Expectations Quotes

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Whether we be young or old,Our destiny, our being's heart and home,Is with infinitude, and only there;With hope it is, hope that can never die,Effort… — William Wordsworth
Can you deal with the most vital matters by letting events take their course? Can you step back from you own mind and thus understand… — Laozi
The key is to set realistic customer expectations, and then not to just meet them, but to exceed them - preferably in unexpected and helpful… — Richard Branson
Do the work. Out-work. Out-think. Out-sell your expectations. There are no shortcuts. — Mark Cuban
They whose activity of imagination is often shifting the scenes of expectation, are frequently subject to such sallies of caprice as make all their actions… — Samuel Johnson
Stocks are bought on expectations, not facts. — Gerald M. Loeb
I mean, I'm 48 years old and I've been through a lot in my life - you know, loss, whether it be death, illness, separation.… — Annie Lennox
The moment love becomes a relationship, it becomes a bondage, because there are expectations and there are demands and there are frustrations, and an effort… — Rajneesh
Two persons can be very loving together. The more loving they are, the less is the possibility of any relationship. The more loving they are,… — Rajneesh
'Tis expectation makes a blessing dear... — John Suckling
I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech. [Optimism through positive expectations can help to bring about… — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
There is an authentic biology of hope. Belief and expectation - the key elements of hope - can block pain by releasing the brain's endorphins… — Jerome Groopman
People are far more important than rigid rules and demanding expectations. — Charles R. Swindoll
Our desires always disappoint us; for though we meet with something that gives us satisfaction, yet it never thoroughly answers our expectation. [However disappointment can… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The secret to happiness is to lower your expectations. ...that is what you compare your experience with. If your expectations and standards are very high… — Charlie Munger
Your life experience will never far exceed the expectations of your peers, because to stay connected to them there is an unconscious contract that says… — Tony Robbins
'Efficient' scheduling and control of time are often counterproductive. The efficiency focus creates expectations that clash with the opportunities to develop rich relationships, to meet… — Stephen Covey
A lot of the best work I've ever done started out as something completely different because I gave myself permission to have space around my… — Merlin Mann
With success comes expectation and I know the expectation on me is going to be pretty high. — Rory McIlroy
Life appears: a complex dampness, destined to an intricate future and charged with secret virtues, capable of challenge and creation. A kind of precarious slime,… — Roger Caillois

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