Able Quote by Sun Tzu

Expectations send unconscious signals that people respond to.

— Tony Robbins

A state of expectancy is a great assetl; a state of uncertainty-one moment thinking "perhaps" and the next moment thinking "I don't know"-will never…

— Ernest Holmes

Giving up the illusion that you can predict the future is a very liberating moment. All you can do is give yourself the capacity…

— John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley

Go forward confidently, energetically attacking problems, expecting favorable outcomes.

— Norman Vincent Peale

People react predictably, especially when they don't have time to think.

— Keith Ablow

It is a common observation that those who dwell continually upon their expectations are apt to become oblivious to the requirements of their actual…

— Charles Sanders Peirce

That's why I tell stories: to create readiness, to nudge the people toward receptive insight. In their present state they can stare till doomsday…

— Eugene H. Peterson

“A victim who believes himself anticipated at every turn is not only crippled by uncertainty but also easier to predict.”

— Mark Lawrence

“Expect everything to happen for your benefit yet do not insist on how it must be experienced. Allow yourselves to be surprised. Remember that…

— Raphael Zernoff

We usually get what we anticipate.

— Claude M. Bristol

“In other words, the “rigorously scientific” method of predicting the future can be applied only in special cases-where prompt action is not urgent, where…

— Alan W. Watts

Cultivate an ongoing stream of self-description, telling yourself what is happening. Get used to the idea that mind can penetrate the immediate surface of…

— Terence McKenna