Anticipation Quotes

Hope meets a dead end when the only chance in sight comes to naught.

Don't anticipate for a promise, let it be an unexpected favour, this will increase your power of independence.

Michael Bassey Johnson

Before you speak... I have already heard. Before you see... I had seen a million times. Before you reach... I came and departed, so is the way and life of a versatile soul.

Michael Bassey Johnson

I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise.

First, the wind would rumble in the distance like an approaching river, then he would see grass bend, pressed by a great invisible hand. The dull rumble would rise in pitch to a swishing, lashing exultation, causing stalks to lie flat against the ground while the tougher branches of shrubs held themselves up and shrieked their defiance in the gusts. Then the first drops, cold and heavy, would plummet from the sky and burst on the ground.

Jonathan Renshaw

The natural world is built upon common motifs and patterns. Recognizing patterns in nature creates a map for locating yourself in change, and anticipation what is yet to come.

The moment seemed endless, but it was probably only half that.