Because of the generation in which I came into the world, there were expectations. Of course there were expectations. It was something… — Anna Deavere Smith Copy Share Image
Although the needs of babies have changed very little over the millennia, over the past decades, female equality in education and occupational… — Joan Raphael-Leff Copy Share Image
“This had expectations written all over it. Expectations that I was going to fuck up royally because I wasn’t the kind of… — Karen Chance Copy Share Image
It's based not only on what it played like in the theater, but it's also knowing that certain things play differently in… — David Fincher Copy Share Image
“When you begin to expect that there is always room for improvement, you put yourself in the driver’s seat. Why wait for… — Lorii Myers Copy Share Image
Anything that improves people's expectations of a meal is good for the world. Anything that weans even one kid or one adult… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
I'm lucky to have a job doing something I really love to do, and I'm happy to accept the pressures of relentless… — Grant Morrison Copy Share Image
At MIT, I had the good fortune for seven years to teach network theory, which is basic to many disciplines, to one-third… — Amar Bose Copy Share Image
“Mrs. Lynde was complaining the other day that it wasn't much of a world. She said whenever you looked forward to anything… — L.M. Montgomery Copy Share Image
Iran has a young population, and the desire to get out from under conservative religious social restrictions and to be able to… — Lourdes Garcia-Navarro Copy Share Image
What I try to do is defy expectations in terms of boundaries, whether it is high or low art, pop culture, or… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
Apocalyptic expectations ran riot in 1917, and had a major influence on Allied policies towards Palestine and the Jewish people. The propaganda… — Philip Jenkins Copy Share Image
Two persons can be very loving together. The more loving they are, the less is the possibility of any relationship. The more… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
When fortune surprises us by giving us some great office without having gradually led us to expect it, or without having raised… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
So far are we generally from thinking what we often say of the shortness of life, that at the time when it… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
Indeed, it is a common goal to create a stronger United Nations able to meet the multitude of expectations placed upon it.… — Miroslav Lajcak Copy Share Image
Grief allows you to let go of something you have lost only when you begin to accept what you now have in… — Daniel J. Siegel Copy Share Image
It seems to be the fate of man to seek all his consolations in futurity. The time present is seldom able to… — Samuel Butler Copy Share Image
Honorable beginnings should serve to awaken curiosity, not to heighten people's expectations. We are much better off when reality surpasses our expectations,… — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
I've always found it sort of hilarious, and occasionally horrifying, how these images [in mass media] impact us, and especially when it… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I'd lost my family to my years of failing as a songwriter. All I had were bills, child support, and grief. And… — Kris Kristofferson Copy Share Image
When you do not require a person to show up as you imagine you need them to be, then you can drop… — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image
As we got older, we grew comfortable in roles that met our parents' expectations. Nora was the smart one. Delia, the comedian.… — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
In this changing, complex and exciting world with exploding expectations, we need to find some common ground. We need people and ideas… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
If You Can Manage Your Own Life And Have The Complete Power Over What You Wish To Achieve, You Can Actually Reduce… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
One of the things you have to deal with is the pressure of expectations. It takes time for people to believe in… — Dinesh Karthik Copy Share Image
If you truly expect to realize your dreams, abandon the need for blanket approval. If conforming to everyone's expectations is the number… — Hope Solo Copy Share Image
“You'll hardly fail completely in one day and there's plenty more days coming," said Marilla. "The trouble with you, Anne, is that… — Lucy Maud Montgomery Copy Share Image
Everyone seems to want more form me. I am a thoroughly disappointing girl around. I shall wear a scarlet 'D' upon my… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
Despite his critics, Rubio has skillfully managed the expectations of many conservatives and effectively made his case for immigration reform, while working… — Mercedes Schlapp Copy Share Image
Perhaps we're too embarrassed to change or too frightened of the consequences of showing that we actually care. But why not risk… — Princess Diana Copy Share Image
Those, and those only, can expect to be taught by God, who are ready and willing to do as they are taught...… — Matthew Henry Copy Share Image
The notion that the natural world obeys its own rules and doesn't give a damn about your expectations comes as a massive… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Until we let go of our mental images of who we are or who we should be, our vision remains clouded by… — Paul Buchheit Copy Share Image
Masturbation is not only an expression of self-regard: it is also the natural emotional outlet of those who...have already accepted as inevitable… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
I've made a number of independent films that didn't receive theatrical distribution, that a lot of people haven't heard of, and as… — William Mapother Copy Share Image
I think in a way nobody doesn't work anymore. Even moms who say, 'I am out of the workforce.' They may be… — Suzy Welch Copy Share Image
As the tree is fertilized by its own broken branches and fallen leaves, and grows out of its own decay, so men… — Frederick William Robertson Copy Share Image
What I think confuses things is when people approach painting as an inherently expressive or personal medium. We still tend to have… — Landon Metz Copy Share Image
Chefs get sucked into the trap of 'fine dining' because some guides make it central to their ratings system and because some… — John Lanchester Copy Share Image
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