Expects Quotations

We grew up in a very demanding environment. Dad expects us to prove ourselves... so my siblings and I worked hard to reach what we have today, and I guess we have to continue working hard to maintain it.

For many of us, especially women, the gap between what we want or need and what our society expects of us is wide indeed, and we spend out lives trying to negotiate it. Trying to balance work and family, responsibilities and desires, all that stuff. It is not easy.

No one expects the doormat to stand upright, shake itself off, and amble down the street to seek its own happiness.

The students that, like the wild animal being prepared for its tricks in the circus called "life", expects only training as sketched above, will be severely disappointed: by his standards he will learn next to nothing.

It is too bad that the public expects from me, always, perfection which it is impossible for me always to attain. I am not a machine. I am a human being.

To participate in a World Cup is a great honour and achievement. I've played in three World Cups. The whole world watches you during a World Cup and expects you to play innings to win games for your country.

Despite the fact that one in every two men and one in every three women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, no one ever expects it to happen to them. I surely didn't. I was an otherwise healthy 37-year-old when I was diagnosed in 1996 with multiple myeloma, the same rare cancer Tom Brokaw has.

The first day back to school, you never want to wear your best outfit. You're setting the bar too high for yourself! Then the rest of the school year, you'll feel so much pressure! Wear something cute, but save your best outfit for a day when no one expects it.

Our mandate expects that we will build on the Joint Inquiry's investigation and we will not be re-inventing the wheel. But we go to places which the Joint Inquiry was not permitted to explore.

I love nothing better than to get all the nuts and bolts out of the way - show up on time, with lines learned, clear on what the director expects of me, with my buttons buttoned and my jewelry on correctly - and then I completely commit to play acting.

If some people try to make a prenup into a pre-negotiation of a divorce... Well, that's really sad. But I do think that it's important to understand what each person has coming into the relationship, and what each person expects from the relationship. They aren't always fun discussions to have, and they can be very eye-opening.

The buyer, the prospect, the customer expects you to have knowledge of their stuff, not just your stuff.

If the brain expects that a treatment will work, it sends healing chemicals into the bloodstream, which facilitates that. And the opposite is equally true and equally powerful: When the brain expects that a therapy will not work, it doesn't. It's called the 'nocebo' effect.

I never feel more alone than when I'm traveling. Alone and, to some extent, helpless. The world expects a certain level of competence and can be merciless when this expectation is unmet.

I don't think anyone looks into their family tree and expects it to come up smelling of roses.

The phrase 'perception is reality' is overused generally. But perception can be reality in monetary policy. The bond market doesn't act merely on what it sees. It acts on what it expects of the Fed or the government.

The Blue Brain project expects to have a full human-scale simulation of the cerebral cortex by 2018. I think that's a little optimistic, actually, but I do make the case that by 2029 we will have very detailed models and simulations of all the different brain regions.

Fans are your greatest enemies because they tend to bracket you. And the moment someone expects I should do something, I break out. I often tell fans who say, 'Make a 'Gulal 2' or 'Gangs 3,' that I am living my dream, not theirs.

If one has been blessed or have been fortunate enough to have got much more than normal wealth, it is but natural that one expects a certain fiduciary responsibility in terms of how that wealth is applied, used and leveraged for purposes of society.

Though our trials are diverse, there is one thing the Lord expects of us no matter our difficulties and sorrows: He expects us to press on.

The best way of dealing with the press, customers, and critics is to come clean when things go wrong and admit when you make a mistake. We are humans, and no one expects us to be perfect.

I'm not sure if men really understand this, but I don't think there's a woman in America who really expects her life to be easy. In our own ways, we all know better!

The world expects India to be one of the leaders in solving the problems of politics and economics. India sits at the high table in most major multilateral deliberations. What India says is heard with attention and seriousness.

You do not want to talk to me on the phone. How do I know? Because I don't want to talk to you on the phone. Nothing personal, I just can't stand the thing. I find it intrusive and somehow presumptuous. It sounds off insolently whenever it chooses and expects me to drop whatever I'm doing and, well, engage. With others!

Here at this site, Solyndra expects to make enough solar panels each year to generate 500 megawatts of electricity. And over the lifetime of this expanded facility, that could be like replacing as many as eight coal-fired power plants.

My audience expects cold, hard truth. They don't expect me to dance around it. They expect me to say it the way they think it. That's part of my brand. If I don't do that, then my audience goes, 'What's up? Is he sick or something? What's wrong with him?' The entity has a brand.

Nearly unanimous. Nobody expects the Federal Reserve to move today.

I worked with Marlon Wayans on the show 'They Wayans Brothers,' and we hit it off. One thing about Marlon, when he casts a movie or a TV show, he expects you to bring it. You've got to be ready to improv, because Marlon will say anything, and you've got to be ready to come back.

Nikki is a natural-born leader. She is a tenacious defender who expects a great deal from herself.

No one ever expects to be the lead story on the nightly news. Once you have that kind of horror fall upon you, you never see life the same again.

No one expects that of Germany. But the Iraqi people deserve support, considering what they are up against and what they are going through,

No one expects the Fed to raise rates, but people are interested to see what they say about the economy, particularly about employment.

No one expects the goalkeeper to make the save.

No one expects this to ever happen to them. It happened to us and we needed to push back, and they only way we could do it was through legislation.

No one expects us to do anything in the NFC East this year, ... Everybody's negative, and we've kind of brought it on ourselves because we've struggled in the past. But the bottom line is it's a new year - everybody's even.

No one expects us to do anything in the NFC East this year. Everybody's negative, and we've kind of brought it on ourselves because we've struggled in the past. But the bottom line is it's a new year - everybody's even.

No-one expects us to go to Luxembourg before seeing the negotiation framework document,

No normal person expects someone to slit their wrists on your reality show. If you're taking your sailboat out, you'd like a strong wind, you just don't expect a hurricane.

My dad's been hard on me, my coaches have been hard on me, he's just like that extra father figure. When he relates to us like he expects more, we don't look at it in a negative way and say: 'You know what? I can't do it.' At least he has the confidence in us to say, 'You can do it.' We don't look at it as negative. Sometimes you might get a little down, but you never can look at the bad side.

Perks are a serious issue. If the bill only involves disclosure, that's not acceptable. That is not anywhere near what the public expects us to do here.

(Perry) suggested a couple of things. For me the game is mental. I have to conquer the mental part of the game. Once I do that, I'll be where everybody expects me to be.

Nobody was real thrilled with their scores today. Renee expects better, Mara expects better, but we are 9-1 and we have some real tests coming up. I told them it's a win. It's one thing to play poorly and lose, but we played poorly and won, it just shows our overall strength.

Right now, I've got the lead in what I'm doing. I'm in the best position. No one expects me to come in at number one, and I'm not concerned with it either. Let me come in at number 20, I'll be happy.

Nobody expects it to take real long, but it takes a while to build a program anywhere. In addition, we expanded this league. The good news is we're getting better. The bad news is, so is everybody else in this league. We've lost an awful lot of close games, but we're very, very close.

Nobody expects more out of me than me, so it doesn't bother me at all to hear people complain that 'He's not making plays' or 'He's not getting sacks,'

Nobody expects nothing out of us. It's been a struggle. We had 14 kids to play two games today. Sure, the split hurts, but I've got kids who are playing hard.

Nobody expects that. I don't care who you are. But look at Bonds. It looks like he hasn't missed a beat.

NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our *three* weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our *four*...no... *Amongst* our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.

We needed a match of reference like this one. Tonight was a mix of everything the coach expects from us. It bodes well for the future.

Lower Richland expects to win. We're in the hoping-to-win stage. That makes a difference.

Since I broke so many world records I have had the little extra pressure that every time I enter a competition every one expects me to break the world record. But it is not easy. Five meters is a whole different world and since Helsinki I have been very tired.

Mike requested a meeting with the full board of directors, and I was happy to oblige. Mike has not told me exactly what it is he wants to say, or what he expects out of the meeting, but it will be useful to hear his side of a story that has obviously stirred up so much emotion.

Shane tries to be larger than the game and life and expects a lot of credit for his performances. He thinks there?s no better bowler than him.

She has a chance to do very well. Over the last two years, she has really risen to another level with her strength and confidence. When she steps on the track, she expects good things to happen.

She is going down there to compete. This is where she expects to be. You like to have a kid with that kind of attitude on your team.

Since everybody expects very strong earnings, that then leads to the question of will there be negative surprises just because of how high the expectations are.

Shirley expects to have something finalized in a month or so and we expect to have cheques in the mail by the end of this year,

Sen. Baucus has said that he expects a swift and smooth confirmation process. The hearing is expected to focus more on the larger policy issues rather than any individual concerns about O'Neill's candidacy.

She's going to be a great hitter for the next four years. She expects it and we like it so it's working out a lot for everybody.

She should be solid. She works hard and expects to be good. So do all the kids; they're easy to work with.

When the talks on the CFA take place in Geneva, the SLMM expects that it should table its views on stabilizing the CFA. Let us hope that the Geneva talks will lead to the constructive beginning of the peace process.

He knows the situation is not how he wants it, but he still expects a lot out of us. He expects us to bring a ring from this tournament.

He lets the people who work for him do their jobs. He expects not only a vision, but follow-through on the vision.

He lets you know how he wants it done and he expects you to do it that way. If you improvise, you better get a basket or a hell of a play because if things don't work out, he's going to let you know about it.

Frankly, there wouldn't have been much point in me coming unless I was prepared to go and see the head of the Tamil Tigers and make clear in no uncertain terms what the international community expects of him and his colleagues in coming weeks and months,

I don't think anybody expects them to move on rates given their recent rhetoric.

I don't think anyone expects compliance will be to the letter and on time in every respect. Political realities will impinge from time to time.

I don't think anyone expects Mr. Blunt to hold two positions for the next 15 months,

For me, this second trip to state was about pride, so it was a little harder. Everyone expects us to be there.

I expect (the same) kind of treatment in the playoffs. For the good of the game, (everybody) expects the penalties to be called the same way.

I expect more out of Coogan then he expects out of himself. I know he has ability, he just has to become more aggressive at the heavyweight position. He does have some ability, and he proved that to himself the other day.

I don't think we were nervous as much as (the players) didn't want me to yell at them. Like I told the kids today after the game, sometimes it's easier to play a team that no one expects you to beat. (Missouri-St. Louis) had everything to gain and nothing to lose. Their kids played so hard and were well-coached.

I believe the (Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission) expects me to express remorse, but I don?t see where there was even a conflict.

I believe we have the deepest team in the MAC. To finish that low does not show that and this coaching staff expects more.

Carlos is what can be best described as a pure goal scorer, who expects to score goals every time he steps on the pitch. But even more importantly he is a winner who knows what it takes to win an MLS Cup.

I don't know much about him. I'm just interested in finding out about him period. Just what kind of guy he is and what he expects out of his players and what he likes to do on the court.

China expects the 2006 global iron ore price to return to the level previous to the dramatic price hike.

I have been in contact with HUD on more than one occasion. I'm going to meet with them in the next few months, and I hope to gain a little more clarity as to what HUD expects of us.

He's a challenge to catch. It takes a lot to catch him, because he brings a lot to the table. He throws hard, he's intense and he expects a lot out of his catcher.

He's a competitor and has great belief in himself. You can tell that on the mound. He's got that look in his eye that he's going to get the hitter out. He has something that you're born with, something you can't teach. He has the heart to be a top-notch Major League pitcher. He expects to win and has a quiet confidence. He doesn't get rattled and has a chance to be a top-of-the-rotation guy.

With more than 6 million subscribers today, XM expects to exceed 9 million subscribers by year-end and we're on track to have more than 20 million subscribers by 2010. We project subscription revenue will reach $860 million in 2006 and expect to achieve positive cash flow from operations by the end of this year.

He was not feeling well. Doctors suggested he take some time away from the office. He's feeling better and expects to be back soon.

HUD expects us to carry out our responsibilities to the federal government. If the leases are violated, we have to take action. This is our way of, I guess, putting out the message that a lease violation is very serious.

He just said basically that he expects a lot out of me and he wants me to play like it.

He certainly made big plays. He recognizes that he?s the guy who can make them. He has a great work ethic and I think he?s more assertive going after the football. We must have had 25 seven-on-seven (games) and you could see his confidence level rise. He expects to get the job done.

He denies being involved in any conspiracy. Mr. Boone fully expects to be acquitted at trial and looks forward to his day in court.

He did not say he expects to be impeached... We have checked the recording... he recognizes the possibility of impeachment, he didn't say that he would be impeached.

If the company expects the outlook to change in any material way, it will, in accordance with its continuous disclosure obligations, inform the market.

He has two rings. He expects a lot out of me, and I know coach (Billy) Buckley expects me to perform for the team.

He hauls at a long rope who expects another's death.

He's demanding to the bitter end. There is no prevent defense in our book. He expects a lot but you want to do it for him. You understand where he's coming from.

He's a tough man. I talked to him a little bit this morning and he told me he fully expects to be out there. I'm expecting it, too.

He's a really straightforward coach. You know what he expects. If you're doing what he expects to get done, you've got no problems.

He's a winner, period. That gives him an advantage. Anytime he does something, he expects to do it well. And that's contagious.

He loves his sailors, he loves his Navy, no bones about that, ... He never expects anything in return. That's what I love about him.

He gets a lot of credit for his athletic ability, but his biggest thing is his determination. He always expects to win, and not all guys are like that.

He expects only the best from his choir members. He doesn't tolerate students who aren't committed to the choral art, and I believe that shines through in the quality of our performances. He is very inspiring as a conductor.

He expects the ball to be hit back to him and he gets in good position. He reminds me of a guy I used to play with, Fernando Valenzuela . They expect the ball to be hit back at them and they practice it. Perfect practice makes perfect results.

He expects the most from you. You better be ready to come to the field and give 100 percent and be professional, or you'll suffer the consequences. He's not going to let you slack. He's going to hold you accountable.

He expects the Mountaineers to do well and has made plans accordingly. We're going on the assumption they're going to win. He has full confidence.