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Quotes About Expectation

Our thinking and our behaviour are always in anticipation of a response. It is therefore fear-based.
~ Deepak Chopra
Although all of us desire happiness, few of us reach that goal because of the seemingly endless cycle of expectation and disappointment.
~ Tarthang Tulku
Things are always different from what they might be.
~ Henry James
God's promises are not fortune cookies. We do not use them in order to get a spiritual "fix" for the day.
~ Sinclair B. Ferguson
Expect people to be better than they are; it helps them to become better. But don't be disappointed when they are not; it helps them to keep trying.
~ Mary Browne
Love does not expect anything in return
~ Radhe Maa
When you ask it is given - but at some point you have to stop asking and start expecting.
~ Esther Hicks
Supernatural breakthrough requires supernatural expectations.
~ Alin Sav
When you are always ready for the worst, then the worst is likely to show up
~ Gary Hopkins
When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.
~ Eric Cantona
Good is not good when better is expected.
~ Vin Scully
If you've given the greatest effort that you can expect of yourself, you always get what you deserve.
~ C. Vivian Stringer
You can sum up this sport in two words: You never know.
~ Lou Duva
Most Indians go into education. Their parents just push them into education like parents in Australia push them into sports.
~ Mahesh Bhupathi
Nothing is as good as it seems and nothing is as bad, but somewhere between reality falls.
~ Lou Holtz
I'm not out there just to be dancing around. I expect to win every time I tee up.
~ Lee Trevino
The mistake is to imagine that perfection is possible when the very idea is unthinkable.
~ Luis Figo
I expect big things from myself but as long as I can keep the commitment and dedication and put the hard work in, I don't see why there's any reason not to handle it OK.
~ Rory McIlroy
People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.
~ Pat Riley
If you don't demand that your people maintain. High performances to remain on your team, Why should they be proud of the association?
~ Lou Holtz
I did envisage being this successful as a player, but not all the hysteria around it off the golf course.
~ Tiger Woods
A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don't allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines
~ Bill Walsh
As a manager, you always have a gun to your head. It's a question of whether there is a bullet in the barrel.
~ Kevin Keegan
I can't recall too much about pitching, but I do remember that I was anxious to get it over with. I just wanted to get that first game over with and go from there.
~ Dennis Eckersley