We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn. – Henry David Thoreau
It’s that kind of thing that readers have. I have it as a reader myself: that expectation that the writer will be that person. Then I meet other writers and realize that they’re not. – Irvine Welsh
I had no expectation that the Prince would offer me the unprecedented and unfettered access to the original and entirely untapped sources on which this biography is based. – Jonathan Dimbleby
If I have any audience, they can know that anything I am in, I would go see, with the expectation of being really satisfied. – Ian Mckellen
You are only as beautiful as the many beautiful things you do for others without expectation. – Janelle Monae
There’s a lot of expectation after you do something that seems to have been well received. It’s kind of unfair. – Angel Olsen
That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit. – Amos Bronson Alcott
The thing with ‘Alphas’ is that, even though it’s sci-fi, I run into lots of people that have watched the show for various reasons. They’re like, ‘I had no expectation, and I’m totally blown away and fascinated.’ – Azita Ghanizada
When hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens. – Anne Lamott
Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation. – Charlotte Bronte
The disappointing second novel is measured against the brilliant first novel – often no novel lives up to the first. Literary improvement seems like an unfair expectation. – Billy Collins
I have a very high expectation for everything I do. And when I go out and compete, I expect myself to make every play. – Colin Kaepernick
I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old. – Cathy Freeman
You might not be able to operate your own Learjet and have an unlimited expense account, but if you have a reasonable expectation for a print-based product, whether it’s a newspaper or a magazine, you can certainly exist. – Dave Eggers
Because I grew up with this naive expectation of people doing right, I get shocked by every little violation. – Dave Eggers
I learnt early to have little expectation so I protected myself from ever feeling greatly disappointed. – Natalia Vodianova
If one is going to plagiarize, it pays to be in politics, where the expectation for remorse and the likelihood of punishment are minimal. – Evan Osnos
All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation. – Francois Fenelon
Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation. – Elbert Hubbard
When you nominate for a seat, the expectation is that you serve that district and serve that seat if you are elected. – Denis Napthine
When Britain and the U.S. invaded Iraq, it was with the reasonable expectation that it was going to increase the threat of terror, as it has. – Noam Chomsky
We are No. 1 worldwide by quite a margin on the client side and expanding, according to IDC and others, every single quarter. Our expectation is that the industry will consolidate and that more of our competitors will exit. – Kevin Rollins
There’s so much pressure on kids to perform and to be the best they can be, and particularly with boys: boys who are the gifted ones get loaded with an awful lot of expectation and self-expectation, and that’s really hard for an 18 year old. – Lenny Abrahamson
The difference between me and American-born actors is that I came here with the expectation of not being treated fairly. – Joan Chen
