Search in quotes: expect, page 3

Every man has a certain sphere of discretion which he has a right to expect shall not be infringed by his neighbours. This right flows from the very nature of man.

Quote by William Godwin about rightness, man, nature

I always seemed to disappoint them. They expected me to be different than Henry or exactly like Henry. I was neither.

Quote by Peter Fonda

I'd turned out to be a skinny little kid. I still only weighed about nine pounds when I was 15, so I didn't live up to my father's expectations. He felt embarrassed by it, so it embarrassed me too.

Quote by Peter Fonda

All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.

Quote by Gerald R. Ford about future, children

In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end.

Quote by Gerald R. Ford about honesty, public, end

I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.

Quote by Alexander Hamilton about work, perfection, man

Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.

Quote by Alexander Hamilton about people, body, age, olderness

I am gonna make some noise. I just think about me and the best that I can be. I can't live up to everybody's expectations but my own.

Quote by Whitney Houston

I've always thought with relationships, that it's more about what you bring to the table than what you're going to get from it. It's very nice if you sit down and the cake appears. But if you go to the table expecting cake, then it's not so good.

Quote by Anjelica Huston about contentment, thinking, good, good luck

In Texas, we do not hold high expectations for the governor's office; it's mostly been occupied by crooks, dorks and the comatose.

Quote by Molly Ivins

Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if we had not the power of magnifying the advantages we expect from them.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about unforeseen, power

I have found men to be more kind than I expected, and less just.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about man

We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about expectation, love

When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.

Quote by Joseph Joubert about contentment

When she says: “Don't buy me anything expensive” and you listen, expect to be single.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about love, commerce, contentment

Not everything takes longer than you expect.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about love, contentment

If your flank march is going well, the enemy expects you to outflank him.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, enemies, contentment

Never expect any rations; the only rations that will be on time and won't be short is the ration ofshit.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, time

If you wear a new white uniform, expect to be thrown up on.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about medicine, contentment