Quotes about Expectation

Americans are rising to the tasks of history, and they expect the same of us.

How do you achieve success? Well, for one thing, you don't define it before you achieve it.

An optimist is someone who figures that if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's the bluebird of happiness.

The Woman had told her that Tomorrow never comes, but Elizabeth knows better. It will come sometime. Some beautiful morning she will just wake up and find it is Tomorrow. Not Today but Tomorrow. And then things will happen…wonderful things.

I'm glad and I'm sorry. I'm always sorry when pleasant things end. Something still more pleasant may come after, but you can never be sure. And it's so often the case that it isn't more pleasant.

Heaven must be very beautiful, of course, the Bible says so — but, Anne, it won't be what I've been used to.

looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them

Oh, Marilla, looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them," exclaimed Anne. "You mayn't get the things themselves; but nothing can prevent you from having the fun of looking forward to them.

Oh, Marilla, looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them. You mayn't get the things themselves; but nothing can prevent you from having the fun of looking forward to them. Mrs Lynde says, "Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed." But I think it would be worse to expect nothing than to be disappointed.

For it is sure to come; and if or not it's now not just as we have pictured it, it will likely be infinitely sweeter.

Mrs. Lynde says, 'Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall for be disappointed.' But I think it would be worse to expect nothing than to be disappointed.

And life (or God) seems to reply, "Get ready! The other shoe is going to drop. When? I want to surprise you.