When Expecting, Expect the Unexpected

We would be wise, perhaps, to adopt as a meaningful motto this line from a poem by Maya Angelou: ‘Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.’

1. “Sometimes we let life guide us, and other times we take life by the horns. But one thing is for sure: no matter how organized we are, or how well we plan, we can always expect the unexpected.”

- Brandon Jenner.

2. “If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.”

- Heraclitus.

3. “For me it's more fun to find an unexpected moment for a character to sing when you don't expect them to.”

- Stephen Sondheim.

4. “When people are like, 'Life is good,' I go, 'No, life is a series of disastrous moments, painful moments, unexpected moments, and things that will break your heart. And in between those moments, that's when you savor, savor, savor.'”

- Sandra Bullock.

5. “Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected?”

- Bob Dylan.

6. “My best ideas come to me at unexpected moments, like when I'm reading children's books to my kids (the pictures inspire me), shopping, driving somewhere, seeing different things.”

- Mary Engelbreit.

7. “Expect the unexpected, and whenever possible be the unexpected!”

- Lynda Barry.

8. “No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.”

- Julius Caesar.

9. “When you're in the news business, you always expect the unexpected.”

- Helen Thomas.

10. “Life is a journey, and the road we travel has twists and turns which sometimes lead us to unexpected places and unexpected people. But in turn it always lead us to our destination.”

- Igwe Daniel Kelechi.