Quotes by Expectations Expect the worst, and you won't be disappointed. Helen Clark MacInnes pessimismworstexpectations I roll out of my couch every morning with the more agreeable expectations. H. L. Mencken couchesexpectationsmorning Our life is full of brokenness - broken relationships, broken promises, broken expectations. How can we live with that brokenness without becoming bitter and resentful except by returning again and again to God's faithful presence in our lives. Henri Nouwen brokenexpectationsrelationship Waiting time is not wasting time. Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life. Henri Nouwen spiritualexpectationswaiting Such is the power of imagination, that even a chimerical pleasure in expectation affects us more than a solid pleasure in possession. Henry Home, Lord Kames pleasureimaginationexpectations We part more easily with what we possess, than with our expectations of what we wish for; because expectation always goes beyond enjoyment. Henry Home, Lord Kames anticipationexpectationswish If you are building a culture where honest expectations are communicated and peer accountability is the norm, then the group will address poor performance and attitudes. Henry Cloud accountabilityexpectationsattitude I have been disappointed in all my expectations of Australia, except as to its wickedness; for it is far more wicked than I have conceived it possible for any place to be, or than it is possible for me to describe to you in England. Henry Parkes wickedaustraliaexpectations What is Hope?Hope is that inner dynamic that compels us to explore and pursue the expectations built into the human condition. Hope was born the day the first human beings discovered the first bridge and decided not to jump off the bridge in despair, but to cross it Henri Nouwen despairbridgesexpectations Our expectations for a technology rise with its advancement. Henry Petroski advancementtechnologyexpectations When we have nothing to cling to as our own and cease thinking of ourselves as people who must defend privileges, we can open ourselves freely to others with the faithful expectation that our strength will manifest itself in our shared weakness. Henri Nouwen expectationspeoplethinking ...If I continued to harbour any hope for music it lay in the expectation that a musician might come who was sufficiently bold, subtle, malicious, southerly, superhealthy to confront that music and in an immortal fashion take revenge on it. Friedrich Nietzsche fashionrevengeexpectations Students, in particular, now find themselves in a world in which heightened expectations have been replaced by dashed hopes. Henry Giroux studentsexpectationsworld Between the villages of Aubiere and Romagnat in the ancient Province of Auvergne there is an old road that comes suddenly over the top of a high hill. To stand south of this ridge looking up at the highway flowing over the skyline is to receive one of those irrefutable impressions from landscape which requires more than a philosopher to explain. In this case it is undoubtedly, for some reason, one of exalted expectation. Hervey Allen skylinesexpectationsbook As a creator, I always want to betray fans expectations. Hideo Kojima fansexpectationswant I was so well loved by my mother that if people have any expectations of me I really don't notice because I'm hardest on myself. Hilton Als expectationsmotherpeople Let us pray that the great historic tragedy of our time may not have been enacted without instructing our whole beloved country through terror and pity; and may fulfillment verify in the end those expectations which kindle the bards of Progress and Humanity. Herman Melville expectationswarcountry The expectation is that party leaders solve problems. That's why substantial differences must first be cleared up. Horst Seehofer differencespartyexpectations Like strength is felt from hope, and from despair. Homer strengthhopeexpectations Realizing who we are and what we may become assures us that with God nothing really is impossible. From the time we learn that Jesus wants us for a Sunbeam until we learn more fully the basic principles of the gospel, we are taught to strive for perfection. It is not new to us then to talk of the importance of achievement. The difficulty arises when inflated expectations of the world alter our definition of greatness. Howard W. Hunter greatnessexpectationsjesus«2728293031323334353637»
