Expectations Quotes

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. . . it is worth discussing radical changes, not in the expectation that they will be adopted promptly but for two other reasons. One… — Milton Friedman
The word 'christian' means different things to different people. To one person it means a stiff, upright, inflexible way of life, colorless and unbending. To… — Eugene H. Peterson
I've always got such high expectations for myself. I'm aware of them, but I can't relax them. — Mary Decker
Welcome to the U.S. Capitol: Watch for falling expectations. — Wiley Miller
To the last moment of his breath, On hope the wretch relies; And even the pang preceding death Bids expectation rise. — Oliver Goldsmith
Fate, they say, fate- the clay that molds the events of your life, and it was the same fate that had thrown the stone of… — Faraaz Kazi
Whether you have a leadership title or not, you have the potential to either lead your organization beyond all expectations or inhibit its growth through… — Simon T. Bailey
The more the responsibility and expectations on me, the more I like it. I always love to accept challenges, I get an added inspiration to… — Mushfiqur Rahim
Expectation closes the door to what is happening in the moment. — Robert Fripp
There is an expectation that we can talk about sins but no one must be identified as a sinner... — Teju Cole
Americans think African writers will write about the exotic, about wildlife, poverty, maybe AIDS. They come to Africa and African books with certain expectations. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
One of the common denominators I have found is that expectations rise above that which is expected — George W. Bush
One isnâ€™t born oneâ€™s self. One is born with a mass of expectations, a mass of other peopleâ€™s ideas â€“ and you have to work… — V.S. Naipaul
And indeed if you think you're a genius at something, what you achieve is very much according to your expectations; if you think you're no… — Diana Wynne Jones
Excitement about things became a habit, a part of my personality, and the expectation that I should enjoy new experiences often engendered the enjoyment itself. — Doris Kearns Goodwin
I see knowledge increasing and human power increasing. I see ever-increasing possibilities before life, And I see no limits set to it at all, Existence… — H.G. Wells
You can't control it once you turn it into the label, so there's the expectation that it'll leak a week before the album comes out.… — Lupe Fiasco
The public psychology of going into debt for gain passes through several more or less distinct phases: (a) the lure of big prospective dividends or… — Irving Fisher
People have expectations of me but I'm not a magician. — Ruud Gullit
Life delivers far less disappointment when your expectations are low. — Brad Meltzer

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