“In the United States, though power corrupts, the expectation of power paralyzes.” StatesUnitedPowerUnited StatesEconomyExpectationsPower Corrupts Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“I said once that if they gave me enough money to read the phone book, I'd do it. I live in a total state of non-expectation. I don't expect things, and I keep my expectations very low about everything.” IfsSaidBookStatesEnoughLowsExpectationsPhones Author:Anthony Hopkins
“The enemies of the Soviet state calculate that the heavy loss we have borne will lead to disorder and confusion in our ranks. But their expectations are in vain: bitter disillusionment awaits them. He who is not blind sees that our party, during its difficult days, is closing its ranks still more closely, that it is united and unshakable.” StillsStatesDifficultLossUnitedPartyEnemyExpectationsBlindHeavyConfusionBitterVainDisorderSovietClosingDisillusionmentUnshakableDifficult Days Author:Lavrentiy Beria