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You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.

Zig Ziglar

I don't expect executives to be creative but I do expect them to have courage.

Rita Mae Brown

You have to expect things of yourself before you do them.

Michael Jordan

Proportion your expenses to what you have, not what you expect.

English Proverb

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

Calvin Coolidge

He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.

Sir Francis Bacon

It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.

Thucydides

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get--only with what you are expecting to give--which is everything.

Katharine Hepburn

The joys we expect are not so bright, nor the troubles so dark as we fancy they will be.

Charles Reade

He who is hated by all can not expect to live long.

Pierre Corneille

I don't see much substance [in the G7 announcement] but if the aid package to Brazil is bigger than people are expecting, say $40 billion, then that will boost the markets.

Miranda Xafa

That was kind of like our offense -- they're expecting run, run, run. That's when the tight ends catch the ball.

Kris Mangum

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Albert Einstein

I expect him to make it every time he shoots.

Aaron Ward

We're expecting another 20 cents more than where we are.

Daniel Yergin

He had a good game and that's what we expect from Sergio.

Mike Corbus

They're big, but they move well, ... We're expecting a good game.

Chris Williams

We expect to have some kind of an agreement soon as to how to address a remedial investigation at those sites.

Jon Holt

We expect the market to continue to sell off. The economic news continues to be bad.

Robert Sasaki

You can't be down 20 points in the second half and expect to get back in the game.

Ben Luber

We expect Davis to come in here and make sure he plays hard every shift, then we go from there.

Mark Hunter

The kids have come out with a mature approach and bought into some of the new things we're doing. When you work on something you haven't done, you have to expect that it will work.

Mike Godfrey

You never know what to expect with a new coach.

Kris Sanford

I expect a pretty good growth from HSBC.

Ben Kwong

We don't expect to see land prices ever come down, but it's a lot harder to say whether building materials will.

Dave Loveland

The bigger the cycle, the more effect you can expect on communications systems, satellites and astronaut travel.

Peter Gilman

In the upcoming days, we can expect a halt in the bombing.

Viktor Chernomyrdin

If you expect a refund, file early.

Stephen Barnes

We're expecting some answers back in the weeks and months ahead.

David Sommers

One consequence of the St. James's Place and Equitable transactions is that we now expect diversified businesses to account for more than half of the profits in 2001.

James Crosby

Two years from now, we expect 125,000 people coming through the door.

Dan Beintema

We did not expect to see so much volatility at the open, given the run-up in 3Com, in anticipation of the float.

Jonathan Ross

The people that expect this run to end aren't on this team so they don't concern me. The only people who concern me are the people with the 'Gs' on the side of their heads.

Ray Gant

I believe we can expect a significant turnout.

Jacques Bernard

We don't expect any major surprises.

Marty Allen

We expect security agencies to properly follow up and ensure that the law takes its course.

Joel Netshitenzhe

We expect more states to require us to sell emergency contraceptives in the months ahead.

Ron Chomiuk

If you make mistakes you have to expect to get your ankles tapped.

Peter Reynolds

We can only expect it to get worse.

Sonya Wiley

We expect more suppliers to tag more items as tag prices fall.

Linda Dillman

With each ballet we know what to expect. A pas de deux brings out a lot of excitement. And a lot of champagne.

Walter Nurena

In this meet I wasn't expecting anything (or) to be close to him. I'm actually just happy to be diving in this meet.

David Macdonald

We're expecting more people this year. We have some good weather coming up.

Vera Gibbons

We are expecting a major winter storm.

Charlie Foley

We're not expecting any significant precipitation in the next few days.

Lynn Kennedy

It's what you expect when you play a Dick Bennett-coached team.

Trent Johnson

Ben is one of those players whose time has come. I expect him to have a big season.

Bob Cavanagh

We expect growth to double that rate in 2006.

Robert Payne

And I don't expect that feeling to go away anytime soon.

Ron Walters

The faster they grow, the bigger we expect them to be when we harvest them. But if it gets colder, they won't grow as fast.

Jim Pitts

It's all any reasonable child can expect if the dad is present at the conception.

Joe Orton

Unfortunately, this is the kind of thing we expect to happen during this war.

Paul Franklin

Wes surprised me and I didn't expect him to be in this position. He ran a smart race.

Kelly O'meara

We're meeting (the goals) we have been expecting to meet.

Neil Steinberg

That was different. I wasn't expecting to really be in there.

Jim Powell

I'd expect Brandon to really play well.

Jason Campbell

That's what we expect from our kids. I think the kids were truly sorry.

Tim Sweeney

What I expect will happen is that this turns into a pretty aggressive battle between the two companies.

Dean Mccarron

For some days we have been expecting animals carrying the virus to be found.

Didier Houssin

The Red Cross gave us $550 for clothes and $135 for food right away. I was surprised. I didn't expect that at all.

Cathy Hancock

People can expect poisonous mushrooms, ... And then only if they open the book.

Daniel Handler

We don't have precise figures yet, but we expect the needs to increase a lot.

Paul Hebert

Starting from the first quarter we expect to be profitable.

Li Dongsheng

I'm expecting a lot from the boys, ... And they are hyped up.

Phil Johnson

We talk about drugs and sex and alcohol in our home, and let them know what we expect them to do and not to do. They also know where to go on the Internet and where not to go.

Sue Schmidt

It was really, really, really heavy. I was expecting missiles in there, but it was empty.

Chris Castro

I'll find out by September. I expect I'll break even when I do file.

Tom Dubois

I know he's running for re-election. I would expect him to say that.

Peter Strianse

There were no jesters, there were no bands, there were no people expect for us.

Chris Eyre

I expect to have that wrapped up by the end of March.

Malcolm Bricklin

I'm not going to sit here and tell you that I'm going in there and I can expect a knockout.

Antonio Tarver

It's a great feeling and I'm now more confident. I think our people can expect more things from us.

Obafemi Martins

I was expecting to do well, but not this well.

Kevin Mcavoy

We expect criticism. That's just fine.

Paul Kocin

Your fetus is a captive diner, eating in a uterine cafe that you're catering, ... What To Eat When You're Expecting.

Heidi Murkoff

If we see uncertainty easing, we expect investment to come back. It would be a boost to the economy.

Irene Cheung

You never expect it until it happens. We certainly didn't underestimate Bald Eagle.

Tina Gaughan

She was full of spirit and also she was very beautiful. She moved wonderfully gracefully, as you would expect of a ballet dancer.

Ludovic Kennedy

And then, not expecting it, you become middle-aged and anonymous. No one notices you. You achieve a wonderful freedom.

Doris Lessing

There's no doubt about it, if I was Houston, that's what I would do. I would blitz and blitz and blitz. I expect everything but the kitchen sink being thrown at us.

Mark Campbell

I really didn't expect a whole lot of offense at 9:30 in the morning from either side.

Dave Trembley

It's normal that people expect more from the French team.

Patrick Vieira

Men expect too much, do too little.

Allen Tate

That's unbelievable. I really wasn't expecting it.

Nancy Thompson

I didn't really expect to get five guys in the finals. I was pleased with that.

Randy Pfitzer

The name changes. But our customers will continue to receive the same great service they expect from the same bankers.

Herb Boydstun

There will be bugs with the Baby Bells up front. I expect them to work out the bugs eventually.

Jeffrey Kagan

The 'Little Engine That Could' is no more. We're on the map, and people expect us to go deep — and we expect it too.

Mike Roth

When he showed up, expecting another easy mark, the detectives were waiting with handcuffs.

Hugh Graf

I'm overwhelmed, as you can expect.

Simms Taback

I expect some to contribute, but at the same time, I think we'll be a lot more experienced as a team.

Shannon Currier

Given the weaker outlook, we expect the 2001 consensus estimate of $1.76 to come down substantially.

Jonathan Joseph

I didn't expect to be a full-time grandfather.

Pierre Lacroix

In Q2 we will most probably see the first signs and I expect in Q3 to have everything at place to see the full impact.

Niklas Savander

I wasn't expecting that, to be honest. It is a dream start, it will really lift the confidence and make my job a lot easier.

Richard Hill

We expect so see substantial progress by the end of the year.

Sean Maloney

It's unrealistic to expect a repeat of this year's performance.

Barry Randall

When you start a farm up, you don't expect to make a lot at first. You cover your expenses.

Philip Kilpatrick

I was hired for a trial. I expect the case to go to trial.

John Herbison

I think it's a great trip, and I think Cuban people are expecting a great deal out of it.

Alfredo Duran

One would expect a little bit of a bounce back.

Jim Waggoner

I want to dominate a little more, just be a level beyond everyone else, ... I expect that from myself.

Andre Iguodala

We expect copper to surprise on the upside.

Morgan Stanley

It was a shock. I wasn't expecting anything like this.

Jeremy Fears

The wild card here is which president will show up. Will it be the disinterested, annoyed and unprepared one? Or will it be the one we expect?

Joe Lockhart

I expect it will continue to be an issue because this is a very popular device and it's designed to play games you own.

Thomas Loeser

As much as you give is what you're going to get back ... Don't expect to sit down and run through these things in five or ten minutes.

Mary Barretta

Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God.

William Carey

It certainly has not been adoption at the rate that some companies in the industry, some of the early entrants among the broadband providers, were expecting.

Joe Laszlo

I don't do drugs. If I want a rush I just stand up when I'm not expecting it.

Dylan Moran

Expect icy conditions and drive in such a manner. Don't get out if you don't have to.

Chad Adams

We remain comfortable with consensus earnings estimates for 1998 and expect to increase earnings by an additional 15 percent in 1999.

David George

The world's relatively calm and no one's expecting World War III anytime soon.

Fred Demler

It is a very, very active investigation. We expect developments quickly.

Kris Wartelle

I think she's excited, I think she's ready and I expect her to have a good game.

Jess Wilk

We expect it to be a tight game and we had to put the pressure on. We couldn't let it slip away.

Gerry Matthews

Parents can read it to them in advance so they will know what to expect.

Dr. Jan Wrobleski

He had a slight ankle sprain. He's a tough kid. I expect him to be back.

Tom Lee

They had two weeks to prepare. So you expect the unexpected.

Donnie Mccleskey

We don't expect to put him in the chamber and have him open his eyes and start talking to us.

Dr. Lawrence Roberts

I was very shocked. I didn't expect it to go like that. I just have to make the best of it.

Greg Lee

They're a year older, stronger and bigger and we're expecting a battle.

Tony Johnson

I expected to get water, ... I didn't expect to come back and not have a house.

Bob Burns

He did everything you would expect of a guy who became a millionaire overnight.

John Lacher

I'd expect if they face each other it would be quite a basketball game.

Billy Packer

We believe it now. We step out on the court and we expect to come out on top. It is a big thing having that confidence.

Doug Holloway

They've got one of the better defenses in the conference. Everybody has had a difficult time scoring against them. I expect a low scoring game.

Mike Ferda

People died, people got shot, it was serious. I knew what to expect, I knew where I could go and where I couldn't go.

Robert Herbert

I'm not expecting the FTC to talk about successes, because I don't think it really can trumpet any.

Jordan Ritter

If you want a place in the sun, you have to expect a few blisters.

Loretta Young

It's an honor, but playing as long as I've played, one would expect to do a few things.

Cliff Robinson

I hadn't been driving to the basket all game, so they didn't expect it when I starting doing it in overtime.

Jason Ferrell

Bishops move diagonally. That's why they often turn up where the kings don't expect them to be.

Terry Pratchett

We expect Electronic Arts to have a compelling holiday lineup versus its peers, which should be a catalyst.

Justin Post

Our key players played decent, and their key players played decent. But the difference was that they had other players step up, and we didn't expect that.

Keith Gunther

I was guarding her, and I wasn't expecting her to throw up those threes, but she did.

Katie Murphy

I expect we'll invest in about two companies this year.

Charlie Goff

We expect CDV growth to contribute positively to cable [cash flow growth] starting in 2007. We don't expect it [the decline] to continue in 2007.

John Alchin

We're expecting conditions to get worse and fire activity is going to pick up.

Rickey Britt

We wanted to find out what it is citizens are expecting of us.

Nicole Gasparri

We are also expecting several teachers to retire.

Thomas Finlan

This is what I've been expecting to see from him all along.

Jere Adcock

You can't just give people a binder and expect that it will get done.

Charlotte Rouleau

A lot of people were expecting Flores to do better, so there's going to be disappointment. It's going to be messy.

Carola Sandy

It's a great run we've been on. I've been coaching these girls since they were in the fifth grade, so I don't expect anything less.

Dick Peecher

I would expect an acquisition out of Citigroup in North America sooner rather than later.

Wayne Bopp

We can't expect to get in the playoffs like this. We have to find a way to score some goals.

Jamie Langenbrunner

Most people didn't expect us to make the playoffs, let alone to be second in (Region 5-3A).

Teresa Jones

It's higher than we were expecting. We were expecting about a 4.6 percent rise.

Walter Molony

We don't talk about it. We just kind of expect it.

Brian Watson

The very definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.

Philip Mangano

We expect the forthcoming interim results to be poor in comparison to 2004.

David O'brien

We cannot expect too much without these players, them not being here is a big problem for us.

Ratomir Dujkovic

I didn't know what to expect over there.

Christian Furchtegott Gellert

There's always a danger that you take it lightly but I've got a lot of experienced players and I don't expect that.

Rob Wilson

I expect they will come to the same conclusion in California.

Jeff Brown

When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.

Warren Spahn

You expect me to believe, that scantily-clad, in the arms of another man, in the middle of the night, in an elephant you were rehearsing?

Moulin Rouge

I expect stable demand globally.

Andreas Renschler

You can't put a slug out there at first base and expect him to make plays.

John Kruk

We expect the prices to be higher than that.

Russ Landen

I didn't (expect to be 44-0). I just wanted to go to state. The record was never a concern.

Kyle Gilchrist

We expect to stabilize the price but price is dictated by the market.

Jerry Martin

But like anything in nature, sometimes they don't act like we expect them to.

Larry Combs

We did not expect to see you until next month. Santa Claus came early this year.

Michael Taylor

They're great images. They're what all of us were hoping for - better than some people were expecting.

Alfred Mcewen

We expect that many of these people will be in very deep trouble by the time they come to us.

Joel Greenberg

We believe you could reasonably expect 10%. We don't see anything that would change the long-term numbers.

Bob Straus

We knew what to expect. We had a few breakdowns, and they had some open looks.

Mark Burgener

It would not be reasonable for anyone to expect the images to remain private.

Jeffrey Miller

One of the challenges next year is we do expect it to cool off somewhat.

Joe Ramallo

Better performance fees than we were expecting have driven the earnings number sharply higher.

Geoff Miller

At Dulles Airport, we expect flights to begin to work their way back to normal service beginning as early as this afternoon.

Rob Yingling

We don't expect there to be problems, but should problems arise, we'll have the staffing to deal with it.

Sean Whitcomb

I didn't expect them to do that, since they're handled by two different departments, but I understand the logic.

Chuck Bell

I wasn't expecting to win last year, so it was a surprise. I don't know what to say about this year.

Dorian Henderson

Don't expect a catastrophic failure. It's localized seepage.

Chad Rachel

It was something I wasn't expecting to hear this early in camp.

Blake Mitchell

We are expecting that, come tomorrow, they'll be arriving.

Alan Autry

He's kind of unique. I expect big things out of him.

Bud Ogden

You cannot expect the Form before the Idea, For they will come into being together.

Arnold Schoenberg

We expect to reveal some significant information at the press briefing.

Lieve Pellens

We expect that to be typical for the average customer.

Tony Asaro

We expect 2007 to be a better year than 2006.

Andrea Cuomo

This weather is the nightmare we were expecting. People are now at their most vulnerable.

Larry Hollingworth

We expect them to take on more responsibility this season and we are extremely excited to have this deal in place.

Dave Lewis

We didn't really expect this. It's tournament time, and we expected them to come out stronger.

Guy Smith

The key issues in our area are education, education and education, ... I would hope and expect any congressional candidate would come to focus on those issues ? focus on the things your constituents are concerned about.

Joe Atkins

We expect to place one and two in both the 60 and 200. Hopefully it happens, but someone could always come in and run their hind end off.

Tim Hendricks

Expect great things -- attempt great things.

William Carey

We don't expect a religious government. They assured people they will not do that.

Ahmad Hussein

Our computers are fine at the moment. We don't expect it to affect production of the paper.

Catherine Mathis

We expect between 100 and 140 riders.

Steve Pallin

It is reasonable to expect things may not move as fast.

John Gucciardo

You would expect that with the lack of rainfall. It's pretty dry out there right now.

Dennis Moore

You can expect there to be some movement between different GM plants as this goes forward.

Katie Mcbride

We have yet to receive responses, but expect both to agree.

Jane Duffield

You read that in the paper every day, but you never expect it to happen to you.

Sam Jones

Any adult can distinguish reality from fiction. But you cannot expect a child to make proper judgements.

Marc Carroggio

We would expect Kohl's to meet or beat expectations on a more regular basis in 2006.

Jeff Stinson