Expecting Quotes

I've got some news... I'm delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together. I wanted you to hear the news direct from me, obviously we're over the moon.

Playwriting is an oral art; it's not an art of a writer expecting to be read but a writer expecting to be heard.

You want to have a future where you’re expecting things to be better, not one where you’re expecting things to be worse.

Forgive me if I stare, I knew you were young, but even then I was expecting someone a little more, well, more.

Anonymously perform acts of kindness, expecting nothing in return, not even a thank-you. The universal all-creating Spirit responds to acts of kindness with the response: "How may I be kind to you?"

Only way you can you get upset is when you expecting something.

Man's real life is happy, chiefly because he is ever expecting that it soon will be so.

Putting a computer in front of a child and expecting it to teach him is like putting a book under his pillow, only more expensive

The minute you stop expecting life to be simple, fair and easy... it becomes simple, fair and easy.

The great test of faith is to wait on God. . . not expecting to push a button and get whatever we want now.

I learned a long time ago life just isn't fair, so you better stop expecting it to be.

I should stop expecting so much.

May we live here like strangers and make the world not a house, but an inn, in which we sup and lodge, expecting to be on our journey tomorrow.

Painting isn't a question of sensibility; it's a matter of seizing the power, taking over from nature, not expecting her to supply you with information and good advice.

But considering that I walked in expecting no complexity at all, let alone the visual wonderments, "Snow White and the Huntsman" is a considerable experience.

Perhaps he wanted to be alone with Dr. G., who was here, but he should have let me know. At Hoffmann's I felt I was sitting on hot coals, expecting him to arrive every moment.

Fame is temporary, make it longterm by putting smiles on people's hearts and helping others by expecting nothing in return. Be famous and unforgettable for your Unconditional Love.

Those of us of a certain age grew up expecting that by now we would have Rosie the Robot from 'The Jetsons' in our house. And all we've got is a Roomba.

One of the chief duties of the mathematician in acting as an advisor ... is to discourage ... from expecting too much from mathematics.

If we give what we treasure most to a Being we love with all our hearts, if we can do that without expecting anything in return, then the world becomes a beautiful place.

Look for opportunities to help someone else, but don't give expecting something in return. Give knowing that if we give we receive.

I'll take account of things at the end of the season. Now I'm expecting a good finish to the league season.

For Drake is no longer in his hammock, children, nor is Arthur somewhere sleeping, and you may not lie idly expecting the second coming of anybody now, because the world is yours and it is up to you.

Go forward confidently, energetically attacking problems, expecting favorable outcomes.

I came to Playboy not expecting to stay. But after five years, I found myself really enjoying the business world, and I realized I had some skill.

We are sorry about [the E3] media briefings, specifically for those who were expecting to see Nintendo show something about ‘Super Mario’ or ‘Legend of Zelda.’

There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11.

Stop expecting others to act first, be the one who makes a positive change.

And fortunately, I haven't had any problem with my voice. I've been able to sing at a level of consistency that the people are expecting.

There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.

Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy.

Cultivating inner discipline is something that takes time; expecting rapid results is simply a sign of impatience.

We labor to make a house a home, then every time we're expecting visitors, we rush to turn it back into a house.

We're expecting a lot of rain in the state of Oregon, so let's just get rid of Oregon.

I'm not expecting the American literary community to welcome me with open arms. To them I'm just some schmuck kid who wrote some book.

They smiled in their pains and laughed to scorn those who inflicted torments on them, resigned up their souls with great alacrity, expecting to receive them again.

Create a wisdom and share it with others; in return, don't wait for anything, not even a simple thanks, because expecting something in return does not belongs to the wisdom!

Expecting perfection from ourselves or others is not what holiness is about.

Spiritual security means you are fully alive and comfortable in your life as it is, without expecting anything.

They're expecting us to make mistakes, and they've set up a process that allows us to correct for that and do it again and iterate. So I think that's a real key to the films that we've made.

One pleasant surprise was when I interviewed Butch Patrick. I was expecting this bitter old drunk, and instead he had a total sense of humor about his career and his drinking and drug problem.

Don't settle for helping those who will help you in return or doing a good deed for others to see. Help others without expecting anything back. Even if nobody else cares, God will notice.

At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn't expecting it.

A good leader should focus on making sure everyone is being given the tools to do their job, not just expecting - poof! - that they're going to produce great work.

The time that people aren't expecting what's going to happen, I find that's the best time to really cause the damage that needs to be done.

Somewhere, sometime I'd stopped expecting my father to father.

Let whatever is going to happen to me happen. I'm expecting the worst for myself and I'm resigned to it.

When I was six I entered a talent contest. I dyed my hair blond, had a chainsaw and pretended I was Eminem. The old folk weren't expecting that.

Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you have to show them something else.

But the wild is unpredictable, stuff does happen, and it's always when you're least expecting it.