Quotes about expectation
expectations heaven soul
I must confess, as the experience of my own soul, that the expectation of loving my friends in heaven principally kindles my love to them while on earth. Richard Baxter
expectations people perception
A lot of people feel trapped by circumstance, by the expectations of others or the perception that they need a lot of money. They would like to have a different direction in their lives, but they're held back by fear or desires that are incompatible with that freedom. Roz Savage
expectations stupidity focus
Economists who adhere to rational-expectations models of the world will never admit it, but a lot of what happens in markets is driven by pure stupidity - or, rather, inattention, misinformation about fundamentals, and an exaggerated focus on currently circulating stories. Robert J. Shiller
expectations taste ashes
[Michael Hastings] has composed a dirge to incompatibility, which, because it raises expectations only to defeat them, leaves a taste of exhumed ashes. Richard Corliss
expectations joy
False expectations take away joy. Sandra Bullock
expectations trying wake-up
I really try to wake up with my music the same as I do with my life, and that is with no expectations. I just feel what I feel that day and follow it. Robin Thicke
expectations novelty jest
The hapless wit has his labors always to begin, the call for novelty is never satisfied, and one jest only raises expectation of another. Samuel Johnson
expectations gold scarcity
Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity. It becomes cheap as it becomes vulgar, and will no longer raise expectation or animate enterprise.
expectations way resistance
The way to success is strategically along the way of least expectation and tactically along the line of least resistance. William Tecumseh Sherman
expectations choices certain
Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain things were true, and in the confident expectation that they will prove to be true. William Ralph Inge
expectations trying half
What a pleasure life would be to live if everybody would try to do only half of what he expects others to do. William J. H. Boetcker
expectations feelings nervous
I'm excited, happy, nervous, anxious, all those feelings about playing for the Jets again. If I didn't have high expectations, I wouldn't come back here. Vinny Testaverde
expectations helping form
The expectations that others place on us help us form our expectations of ourselves. Wes Moore
expectations environment our-environment
We're not products of our environments, we're products of our expectations.
expectations stills
You are still guided by your expectations. Zhuangzi
expectations people want
I know that there's people that have expectations of me, and I'm a people pleaser, so I want them to be happy. Yvette Nicole Brown
expectations dollars portfolios
There is one thing of which I can assure you. If good performance of the fund is even a minor objective, any portfolio encompassing one hundred stocks (whether the manager is handling one thousand dollars or one billion dollars) is not being operated logically. The addition of the one hundredth stock simply can't reduce the potential variance in portfolio performance sufficiently to compensate for the negative effect its inclusion has on the overall portfolio expectation. Warren Buffett
expectations results term
Although we deal with probabilities and expectations, the actual results can deviate substantially from such expectations, particularly on a short-term basis.
expectations secret lows
The secret to happiness is having low expectations.
expectations way diplomats
It's the way the business works, you're not just an actor, you're a diplomat and a publicist and a politician, and there are certain expectations. Wentworth Miller
expectations would-be analyzing
In all these cases, part of the reasons for failure perhaps was not analyzing and assessing the true nature of the crisis, the resources that would be required, and exaggerated expectation of what the U.N. troops can do. Kofi Annan
expectations want behavior
WANT shows up in conversation - EXPECTATION shows up in behavior. Les Brown
expectations fewer
The fewer expectations you have, the better. Laurie Anderson
expectations marketing want
The success of the Hollywood marketing machine is to limit what we see. Not just to limit what we can see, but also to limit our expectations - to limit what we want to see. Terry Gilliam
expectations people fundamentals
By manipulating queuing, by manipulating expectation, you can lead people to a fundamental confrontation, not only with themselves, but with the Other. Terence McKenna
expectations sin sinner
There is an expectation that we can talk about sins but no one must be identified as a sinner... Teju Cole
expectations absence
Patience is the absence of expectation. Shinichi Suzuki
expectations perception engines
Expectations are the engines of our perceptions. Seth
expectations people rosemary
I felt trapped and fabricated in the fifties living up to other people's expectations. Rosemary Clooney
expectations together share
Share your profits with all your associates, and treat them as partners. In turn, they will treat you as a partner, and together you will all perform beyond your wildest expectations. Sam Walton
expectations giving want
Exceed your customer's expectations. If you do, they'll come back over and over. Give them what they want - and a little more.
expectations lessons given
The best lesson I was given is that all of life teaches, especially if we have that expectation. Sam Abell
expectations want what-you-want
If you're going to say what you want to say, you're going to hear what you don't want to hear. Roberto Bolano