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title: "10 Expect Certain Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Expect Certain quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Expect Certain sayings and thoughts."
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> [“We freeze up because we expect a certain result or because we want things to be perfect.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-glassman/we-freeze-up-because-we-expect-a-certain-result-or-because-we-want/)

[Bernie Glassman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-glassman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bc/bernie-glassman-21725_expect_we-freeze-up-because-we-expect-a-certain_3097542.png)

> [“Expect that a certain amount of failure is out of your control, and recognize you may need to endure it or move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-galloway/expect-that-a-certain-amount-of-failure-is-out-of-your-control-and/)

[Scott Galloway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-galloway/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/scott-galloway-23280_failure_expect-that-a-certain-amount-of-failure_2533216.jpg)

> [When certain people hear "'SNL' comedy," rightfully so, you expect it to be a certain kind of goofiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-forte/when-certain-people-hear-snl-comedy-rightfully-so-you-expect-it-to-be/)

[Will Forte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-forte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fe/will-forte-13248_certain_when-certain-people-hear-snl-comedy-righ_575457.png)

> [When you expect something, there's also a certain fear about whether or not that expectation will be fulfilled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaideep-ahlawat/when-you-expect-something-there-s-also-a-certain-fear-about-whether/)

[Jaideep Ahlawat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaideep-ahlawat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/jaideep-ahlawat-7608_also_when-you-expect-something-there-s-also-a_1409939.jpg)

> [You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-hill/you-can-t-always-expect-a-certain-result-but-you-can-expect-to-do/)

[Anita Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-hill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09b/anita-hill-15394_certain_you-can-t-always-expect-a-certain-result_1089403.png)

> [We need to learn when it is unrealistic to expect certain results with certain people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/senoraroy/we-need-to-learn-when-it-is-unrealistic-to-expect-certain-results/)

[Senoraroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/senoraroy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/senoraroy-77_personal-power_we-need-to-learn-when-it-is-unrealistic_1424966.jpg)

> [My whole life, there have been people expecting me to be a certain way because of how I look. They expect certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amber-heard/my-whole-life-there-have-been-people-expecting-me-to-be-a-certain-way/)

[Amber Heard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amber-heard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/amber-heard-2791_life_my-whole-life-there-have-been-people-exp_3087881.jpg)

> [To give the best of yourself, to be ready to please is OK for a while. But people expect certain things from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-moreau/to-give-the-best-of-yourself-to-be-ready-to-please-is-ok-for-a-while/)

[Jeanne Moreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-moreau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/jeanne-moreau-6796_certain_to-give-the-best-of-yourself-to-be-ready_525732.png)

> [You expect certain things. You build up in your mind how it's supposed to go down. When you get a record deal,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lupe-fiasco/you-expect-certain-things-you-build-up-in-your-mind-how-it-s-supposed/)

[Lupe Fiasco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lupe-fiasco/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/lupe-fiasco-1146_build_you-expect-certain-things-you-build-up-i_432767.png)

> [People - myself included - expect a certain standard from me. I always have to elaborate or improve on my playing. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yngwie-malmsteen/people-myself-included-expect-a-certain-standard-from-me-i-always/)

[Yngwie Malmsteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yngwie-malmsteen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48e/yngwie-malmsteen-9153_always_people-myself-included-expect-a-certain_1065241.jpg)

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