Expectations Quotes · Page 85

Make each day count by setting specific goals to succeed, then putting forth every effort to exceed your own expectations.

— Les Brown

I had very modest expectations when I first moved to New York. I didn't even expect to get a record deal.

— Norah Jones

Men... are bettered and improved by trial, and refined out of broken hopes and blighted expectations.

— Frederick William Robertson

God's plan is completely different from what you could ever imagine and much more glorious than you would ever expect.

— Mike Messerli

“I don't expect congratulations for successful beginning, what I want is the applaud at successful ending.”

— Amit Kalantri

I think I dont really have any expectations; I dont look at the season as a whole - I look at it…

— Casey Stoner

Psychoanalysis is essentially a theory of unconscious strivings, of resistance, of falsification of reality according to one's subjective needs and expectations.

— Erich Fromm

When you release your expectations that the world should fulfill you, your disappointments vanish.

— Dan Millman

Hope is the expectation of fulfillment that is anchored in God's promise to meet my need. Hope is not based on my…

— Marilyn Meberg

God inducts us into the eternal kind of life that flows through himself. He does this first by bringing that life to…

— Dallas Willard

I originally invested in Dropcam because I foresaw what the company and their products could do for consumers and the industry. I've…

— Mitch Kapor

As I prepare for my second term as Secretary-General, I am thinking hard about how we can meet the expectations of the…

— Ban Ki-moon

I'm an optimist and my heroines seem to be that way, too. It's too much work to be cynical and distrusting. That…

— Debbie Macomber

Reputation is what people expect us to do next. It's their expectation of the quality and character of the next thing we…

— Seth Godin

Here is the vicious circle: if you feel separate from your organic life, you feel driven to survive; survival -going on living-…

— Anonymous

I have lived this life, and no matter what others may decide about it, I must claim each decision as mine. I…

— Meredith Hall

I think the danger with using the term 'trilogy' is that it sets up particular expectations in the reader's mind.

— Alastair Reynolds

Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity. It becomes cheap as it becomes vulgar, and will no…

— Samuel Johnson

People win 'Oscars', and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in…

— Halle Berry

The success of the Hollywood marketing machine is to limit what we see. Not just to limit what we can see, but…

— Terry Gilliam

“Feet away, Professor Dema stood, carrying a large gunlike weapon with both her hands and a snarl on her lips. This was…

— Nnedi Okorafor

“How well I know you by your deeds and how invariably you succeed in living down to what one expects of you!”

— Alexandre Dumas

There's a lot more pressure when you're a medal favorite. Now, nobody has any expectations for me. Nobody knows what I can…

— Chris Witty

I had little or no expectations coming in. I was thrilled when I was drafted in the first round because that meant…

— John Stockton

Love is what enables us to bridge the gap of disappointment when others don't live up to the expectations we have of…

— Abigail Van Buren

Most things don't work out as expected, but what happens instead often turns out to be the good stuff.

— Judi Dench

You never know what's going to happen. It's kind of nice to limit your expectations so when something clicks, you go, 'Hey,…

— David Eigenberg

The best way to avoid disappointment and hurt is to not expect anything from anyone. Expectation always hurts.

— Anurag Prakash Ray

I don't really have dream roles. Every single time I've gotten a great job, it's far exceeded my expectations and my dreams.

— David Oakes

I always feel happy you know why? because I don't expect anything to anyone. expectations always hurt

— Anonymous

When you stop expecting people and situations to be perfect, you can start to appreciate them for who and what they are.

— Anonymous

In my case, of course, people had a lot of expectations, but that didn't pressurise me because I'm pretty confident about my…

— Armaan Malik

When I look at my daughter, who's 24, she is much more confident than I ever was and her expectations are higher.…

— Frances O'Grady

I am used to the low expectations people have of me: I have a bubbly personality, I smile a lot; I am…

— Stacey Solomon

I think if you have a good attitude and go in with no pressure or expectations, just for a chance to play…

— Dania Ramirez

I was never happy as a child, so it wasn't something I took for granted.i did'nt grow up as an average, american…

— Marilyn Monroe

The family is in flux, and signs of trouble are widespread. Expectations remain high. But realities are disturbing.

— Robert Neelly Bellah

I will never my lower expectations. Being good at something is never enough. Being great is what we strive for. Adversity will…

— Wendell V

Well, for us, it's always better not to have too many expectations and to just go with the flow because then it's…

— Ville Valo

Classroom libraries are not 25 copies of 5 books. Classroom libraries are 1000-2000 copies of different books.

— Richard Allington