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Expected Quotes - Page 7

In a painting, what counts is the unexpected.

"Le Monologue du Peintre". Book by George Charbonnier, 1959.

things cannot be expected to turn up of themselves. We must in a measure assist to turn them up

Charles Dickens (2016). “David Copperfield (World Classics, Unabridged)”, p.309, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd

The unexpected and the incredible belong in this world. Only then is life whole.

Carl Gustav Jung (1973). “Memories, dreams, reflections”, Random House Inc

Much is expected from those to whom much is given.

C. S. Lewis (1984). “The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C. S. Lewis”, p.309, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

I was afraid of not living up to what people expected me to be.

"Brigitte Bardot: celebrity crushed me" by Kim Willsher, www.theguardian.com. September 13, 2012.

Poetry, I have discovered, is always unexpected and always as faithful and honest as dreams.

Alice Walker (1991). “Her Blue Body Everything We Know: Earthling Poems, 1965-1990 Complete”, Harcourt

To ignore the unexpected (even if it were possible) would be to live without opportunity, spontaneity, and the rich moments of which "life" is made.

Stephen R. Covey (2015). “The Stephen R. Covey Interactive Reader - 4 Books in 1: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, First Things First, and the Best of the Most Renowned Leadership Teacher of our Time”, p.570, Mango Media Inc.