Quotes by Expectations We're living in a world where conservatism is on the rise - from America to Europe and in Singapore, too. People are finding it hard to accept the 'other': those who are different, or who don't conform to societal expectations or norms. Ivan Heng differentexpectationspeople We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation. Ivan Illich difficult-timeshopeexpectations In both rich and poor nations consumption is polarized while expectation is equalized. Ivan Illich poor-nationsrichexpectations Putting on the spectacles of science in expectation of finding an answer to everything looked at signifies inner blindness. J. Frank Dobie expectationsanswersscience I do have high expectations, like anyone does. I expect myself to do well. It comes with all of the work I've put in and what I expect from that work. J. J. Hardy high-expectationsexpectationsdoe Should philosophers be expected to change the world? Such an expectation seems to me extravagant. Marx himself didn't change the world: he reinterpreted it, then other people changed it. J. M. Coetzee expectationsphilosophypeople You don't ask nobody to give what they can't give, or be what they can't be. You've learnt that, you got a headstart on heartbreak. Jack K. Farris be-youexpectationsgiving All relationships have the same basic components: people, needs, and expectations. Iyanla Vanzant expectationspeopleneeds Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation. Jack Nicklaus positivityexpectationspositive I would like my car to fly and make me breakfast, but that's an unrealistic expectation. Jack Tretton carexpectationsbreakfast I've always been careful to put out the very best work I can. One of the things I value the most is the love and faith that people have given me over the years, so I try to live up to their expectations and my own standards of what I'm capable of. Jackie DeShannon expectationspeopleyears So top grade's O for 'Outstanding,'" Hermione was saying, "and then there's A-" "No, E," George corrected her, "E for 'Exceeds Expectations.' And I've always thought Fred and I should've got E in everything, because we exceeded expectations just by turning up for the exams. J. K. Rowling hermioneexamexpectations I feel like I'm a New Yorker to the bone. But there is a lot of the South in me. I know there is a lot of the South in my mannerisms. There's a lot of the South in my expectations of other people and how people treat each other. There's a lot of the South in the way I speak, but it could never be home. Jacqueline Woodson expectationshomepeople Even if we're in a state of hopelessness, a sense of expectation is an integral part of our relationship to time. Hopelessness is possible only because we do hope that some good, loving someone could come. If that's what Heidegger meant, then I agree with him. Jacques Derrida heideggerloving-someoneexpectations It's a lot of things that play into having a good sneaker store. That's why I never jumped into that field. If I open one, it's going to be a lot of expectations. Jadakiss sneakersexpectationsplay The more users' expectations prove right, the more they will feel in control of the system and the more they will like it. Jakob Nielsen proveexpectationsfeels The millions are awake enough for physical labor; but only one in a million is awake enough for effective intellectual exertion, only one in a hundred million to a poetic or divine life. To be awake is to be alive. I have never yet met a man who was quite awake. How could I have looked him in the face? We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn, which does not forsake us in our soundest sleep. I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. Henry David Thoreau expectationssleepmen It's rare that the sequel to a good movie lives up to expectations. Such is the case with Die Hard 2, the somewhat-muddled but still entertaining return of Bruce Willis' John McClane. Fortunately, the original Die Hard was good enough that there's room for the second installment to be enjoyable while still not matching the pace or possessing the flair of its predecessor. James Berardinelli good-moviereturnexpectations The hope of the world lies in what one demands, not of others, but of oneself. James A. Baldwin expectationslyingworld My expectations of other people, I double them on myself. James Brown expectations-of-yourselfexpectationspeople«2930313233343536373839»
