Expectations Quotes

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The definition of disappointment in life is expectations minus reality equals disappointment. The only two solutions you have to get over disappointment is to either… — Randy Carlson
Compassionate conservative soft bigotry of low expectations. — George W. Bush
I've long believed that one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation… — Ronald Reagan
That even an apocalypse can be made to seem part of the ordinary horizon of expectation constitutes an unparalleled violence that is being done to… — Susan Sontag
I think expectations might be preceding reality, ... In the long run we've got some real opportunity here, but we've come a long way too… — Michael Davies
Whatever they announce, they announce. They're in their honeymoon period, and anything they announce gets hype ... They will obviously branch out beyond Internet search,… — Bill Gates
The expectation is this low, gravelly voice for John, but I went through his early recordings and there were songs in there where the voice… — Joaquin Phoenix
We skim over the surface thoughtlessly. But we must acknowledge that thinking well is a time-consuming process. We can't expect instant results. We have to… — M. Scott Peck
When Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House, he confessed that if he could be right 75 percent of the time, he would reach the… — Dale Carnegie
In public administration good sense would seem to require the public expectation be kept at the lowest possible level in order to minimize the eventual… — John Kenneth Galbraith
In Texas, we do not hold high expectations for the [governor's] office; it's mostly been occupied by crooks, dorks and the comatose. — Molly Ivins
No cause more frequently produces bashfulness than too high an opinion of our own importance. He that imagines an assembly filled with his merit, panting… — Samuel Johnson
Weddings are giant Rorschach tests onto which everyone around you projects their fears, fantasies, and expectations - many of which they've been cultivating since the… — Susan Jane Gilman
The secret to true happiness is low expectations and insensitivity. — Olivia Goldsmith
That was one of the things that worried me â€“ to be raised to the position of a semi-god â€“ because then you are no… — Nelson Mandela
If our expectations, if our fondest prayers and dreams, are not realized then we should all bear in mind thatÂ the greatest glory of living… — Nelson Mandela
Because life doesn't work that way. You can do everything perfectly. Do everything you think you're supposed to be doing. Fulfill every expectation that other… — David Baldacci
To meet the expectations of the majority of our people, and to open up new vistas of economic opportunity so that the aspirations of Nigerians… — Ibrahim Babangida
Awareness-mindfulness-is the first step in healing. In Counterclockwise, Dr. Ellen Langer eloquently describes how becoming more aware of our beliefs and expectations allows us to… — Dean Ornish
We don't have to live up to the expectations of others. Passion is personal. As long as our passion is fueled with the right stuff… — Jack White

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