It is said there are flowers that bloom only once in a hundred years. Why should there not be some that bloom once in a thousand, in ten thousand years? Perhaps we never know about...

We do not enjoy a story fully at first reading. Not till curiosity, the sheer narrative lust, has been given its sop and laid asleep, are we at leisure to savor the real beauties.

We’ll continue to see some movement in response to anticipation of future Fed rate hikes.

When Well Mara stood to speak at a league meeting, the room would become silent with anticipation because all of us knew we were going to hear profound insights born of eight decades of league...

Anticipation is sometimes more exciting than actual events.

There’s grim anticipation. They knew this was going to happen; they realized this was only a matter of time. But having it finally happen means that prosecutors believe they can put some big pelts up...

Clouds out of control decoct anticipation. What use can any of us have for two moons? The miracle of order has run out and I am left in an unmiraculous city where anything may happen.

It is never ridicule, but a compliment, that knocks a philosopher off his feet. He is already positioned for every possible counter-attack, counter-argument, and retort…only to find a big bear hug coming his way.

It was an image Melody would never forget. Or was it the emotions the image conjured – hope, excitement, and fear of the unknown, all three tightly braided together, creating a fourth emotion that was...

…the way a man might hesitate before he kissed a woman, to gauge her reaction, to see how he would be received. Perhaps he would hesitate to prolong the moment, that ideal moment of anticipation,...

If you come at four in the afternoon, I’ll begin to be happy by three.

Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.

There’s a lot of inflow into silver in anticipation of the ETF.

The market has factored in a lot of damage beforehand, in anticipation that this storm will equal or exceed the damage caused by Ivan. Prices may fall as reports come in.

When you have referendum materials that show a cash-flow crisis and $13 million in [tax anticipation warrant] debt is needed, and that turns out not to be the case, the public was deceived.

She understood perfectly that when the object of anticipation becomes paramount, trouble begins to lurk like a panther.

The best people are always the worst. They drive everyone mad by being so good at second-guessing everything bad.

This is now a period with a lot of anticipation for new products. Only six months ago people were quite convinced that calendar 2005 would be a dead year as we waited for Longhorn but...

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

It’s looming as one of the great matches of the season so far. The anticipation here in Newcastle is enormous.

Right now we’re in the exploratory phase. We will submit our application and fees the first of June with the anticipation we’ll be a provisional member of the NCAA the first of July.

The bank of Canada is operating textbook econ 101 here in hiking rates in anticipation of inflation going higher 12-16 months in the future, because we’re operating at full capacity right now in Canada and...

Some part of me can’t wait to see what life’s going to come up with next! Anticipation without the usual anxiety. And underneath it all is the feeling that we both belong here, just as...

The anticipation was that the corn crop would be devastated.

I don’t think businesses will hire more people in anticipation of higher demand. They want to see demand first. They feel they have the flexibility to increase production without hiring people.

… We need the sweet pain of anticipation to tell us we are really alive.

To be intuitive is to possess a godly characteristic, to be bad at second-guessing the good.

… since I was still, and must for long remain, in that period of life when one has not yet separated the fact of this sensual pleasure from the various women in whose company one...

Suddenly, I was just sure he was going to kiss me. He was there, I could feel his breath, the ground solid beneath us. But then something crossed his face, a thought, a hesitation, and...

Though delivery of superior solutions to our customers and creating sustainable value to the shareholders remain unchanged, we are devising strategies in anticipation of challenges and opportunities to focus on execution for higher operating productivity.

Oh the places you’ll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make...

Never forget that anticipation is an important part of life. Work’s important, family’s important, but without excitement, you have nothing. You’re cheating yourself if you refuse to enjoy what’s coming.

Talking is great, but don’t ignore the value of listening. Pay attention to the words being spoken. Some people just love the sound of their own voice. And, when another person speaks, they are only...

I never assume anything. I anticipate the possibilities and allow my imagination to create the future.

They look forward to prom night with anticipation, and those of us who are a little older remember the event with nostalgia. Regrettably, prom night is synonymous with drinking for some people, and we urge...

Our School Board is so wonderful in making accommodations for us in anticipation for problems.

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

Once you have money and fame, the next thing you should expect is scandal and shame.

We’re into a bit of the summer doldrums. There have been a lot of positive earnings surprises, but the anticipation of that has lifted markets for months, with little proof that the economy is improving...

We hire on requirement basis and not on anticipation.

Danger will come upon us when it will. We can’t stop it. We can only try to be prepared. There’s no point in looking ahead to that danger and suffering its effects even before it...

In my experience, when a woman’s cruelty is combined with love and devotion, it is almost always without exception an act performed not out of treachery, but as a painful self-sacrifice for the good of...

I do believe it’s the weakening economy, where cyclical stocks can only gain strength on the anticipation of an economy solidifying, and any evidence of an economy slowing more than expected is not good news.

Her fingertips reached to trace the damage, but he grasped her hand with his own. He leaned down, far enough that the dark ends of his hair brushed feather-light against her face, caught in her...

Customers we talk to are saying they’re going to respond to increasing demand, but they won’t do anything in anticipation of increasing demand, … That’s why employment, inventories and manufacturing will move in positive directions,...

The whole process should have been filled with excitement and anticipation, … but the whole process has been push, push, push because we wanted to make sure we saved these elephants. The bottom line is...

Be willing to give, but only when you aren’t expecting anything in return.

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

And where two waging fires meet togetherThey do consume the thing that feeds their fury.Though little fire grows great with little wind,Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.

I felt like I was an arrow, pulled back and ready to be launched into something big.