomas Fuller quote

Good is not good, when better is expected. — Thomas Fuller

You can't base your life on other people's expectations. - Stevie Wonder quote

You can't base your life on other people's expectations. — Stevie Wonder

Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy. - Brian Tracy quote

Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy. — Brian Tracy

You get whatever you expect to get. The only question is. What do you want? - Mark Victor Hansen quote

You get whatever you expect to get. The only question is. What do you want? — Mark Victor Hansen

If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom? - Kahlil Gibran quote

If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom? — Kahlil Gibran

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. - Graham Chapman quote

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. — Graham Chapman

Always deliver more than expected. - Larry Page quote

Always deliver more than expected. — Larry Page

In every truth, the beneficiaries of a system cannot be expected to destroy it. - A. Philip Randolph quote

In every truth, the beneficiaries of a system cannot be expected to destroy it. — A. Philip Randolph

One who doesn't throw the dice can never expect to score a six. - Navjot Singh Sidhu quote

One who doesn't throw the dice can never expect to score a six. — Navjot Singh Sidhu

Keep your standards high, and any guy who is worth it will rise to meet them. - Sayings quote

Keep your standards high, and any guy who is worth it will rise to meet them. — Sayings

What separates us is that we expect to be great. - Deion Sanders quote

What separates us is that we expect to be great. — Deion Sanders

It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. - John Steinbeck quote

It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. — John Steinbeck

Expect quote Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

Dont Expect Quotes

Loyalty is weird, it kicks in when you dont expect it and the people who deserve loyalty least seem to get it the most. — Russell Banks

Im very clear that everyone in the world loves me. I just dont expect them to realize it yet. — Byron Katie

I think I dont really have any expectations; I dont look at the season as a whole - I look at it race by race. — Casey Stoner

Expect quote Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and and purpose instead of
Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.

Dont expect fame to come overnight. That filtered through to me in my own career. Look at Madonna: shes not the best singer in the world, but shes got where she has through hard work. — Rick Astley

I really dont feel like Im in any kind of contest. Except, maybe, with myself. Just want to learn and create and grow. Get better all the time with these filmmaking tools. I dont expect perfection from myself. Just progress. — Angela Bettis

We dont know Gods plan, but we do know were pretty blessed and God expects us to do something with that. — Catherine Hicks

Expect quote A person who feels appreciated will always do more than is expected.
A person who feels appreciated will always do more than is expected.

Dont expect your enemies to ever love you, or even like you, only respect you — Imi Lichtenfeld

Marriage is tolerable enough in its way if youre easygoing and dont expect too much from it. But it doesnt bear thinking about. — George Bernard Shaw

I dont like doing whats expected. Ive always done best when Ive listened to my instincts rather than following convention or doing what other people think I should do. — Shawn Colvin

The best piece of advice Ive ever been given was, Be in the business youre in. Dont just be a satellite around it and expect it to come to you. Be in the business youre in. — Ray Stevenson

Expect Nothing Quotes

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get, it's what you are expected to give -- which is everything. — Anonymous

But if the laws are to be so trampled upon with impunity, and a minority is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put at one stroke to republican government, and nothing but anarchy and confusion is to be expected thereafter. — George Washington

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get--only with what you are expecting to give--which is everything. — Katharine Hepburn

Expect quote Expect nothing, appreciate everything.
Expect nothing, appreciate everything.

Don't just show kindness in passing or to be courteous. Show it in depth, show it with passion, and expect nothing in return. Kindness is not just about being nice; it's about recognizing another human being who deserves care and respect. — Colin Powell

If you do the bare minimum, expect bare minimum results. You want to be great, work to be great. Nothing just happens — J. J. Watt

Never try to fool children, they expect nothing, and therefore see everything. — Harry Houdini

Expect quote Kindness is not a business. True kindness expects nothing in return and should never act with condit
Kindness is not a business. True kindness expects nothing in return and should never act with conditions.

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything. — Katharine Hepburn

My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier. — Anthony Hopkins

Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something. — Bill Parcells

Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes. — Charles Dickens

Do Not Expect Quotes

If you wish to leave much wealth to your children, leave them in God's care. Do not leave them riches, but virtue and skill. For if they learn to expect riches, they will not mind anything besides, and their abundant riches shall give them the means of screening the wickedness of their ways. — Saint John Chrysostom

I do not expect the white media to create positive black male images. - Huey Newton

I do not expect the white media to create positive black male images. — Huey Newton

Kindness is one of the greatest gifts you can bestow upon another. If someone is in need, lend them a helping hand. Do not wait for a thank you. True kindness lies within the act of giving without the expectation of something in return. — Katharine Hepburn

Expect quote The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjust the sa
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjust the sails.

I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again. — William Penn

Now you fear punishment and beg for your lives, so I will let you free, if not for any other reason so that you can see the difference between a Greek king and a barbarian tyrant, so do not expect to suffer any harm from me. A king does not kill messengers. — Alexander The Great

Most of the good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program. — Linus Torvalds

Expect quote The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sa
The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.

I do my thing and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, And you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you, and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, it's beautiful. If not, it can't be helped. — Frederick Salomon Perls

You become what you do. How and what you become depends on environmental influence so you become who you hang around. Raise the standard your peers must meet and you'll raise your expectations of yourself. If your environment is not making you better, change it. — Mark Twight

Unexpected wonders happen, not on schedule, or when you expect or want them to happen, but if you keep hanging around, they do happen. — Wendell Berry

Go on bravely. Do not expect success in a day or a year. Always hold on to the highest. Be steady. Avoid jealousy and selfishness. Be obedient and eternally faithful to the cause of truth, humanity, and your country, and you will move the world. — Swami Vivekananda

Never Expect Quotes

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome. — Michael Jordan

Be more humble than a blade of grass, more tolerant than a tree, always offering respect onto others and never expecting any in return — Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation. — Bette Davis

Expect quote If you're abest during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success.
If you're abest during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success.

The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see. — John Tuley

The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see. — John Tukey

You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it. — Sarah Dessen

Expect quote Carry out a randon act of kindness, with no expectations of reward, safe in the knowledge that one d
Carry out a randon act of kindness, with no expectations of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.

In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance - when you least expect it - sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined. — Nicholas Sparks

Oh, did you expect me to play fair?" Cupid laughed. "I am the god of love. I am never fair. — Rick Riordan

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. — Henry Ward Beecher

I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world because they'd never expect it. — Jack Handey

Expect The Unexpected Quotes

As life becomes harder and more threatening, it also becomes richer, because the fewer expectations we have, the more good things of life become unexpected gifts that we accept with gratitude. — Etty Hillesum

All you have to do is follow three simple rules. One, never underestimate your opponent. Expect the unexpected. Two, take it outside. Never start anything inside the bar unless it's absolutely necessary. And three, be nice. — Patrick Swayze

Sometimes the best things in life are unexpected. - Faith Sullivan

Sometimes the best things in life are unexpected. — Faith Sullivan

Expect quote Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.
Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.

When you demand nothing of the world, nor of God, when you want nothing, seek nothing, expect nothing, then the supreme state will come to you uninvited and unexpected. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

The cardinal rule for hosting the Miss USA and Miss Universe beauty pageants is to expect the unexpected. — Bob Barker

The dream is realized where you do not expect it — Greek Proverbs

Expect quote Instead of trying to change another person's behavior, try changing the way you react. Acceptance wi
Instead of trying to change another person's behavior, try changing the way you react. Acceptance without expectations is less stressful.

True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system expects the unexpected, is prepared to be disrupted, waits to be transformed. — Tom Robbins

Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected? — Bob Dylan

The more you do for others without expectation of return, the more you'll get back from the most unexpected sources. — Brian Tracy

The key is to set realistic customer expectations, and then not to just meet them, but to exceed them - preferably in unexpected and helpful ways. — Richard Branson

Hope But Never Expect Quotes

Never give out while there is hope; but hope not beyond reason, for that shows more desire than judgement. — William Penn

Hope itself is a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords; but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain. — Samuel Johnson

I never expect anything. I am always amazed at why anybody goes to any movie or why anybody doesn't go to any movie. Any movie you make, you make it because you're hoping somebody wants to see it, but you never know. — Clint Eastwood

We think that idols are bad things, but that is almost never the case. The greater the good, the more likely we are to expect that it can satisfy our deepest needs and hopes. Anything can serve as a counterfeit god, especially the very best things in life. — Timothy Keller

I could go on and on. But that is just what gardening is, going on and on. My philistine of a husband often told with amusement how a cousin when asked when he expected to finish his garden replied 'Never, I hope'. And that, I think, applies to all true gardeners. — Margery Fish

I realize then that we never have children, we receive them. And sometimes it’s not for quite as long as we would have expected or hoped. But it is still far better than never having had those children at all. — Jodi Picoult

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More Expect Quotes

England expects that every man will do his duty. - Horatio Nelson quote

England expects that every man will do his duty. — Horatio Nelson

Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected. - Sun Tzu quote

Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected. — Sun Tzu

Peace begins When expectation ends. - Sri Chinmoy quote

Peace begins When expectation ends. — Sri Chinmoy

Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule. - Charles Dickens quote

Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule. — Charles Dickens

Realistic expectations for life are that we are going to be better today than we were yesterday, be better tomorrow than we were today. That's a plan for success. So [the key is] simple: just work. — Jim Harbaugh

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. — Dennis Wholey

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. — Tom Petty

What did you expect? 'Welcome, sonny?' 'Make yourself at home?' 'Marry my daughter?' You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know . . . morons. — Gene Wilder

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