#expect

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

#destiny #events #expected #generation #generations

The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see. ↗

— John Tuley

#forces #greatest #never #notice #picture

I do believe very much in the idea of unexpected or "convulsive" beauty - beauty in the service of liberty. ↗

— Jeff Vandermeer

#believe #convulsive #i #i do #idea

Nothing seems to come up to your expectations. But nothing I had heard about Hollywood was enough. ↗

— Conrad Veidt

#come #enough #expectations #had #heard

Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough. ↗

— Mary Pierce

#deal #everything #expectations #going #grand

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

— Samuel Johnson

#better #cannot #dictionaries #expected #go

I have a lot of expectations and a lot of goals I want to fulfill, but the biggest dream is still to make the Olympic team for London. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#biggest dream #dream #expectations #fulfill #goals

I'm pleased to say my knee feels a lot better. It's still not back to normal, and I don't know if it ever will be, but I'm learning to deal with it instead of expecting it to be like it was before. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#before #better #deal #ever #expecting

Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes it harder because people's expectations of you are higher. So, you have to fulfill those expectations. Or, try to exceed those expectations. But, it becomes more difficult as time goes on. ↗

— Derek Jacobi

#becomes #difficult #exceed #expectations #fine

I have always... expected a lot from myself. ↗

— Scarlett Johansson

#expected #i #lot #myself