Expectation Quotes

778 quotes by 575 authors

Never do anything for another with the expectation of gratitude. The expectation itself turns the gift into an exchange and suggests a debt is owed… — Michael Josephson
Our expectation of the gratitude of others for what we've done for them is sometimes exaggerated because of our deep desire for appreciation and approval.… — Michael Josephson
I am open to the guidance of synchronicity, and do not let expectations hinder my path. — Dalai Lama
The MDGs have been a fundamental framework for global development. A clear agenda, with measurable goals and targets, and a common vision have been crucial… — Sha Zukang
Perhaps we're too embarrassed to change or too frightened of the consequences of showing that we actually care. But why not risk it anyway? Begin… — Princess Diana
In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon… — Isoroku Yamamoto
Do you need help today? Lift up your hands to the Lord in supplication and in expectation, and soon you will lift up your hands… — Warren W. Wiersbe
Many years ago a very wise man named Bernard Baruch took me aside and put his arm around my shoulder. "Harpo my boy," he said,… — Harpo Marx
[About Francis Baily] The history of the astronomy of the nineteenth century will be incomplete without a catalogue of his labours. He was one of… — Augustus De Morgan
Balance suggests a perfect equilibrium. There is no such thing. That is a false expectation.... There are going to be priorities and dimensions of your… — Denise Morrison
I know not anything more pleasant, or more instructive, than to compare experience with expectation, or to register from time to time the difference between… — Samuel Johnson
Although all of us desire happiness, few of us reach that goal because of the seemingly endless cycle of expectation and disappointment. — Tarthang Tulku
And if God has given you a lot of ability, I believe you should be held to a higher level of expectation. — Tony Dungy
I will not serve Allah like a laborer, in expectation of my wages. — Rabia Basri
We ourselves were well conversant with war, murder and everything evil, but all of us throughout the whole wide earth have traded in our weapons… — Justin Martyr
For we have built into all of us, old blueprints of expectation and response, old structures of oppression and these must be altered at the… — Audre Lorde
It strikes me as gruesome and comical that in our culture we have an expectation that man can always solve his problems ... This is… — Kurt Vonnegut
Beware of clichÃ©s. Not just the ÂclichÃ©s that Martin Amis is at war with. There are clichÃ©s of response as well as expression. There are… — Geoff Dyer
For every sacrifice, there is an expectation of reward. — Wes Fesler
A real friend is someone who does n0t give you expectation about delivering on some kind of peer group pressure. — Tony Orlando

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