I started SpaceX with the expectation of failure.

Nothing takes the heart out of a man more than the expectation of failure.

— Robin Hobb

I recognize I am essentially a failed human being in the sense that I can't possibly live up to the expectations of an Almighty.

— George W. Bush

When the 2008 victory of Barack Obama and the defeat of grumpy old John McCain began looking, um, inevitable, I started fielding inquiries about…

— Rick Perlstein

When we give from a place of love, rather than from a place of expectation, more usually comes back to us than we could…

— Susan Jeffers

It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations.

— Danny Boyle

Disappointment contains an appointment for doing much better. High expectations mean your higher capacity and belief in abilities.

— Tasneem Hameed

Jesus' kingdom was not like the popular expectation. He used the phrase 'kingdom of God' with a different meaning. His kingdom was not of…

— Tom Harpur

“Does your reality match your expectations? If not it's time to change either your expectations or your reality.”

— Steven Redhead

We're wired to expect the world to be brighter and more meaningful and more obviously interesting than it actually is. And when we realize…

— Lev Grossman

Keeping up with everybody's expectation is soooo hard!

— Naomi

When Allah puts barakah (His blessings) in something, it will come beyond your expectations- never underestimate the power of one good deed.

— Nouman Ali Khan

I say this all the time: I've always been really good at managing my expectations so that I'm not let down.

— Brett Young

I've long believed one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation…

— Ronald Reagan

My mom had very low expectations for me, and she really had a point. I was a big problem at seventeen. If I had…

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Balance suggests a perfect equilibrium. There is no such thing. That is a false expectation… There are going to be priorities and dimensions of…

— Denise Morrison