348 quotes found
“Just because the nightmare you expected comes true, it doesn't make it any less terrifying.”
“People tend to freak out when something diverges from their expectations.”
“Susie: Okay, Calvin. But you know what? You can't say, youcan'texpectanythingfrommeI'mbroken! And turn around the next minute and say, ohwoeismeeverybodytreatsmelikeI'mbroken! Which one is it? I ca...”
“She who is even once unjust can not complain if the like is expected of her again.”
“Messy" is a word we use to explain a conflict with an expectation we had. Eliminate the expectation, and you eliminate the "messy".”
“Love doesn't fail us, it's our expectations that fail us. Lovers sometimes forget that the gift is the call to love itself, and not the result. The quickening, the deepening, the merging, the burni...”
“Charles Williams loved his son with reservations, complaining that "a child is a guest of a somewhat inconsistent temperament, rather difficult to get rid of, almost pushing; a poor relation rather...”
“Collectively, as a people, we have to upgrade our standards and expectations of our political leaders and ourselves, hold them and our own selves accountable for the promises we make, and insist on...”
“Love assumes expectation and hope. All actors of the hazardous pursuit of love eagerly look forward to passing a significant cape without injuries or aching scratches: "the Cape of good Hope". ( " ...”
“And certainly both Horses were doing, if not all they could, all they thought they could; which is not quite the same thing.”
“I wish if I could fulfill the expectations of others. Life is unpredictable and there is no more humanity”
“He was learning to curse his newly acquired status as resident genius.”
“The weight of her expectations crumble me. I've always done the right thing. She expects me to make good choices but I don't even know what good choices look like...”
“Hardcore groups were singing songs about Ronald Reagan. I wasn't interested in this and preferred to sing about the darkness shimmering beneath the shiny quilt of American pop culture. I suppose yo...”
“Her family was counting on herto be responsible, to get good grades, to follow the rules, to be the good example. And more important, she expected those things of herself.”
“Daniel: So, how are you?Sophie: Buckling under the weight of a thousand expectations. You?”
“Upholders may struggle in situations where expectations aren't clear or the rules aren't established. They may feel compelled to meet expectations, even ones that seem pointless. They may feel unea...”
“Husbands and wives always loved each other, and that was what marriage meant. It was just so. Janie felt glad of the thought, for then it wouldn't seem so destructive and mouldy. She wouldn't be lo...”
“Audiences = expectations. If he thinks you're not watching, he won't need to rebel against your expectations.”
“Indeed, she had the whole of the other sex under her protection; for reasons she could not explain, for their chivalry and valour, for the fact that they negotiated treaties, ruled India, controlle...”
