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Expectations should not always be taken as reality; because you never know when you will be disappointed.

— Samuel P. Huntington

If you align expectations with reality, you will never be disappointed.

— Terrell Owens

When you depend on another's perceptions to match your expectations, you're setting yourself up for disappointment.

— David Cottrell

“We must surrender our hopes and expectations, as well as our fears, and march directly into disappointment, work with disappointment, go into it, and…

— Chogyam Trungpa

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

— Gary Hopkins

We all have expectations but sometimes the greatest thing is to be surprised with what happens and to find out that it is quite…

— Alex Zanardi

Disappointment is just the Distance between Expectation & Reality. So either Expect less & Accept the Reality OR Expect a lot & Turn into a Reality.

— Babloo

We are often less grieved at disappointments than at ourselves for having said much concerning the certainty of our expectations.

— Norm MacDonald

Expectations can lead to disappointments

— Oji Amata

Disappointment is the gap that exists between expectation and reality.

— John C. Maxwell

Disappointment is just the distance between Expectation and Reality. So either Expect less and Accept the Reality Or Expect a lot and Turn into…

— Anonymous

Never raise expectations in others that you cannot realize: promise is less pleasing than disappointment is vexatious.

— Norm MacDonald