Expect Nothing quotes

You're the perfect girl', he said, rubbing his chin. 'You expect nothing.
-- Aimee Bender

#Girl #Perfect #Expect Nothing

Life has not taught me to expect nothing, but she has taught me not to expect success to be the inevitable result of my endeavors. She taught me to seek sustenance from the endeavor itself, but to leave the result to God.
-- Alan Paton

#Taught #Expect Nothing #Results

Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
-- Alexander Pope

#Blessed #Men #Expect Nothing

One can understand why Surrealism was not afraid to make for itself a tenet of total revolt, complete insubordination, of sabotage according to rule, and why it still expects nothing save from violence.
-- Andre Breton

#Violence #Expect Nothing #Insubordination

Blame no one. Expect nothing. Do something.
-- Bill Parcells

#Blame #Expect Nothing

The most content people are those who expect nothing, who have ceased to dream.
-- Christopher Pike

#Dream #People #Expect Nothing

He expects nothing, she thought, because he's never had anything. And nothing was expected of him. He was free in a way she never would be.
-- Cinda Williams Chima

#Would Be #Way #Expect Nothing

Expect nothing and you'll always be surprised
-- Daniel Defoe

#Expect Nothing

Hope for everything, expect nothing.
-- Darren Criss

#Expect Nothing

When you're an artist, you have to hope for everything and expect nothing.
-- Darren Criss

#Artist #Expect Nothing

If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
-- Dogen

#Want #Way #Expect Nothing

I made up my mind that I would hold onto nothing, that I would expect nothing.
-- Henry Miller

#Mind #Expect Nothing #Made

To hope for nothing, to expect nothing, to demand nothing. This is analytical despair.
-- James Hillman

#Despair #Demand #Expect Nothing

Seek to give much -- expect nothing.
-- Jonathan Goforth

#Giving #Expect Nothing

Expect nothing. Do your work. Celebrate!
-- Jules Olitski

#Expect Nothing #Celebrate

Expect nothing. Today: that is your life.
-- Kurt Tucholsky

#Today #Expect Nothing

Expect nothing and accept everything and you will never be disappointed.
-- Laurence Overmire

#Disappointment #Expect Nothing #Accepting

Expect nothing and life will be velvet.
-- Lisa Gardner

#Inspirational #Velvet #Expect Nothing

They can expect nothing but their labor for their pains. - Cervantes
-- Miguel de Cervantes

#Pain #Expect Nothing #Labor

When you give, expect nothing from people and everything from Allah.
-- Omar Suleiman

#People #Giving #Expect Nothing

La socie  te   ne doit rien exiger de celui qui n'attend rien d'elle. Society should not ask anything of the person who expects nothing from society.
-- Sydney Samuelson

#Expect Nothing #Should #Persons

Invest in yourself first. Expect nothing from no one and be willing to work for everything.
-- Tony Gaskins

#Inspiring #Firsts #Expect Nothing

If you expect nothing, you can never be disappointed.
-- Tonya Hurley

#Disappointment #Expectations #Expect Nothing

Years ago I heard the Indian Jesuit Raimundo Panikkar say: Expect Nothing.
-- Lawrence Fagg

#Years #Expect Nothing #Jesuit

La socie te ne doit rien exiger de celui qui n'attend rien d'elle. Society should not ask anything of the person who expects nothing from society.
-- Sydney Samuelson

#Expect Nothing #Should #Persons