"We have learned that history is something that takes no notice whatever of our expectations."

-- Oswald Spengler

#Expectations Quotes

“Every one will be something worth while, something rare, something perfect.”
“As cows need milking and sweet peas need picking, so writers must continually exercise their mental muscles by a daily stint.”
“I quite like Low, the band from Minnesota. They're absolutely mesmerizing. I get much the same feeling from anything that Will Oldham does.”
“Futurologists have been multiplying like flies since the day Herman Kahn made Cassandra 's profession "scientific," yet somehow not one of them has come out with the clear statement that we have wholly abandoned ourselves to the mercy of technological progress. The roles are now reversed: humanity becomes, for technology, a means, an instrument for achieving a goal unknown and unknowable.”
“Happiness is neither within us only, or without us; it is the union of ourselves with God”

Source : "Thoughts on Religion and Other Subjects".
“I'd like to go on a hardcore safari in Africa, something off the beaten track with anti-poaching people and camping out in the savannah.”
“The choice is yours: Enjoy a delicious meal of, say, veal fantarella with grilled vegetables. Or spend a quiet hour reading David Gregory's book. You may find an altogether different sort of hunger has been sated by the final page. Brilliant in its simplicity, fearless in its presentation of the truth, Dinner with a Perfect Stranger is one invitation you'll want to RSVP.”
“Magic likes a good tragedy, too.”

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