30 Movie Quotes about Expectations (Sound Clips)

Last updated on: August 8, 2025

Memorable quotes about expectations, selected from famous or less known movies and other sources by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 Expecting to die tomorrow? I don't like those thoughts. Having them sometimes makes them come true.

Christopher Plummer as Duke Of Wellington in Waterloo (1970)

2 Well, we really didn't expect the first part of the plan to work, so we have no further plan. Sometimes you can over-plan these things.

Chevy Chase as Dusty Bottoms in Three Amigos

3 Definitely NOT what I always wanted.

Jim Cummings as Tigger in A Very Merry Pooh Year

4 Oh, boy. This isn't a very celebrationish celebration.

Paul Winchell as Tigger in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

5 But aren't my wishes supposed to come true? -Well, you see... -Did I do something wrong? Didn't I blow out my candle? Isn't this my birthday?

Paul Winchell as Tigger in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

6 Oh, it's difficult when large expectations become very large unexpectations.

John Fiedler as Piglet in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

7 Not surprised the sky's coming down. Only surprised it didn't happen yesterday.

Peter Cullen as Eeyore in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

8 But they all thought I was guilty, and I didn't want to let them down.

Jim Cummings as Winnie The Pooh in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

9 This isn't exactly what I bargained for. -Oh, you bargained for it all right.

Quote from Garfield in Paradise

10 Right after I got here I ordered some spaghetti with marinara sauce and I got egg noodles and ketchup.

Ray Liotta as Henry Hill in Goodfellas