No one likes the Electoral College, expect perhaps those who were elected because of it. No one likes gerrymandering, except those doing the gerrymandering. No one likes the filibuster, except those doing the filibustering. – Kevin Bleyer
I maintain that I never expect anything, therefore I’m always pleasantly surprised. – Lianne La Havas
Imperialism was genuinely popular among Athenians who would expect to share in its profits, even if only indirectly and collectively, and not to have to bear its burdens. – J. M. Roberts
Most good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program. – Linus Torvalds
We’re both accustomed to being the center of attention. We’re both accustomed to being spoiled by the people around us. And we don’t expect to have to compete with somebody for all of that. – Jim Lampley
However, some of my work is very subtle, and one should expect very subtle reactions to it. – Jim Hodges
So it won’t be a surprise when the Greek default actually happens and we expect it one way or the other to be relatively soon. – Lucas Papademos
Oregonians expect the state to prioritize the health and well-being of them and their families. – Kate Brown
As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews. – Joanne Harris
Considering the greater amounts of energy which can be collected and stored in suitable experimental form in capacitors, one could expect to deliver radiated energy for some time from them. – Karl Ferdinand Braun
Governments cannot assume or expect that the ECB will always facilitate their funding independently of the achievement of their fiscal and other policy objectives. – Lucas Papademos
I don’t expect to go hungry if I decide to leave the University. Resume: Linux looks pretty good in many places. – Linus Torvalds