“The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.”

“Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it's no worse than it is.”

“How is it possible that the poorer classes can remain healthy and have a reasonable expectation of life under such conditions? What can one expect but that they should suffer from continual outbreaks of epidemics and an excessively low expectation of life? The physical condition of the workers shows a progressive deterioration.”

“The whole thing's illusion, [Jacob], and there's nothing wrong with that. It's what people want from us. It's what they expect.”

“Life is a great mission: it expects from everyone an adequate reaction.”

“Duty is what one expects from others.”

“We’ll do what life always does—defy expectations.”

“It is, Mr. President, what propriety requires; it is, I believe, what our people expect from us all: delicadeza.”

“In finance as in life, there is often a huge chasm between what is expected and what actually transpires.”

“What can we expect from nations still less advanced in civilization than the Greeks?”