Never Expect Quotes

I never expect a soldier to think.

The future is like the moon. You never expect to go there, or think about what it might be like.

I never expect I would become a K-pop star.

Never expect any recognition here--the system prohibits it. The cross is not affixed to the genius, no, the genius is affixed to the cross.

One can put some trust in the gratitude of a sovereign, and also in that of his family; under certain conditions, one can even rely upon it; but one can never expect anything from the gratitude of a nation.

I always told my team two things: Never expect them to give you anything and always expect them to make the next shot.

I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.

We'd never expect to understand a piece of music on one listen, but we tend to believe we've read a book after reading it just once.

Every time I play in a movie, I never expect that it'll be huge. I don't like thinking about that, because it's so scary.

I maintain that I never expect anything, therefore Im always pleasantly surprised.

My mother always taught me to be strong and to never be a victim. Never make excuses. Never expect anyone else to provide for me things I know I can provide for myself.

It's all about how I feel about things. I never expect much, I always felt like I obey my heart.

Never expect anything from a particular meditation. Once you have gotten started, different methods get you into the stream, let the meditation take you wherever it would like to.

Never expect justice from a vain man; if he has the negative magnanimity not to disparage you, it is the most you can expect.

Never expect a loan to a friend to be paid back if you want to keep that friend.

Look how often the unexpected happens - yet we still never expect it.

Leaders are hard workers. They never expect more out of the people around them than they are willing to give themselves.

Well, it might have been if I'd had success earlier in life, but having success that much later meant I was far more grounded when it came. The last few years of my life have just been surreal and after a lifetime of disappointment and heartache and rejection, I still don't believe this is all actually happening. I'm extremely grateful for my success - I just never expect it to last and my motto, if I have one, is just put your head down and do the job.

Certainly paleontologists have found samples of an extremely small fraction, only, of the earth's extinct species, and even for groups that are most readily preserved and found as fossils they can never expect to find more than a fraction.

You know, there are just some things you never expect to face even on this job. A flying primate that shoots fire out its nose is one of them.

Never expect what you write to be any good, 'cause it's the fear of writing badly that stops you from finding the right words.

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

If you want to give yourself a fair chance to succeed, never expect too much too soon

I've learned to never expect or require performances that exceed the player's ability. If they just equal their ability, that's what you want.

Why do we never expect dull people to be rascals?

You never know what's going to happen, so you just continue with your head down and never expect things to start being handed to you.

One who doesn't throw the dice can never expect to score a six.

Never expect anything, ye will never be demoralized

You have to hold on to what you find because life has a way of throwing you curve balls that you never expect.

That’s the thing you never expect about grieving, what a competition it is.

We can never expect to grow in the likeness of our Lord unless we follow His example and give more time to communion with the Father. A revival of real praying would produce a spiritual revolution.

We must never expect discretion in first love: it is accompanied by such excessive joy that unless the joy is allowed to overflow, it will choke you.

I ain't never loan friends money; I give it to 'em and I don't expect to get it back. Even when he says, "I'll pay you back," I never expect it. If he gives it back, then hey, that's a feather in his cap, but I don't expect to get it back.

Marriage, children-you never expect it to end in tragedy. Unless you're me.

If I have all the tears that are shed on Broadway by guys in love, I will have enough salt water to start an opposition ocean to the Atlantic and Pacific, with enough left over to run the Great Salt Lake out of business. But I wish to say I never shed any of these tears personally, because I am never in love, and furthermore, barring a bad break, I never expect to be in love, for the way I look at it love is strictly the old phedinkus, and I tell the little guy as much.

There are moments when the human body can overcome things you would never expect.

You would never expect a black woman to be the hero.

If you expect nothing from anybody, you’re never disappointed.

One can never expect critics to behave in any predictable way.

Never expect, never presume, always work hard and always be true to who you are.

You know, I find it so difficult being a... as a matter of fact, little do people know that most of the leading members of the cast have a background that they would never expect them to have, and play the show they did.

You are most powerful when you are most silent. People never expect silence. They expect words, motion, defense, offense, back and forth. They expect to leap into the fray. They are ready, fists up, words hanging leaping from their mouths. Silence? No.

Friends never make assumptions about you. They never expect a reason to go out with you. In fact friends only expect you to be you.

In matters of goodness, never expect any compliment or appreciation; just do your goodness and disappear!

I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech. [Optimism through positive expectations can help to bring about what is desired and makes the wait more enjoyable.]

In holding your antagonist, therefore, you should hold him lightly as if your arms were nothing but chains which connect you with him, so that you may stretch or contract them at will when necessary, and pull or push him in any direction you choose. If you pull your opponent or apply your tricks on him by putting from the beginning too much strength in your arms, then you are going to contest with him by means of your power and against the principles of Judo. In doing so, you can never expect to succeed in your contest.

Never expect anybody - except possibly your analyst - to be as thrilled about your sex life as you are.

I never expect anything. I am always amazed at why anybody goes to any movie or why anybody doesn't go to any movie. Any movie you make, you make it because you're hoping somebody wants to see it, but you never know.

They adore you beacause they think you offer up your friendship and ask for nothing in return. But that's not true-' He took a deep breath. 'You do ask for something. You ask that we never expect you to need us.

As a novelist, there are three phone calls you never expect to receive in your lifetime because if you waited for them you would grow despairing - one calling from Stockholm with a Swedish accent, one from the NBA, and one from Oprah Winfrey.