If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed.

Love flourishes in expectation. Expectation strolls through the spacious fields of Time towards Opportunity.

But the expectation of the self, to be informed in its nothingness--if only I can get out of this old place and into the right new place, I can become a new person--places a heavy burden on travel.

“Never expect a perfect work from an imperfect man”

“But this is a thing more ardently to be wished than seriously to be expected.”

“I never expect a perfect work from an imperfect man.”

“It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard.”

“Expect no reward when you serve the wicked, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.”

“Those who enter through the back door can expect to be shown out through the window”

“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.”

“Most people experience both tragedy and joy in varying proportions. Any philosophy which leaves out either cannot be considered to be comprehensive.”

When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have.

"The long road has drained me of all feelings and expectations. I don’t feel a thing or expect anything now."

Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.

Men are all alike - except the one you've met who's different.

Family is everything. Family comes first. It's not what I expected it to be, but nothing ever is.

To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.

"Your expectation of them is, 'What is their niche?'"

"As we proceed toward the U.S. Senate hearings for her confirmation, I expect she will provide more information about her life's work. I'll need to see this objective evidence prior to making my decision."

"What we probably needed to do was not put that expectation on that he's going to kick four goals every game,"

"We will always tend to fulfill our own expectation of ourselves."

"I know not anything more pleasant, or more instructive, than to compare experience with expectation, or to register from time to time the difference between idea and reality. It is by this kind of observation that we grow daily less liable to be disappointed."

"I never hoped that both my children would become actors. I expected them to do something else."

"Nobody should expect more of you than you expect of yourself."