She wasn't the only one to be physically morphed by reader expectation. Miss Havisham was now elderly whether she liked it or… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
I didn't have any expectations of what my family life would end up being like. But I've been very blessed in my… — Josh Turner Copy Share Image
There is this expectation that as January 1st dawns, we're going to do it differently. Moreover, there's this kind of pressure, that… — Rod Stryker Copy Share Image
Against expectations I was charmed by Gehry's Edgemar development, which housed the Santa Monica Museum of Art, and positively awed by the… — Leon Krier Copy Share Image
Most of us are taught from an early age to pay far more attention to signals coming from other people than from… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
The most important part of aligning various expectations is to clearly describe the problem you are trying to solve and identify at… — David Livermore Copy Share Image
You are unhappy and negative because of how you think, but you can change the way you think. With a little work… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The measure of happiness is merely the difference between expectations and outcomes. It is not concerned with what one possesses – it… — Cecilia Dart-Thornton Copy Share Image
In all my life, I'd never been as sure of anything, and as much as I hoped to one day hear Savannah… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
The principal value of a garden is not understood. It is not to give the possessors vegetables and fruit (that can be… — Charles Dudley Warner Copy Share Image
I have never had parents who set good examples, parents whose expectations were worth living up to, but she did. I can… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
We don't have a lot of expectations [for Donald J. Trump] because the American administration is not only about the President; it's… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
“I have no expectation that any man will read history aright who thinks that what was done in a remote age, by… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
There's people out there, Canadians out there, that have high expectations for me, but I mean, I'm still a kid, still trying… — Alphonso Davies Copy Share Image
In all these cases, part of the reasons for failure perhaps was not analyzing and assessing the true nature of the crisis,… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
There's such a crazy social expectation now that we put on ourselves and on each other about what motherhood is supposed to… — Kathryn Hahn Copy Share Image
To assign unanswered letters their proper weight, to free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves--there lies… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
If things continue as they have been, in five years, at the latest, we will need to acknowledge that something is fundamentally… — Hans von Storch Copy Share Image
Can you deal with the most vital matters by letting events take their course? Can you step back from you own mind… — Laozi Copy Share Image
Instead of creating expectations of what should or should not be happening, cooperate with the form that this moment takes.Bring a 'yes'… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
When people first vote for democracy, they have extremely high hopes, excessive expectations, and they're not realized. They don't instantly get richer… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Boys' connections—to other people and to their selves—can enable them to think and act of their own volition and to resist overly… — Judy Chu Copy Share Image
From a slight, undetermined drawing, where the ideas of the composition and character are just touched upon, the imagination supplies more than… — Joshua Reynolds Copy Share Image
Art is long, life short, judgment difficult, opportunity transient. To act is easy, to think is hard; to act according to our… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
We've never been in a time where mothers - parenthood, but particularly motherhood - is so fetishized. There's a whole industry around… — Meghan Daum Copy Share Image
There is always pressure. If you make a flop film then you are under pressure to make a hit film. If you… — Sajid Khan Copy Share Image
I had had some successes in the '90s, always made money, but the truth was I was like a man pushing a… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
Businesses are interacting with consumers to socialize rather than learn about customer expectations to in turn, deliver tangible value, improve product experiences,… — Brian Solis Copy Share Image
In many parts of the world, women and girls are especially vulnerable to HIV/AIDS because they lack control over most aspects of… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
For me, I can't tell you if the film is good or bad, all I can say is for me the film… — Eric Fellner Copy Share Image
You create your reality according to your beliefs and expectations, therefore you should examine these carefully. If you do not like some… — Seth Copy Share Image
If your aim is to give practical, sensible advice about losing weight - and not how to drop a stone in five… — Jo Swinson Copy Share Image
“if we could tax Americans' cognitive dissonance we could balance the budget. The American people want all kinds of incompatible things, they're… — George f. Will Copy Share Image
It is within your hands to be frustrated in life or not. Just your expectations should become smaller, smaller, smaller, and in… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
A miracle is an event which creates faith. That is the purpose and nature of miracles. Frauds deceive. An event which creates… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I use my interaction with both my kids to know how the youth today relates to technology, their expectations in terms of… — Chanda Kochhar Copy Share Image
Awareness-mindfulness-is the first step in healing. In Counterclockwise, Dr. Ellen Langer eloquently describes how becoming more aware of our beliefs and expectations… — Dean Ornish Copy Share Image
There's something to be said for failing. It's not the failure you feel, it's the failure that people project when something disappoints.… — Kevin Smith Copy Share Image
When we practice cleaning our slate and interacting without motive, what we actually 'get' in return is greater than what we might… — Tara Stiles Copy Share Image
Today I will realize that I'm powerless over other people's expectations of me. I'll think about what I want and consider that… — Melody Beattie Copy Share Image