Expectations

• “I have known him [Micawber] come home to supper with a flood of tears, and a declaration that nothing was now left but a jail; and go to bed making a calculation of the expense of putting bow-windows to the house, "in case anything turned up," which was his favorite expression.”

• “He was fash and full of faith that "something would turn up."”

• “ἐὰν μὴ ἔλπηται ἀνέλπιστον, οὐκ ἐξευρήσει”

• “He hath indeed better bettered expectation than you must expect of me to tell you how.”

• “Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment — that which they cannot anticipate.”

• “Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Expectations across IJR