Quotes by Expectations Look, the key for me is to keep expectations low. George W. Bush keysexpectationslooks The case for trade is not just monetary, but moral. Economic freedom creates habits of liberty. And habits of liberty create expectations of democracy. George W. Bush democracylibertyexpectations A conservative government survives essentially by dampening expectations and subduing hopes. Conservatism is basically pessimistic, reformism is basically optimistic. Gough Whitlam optimisticgovernmentexpectations The thing we look forward to often comes to pass, but never precisely in the way we have imagined to ourselves. George Eliot expectationslooksway Blessed is he that expecteth nothing, for he shall be gloriously surprised. Gilbert K. Chesterton blessedexpectations Every year strips us of at least one vain expectation, and teaches us to reckon some solid good in its stead. George Eliot vainexpectationsyears I'm lucky to have a job doing something I really love to do, and I'm happy to accept the pressures of relentless deadlines or reader expectations as necessary evils. It's probably not as stressful as mining coal or leading men into battle. Grant Morrison expectationsjobsmen Some people claim that expectations are the reason for unhappiness. However, I can assure you from personal experience that you’ll suffer greatly by setting subpar targets. Grant Cardone sufferingexpectationspeople If he's not calling you, it's because you are not on his mind. If he creates expectations for you, and then doesn't follow through on little things, he will do same for big things. Be aware of this and realize that he's okay with disappointing you. Greg Behrendt callingexpectationsmind The uncomfortable truth seems to be that the amount of talk by women has been measured less against the amount of men's talk than against the expectation of female silence. Gloria Steinem silenceexpectationsmen I've always lived to seize the moment, to squeeze every drop of expectation out of myself for whatever that moment gives you. Greg Norman momentsexpectationsgiving If you don't measure up to your expectations, realize that you should just be life without expectations. Frederick Lenz realizingyogaexpectations I think that's the nature of representation. No matter what it will disappoint, it will fail in some way.But that's also part of the magic of art. If every picture met my expectation in exactly the right way, there'd be no mystery; there'd be no gap between what's in my head and the picture I make. Gregory Crewdson expectationsartthinking I do think that dread is about a certain kind of expectation. And the fact that a picture can never resolve itself the way a movie can - maybe that's a specific kind of dread that becomes associated with a picture. Gregory Crewdson expectationswaythinking If I answer questions every time you ask one, expectations would be high. And as you know, I like to keep expectations low. George W. Bush expectationswould-beanswers The friendliness and charity of our countrymen can always be relied upon to relieve their fellow citizens in misfortune. This has been repeatedly and quite lately demonstrated. Federal aid in such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care on the part of the Government and weakens the sturdiness of our national character, while it prevents the indulgence among our people of that kindly sentiment and conduct which strengthens the bonds of a common brotherhood. Grover Cleveland governmentexpectationscharacter Let us make a pledge that, if not all day or all night long, at least for a few moments every day, we will make an effort to experience love, love that is free from selfishness, free from desire, free from expectation, love that is complete freedom. Gurumayi Chidvilasananda expectationsnightlong What makes a date so dreadful is the weight of expectation attached to it. There is every chance that you may meet your soulmate, get married, have children and be buried side by side. There is an equal chance that the person you meet will look as if they've already been buried for some time. Guy Browning soulmateexpectationschildren When you're a good person, good things happen to you. You shouldn't be a good person with the expectation of therefore deserving good things, but in its purest form, I believe when you do good, good comes back to you. Guy Kawasaki good-personexpectationsbelieve Disappointment, discouragement, and despair are nothing but the bitter fruit of an unfulfilled expectation allowed to live beyond its time. Guy Finley despairdisappointmentexpectations«2526272829303132333435»
