Combination Quote by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

We next consider the rule that the investor does or should consider expected return a desirable thing and variance of return an undesirable thing.

— Harry Markowitz

Sometimes you don't see the result that you expect.

— Felipe Massa

When an investor focuses on short-term investments, he or she is observing the variability of the portfolio, not the returns - in short, being…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

On average, 90 percent of the variability of returns and 100 percent of the absolute level of return is explained by asset allocation.

— Roger G. Ibbotson

However, perhaps the main point is that you are under no obligation to analyse variance into its parts if it does not come apart…

— Ronald Fisher

The more you do for others without expectation of return, the more you'll get back from the most unexpected sources.

— Brian Tracy

“The subtlety of your analysis of variance will not move readers to tears, although the tediousness of it might.”

— Paul J. Silvia

“Unrealistic expectations often lead to disappointment, while simple unbiased attention and detachment to outcome often lead to pleasant surprises.”

— Gary Hopkins

Expectations determine outcome, always!

— Deepak Chopra

My main point today is that usually one gets what one expects, but very rarely in the way one expected it.

— Charles Francis Richter

Although we deal with probabilities and expectations, the actual results can deviate substantially from such expectations, particularly on a short-term basis.

— Warren Buffett

You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.

— Anita Hill