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• If we live in the here and now, each moment is a surprise, every instant a new wonder. But it often fails to work this way. Onto the present we superimpose our expectations and opinions, based on the past or future. We meet someone, and we already anticipate what he/she will be like and what they will say.

  Piero Ferrucci

  Past, Way, Opinion

  Piero Ferrucci (2007). “The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life--Tenth Anniversary Edition”, p.105, Penguin

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• Becoming is the action that births our womanhood, rather than passive act of being born (an act none of us has a choice in). This short, powerful statement assured me that I have the freedom, in spite of and because of my birth, body, race, gender expectations, and economic resources, to define myself for myself and for others.

  Janet Mock

  Powerful, Race, Choices

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• I know from my own experiences that if you will put your career in God's hands and trust him, you can't account for all the ways he will bless you. When you step out in faith, he will open doors and bring you opportunities that will surpass even your wildest expectations. . . . If I have learned anything, it's this: to get where you want to go, you first have to become the person God wants you to be.

  DeVon Franklin

  Opportunity, Careers, Doors

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• The expectations you bring to meditation practice are often the greatest obstacles you will encounter.

  Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

  Meditation Practice, Encounters, Obstacles

  Eric Swanson, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (2010). “The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness”, p.214, Random House

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• Luxury, by definition, means something that appears to be the best of whatever it represents. It's a word that raises people's expectations, whether talking about clothing for women or locations for people to live You pay for recognition, but probably the most important thing it represents is delivery on the promise of the brand's name.

  Isadore Sharp

  Mean, Talking, Names

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• Despite all expectations, the time of my last campaign and of my passing is near. I wish to die at home. Let not my end disarm you, and on no account weep for me, lest the enemy be warned of my death.

  Genghis Khan

  Home, Wish To Die, Enemy

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• The hope that God has provided for you is not merely a wish. Neither is it dependent on other people, possessions, or circumstances for its validity. Instead, biblical hope is an application of your faith that supplies a confident expectation in God's fulfillment of His promises. Coupled with faith and love, hope is part of the abiding characteristics in a believer's life.

  John C. Broger

  Biblical, People, Promise

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• Every time you connect, a little bit more clarity stays around the love, a little bit more space opens up around it. your mind becomes clearer. you experience expanded possibilities. You become a little more confident, a little more willing to connect with others, a little more willing to open up to other people, whether that means talking about your own stuff or listen to theirs. And as that happens a little miracle occurs: You're giving, without expectation in return. Your very being becomes, consciously or not, an inspiration to others

  Tsoknyi Rinpoche

  Inspiration, Mean, Talking

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• Hope is desire and expectation rolled into one.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Hope, Hopeful, Desire

  Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.92, 谷月社

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• Mom was the one who taught me unconditional love. With Dad, I'd always felt there was something to live up to - expectations. But in the last year, we had a wonderful relationship.

  Greg Louganis

  Mom, Dad, Unconditional Love

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• My expectations are incredibly high.

  Paula Creamer

  "Now meet her young rivals ..." by Natalie Gulbis, www.theguardian.com. December 3, 2005.

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• Don't be limited by the expectations of others. You can always be better and do more.

  Bruce Oldfield

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• Society imposes low expectations of those who have disabilities”

  Erik Weihenmayer

  Low Expectations, Disability, Lows

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• The family is in flux, and signs of trouble are widespread. Expectations remain high. But realities are disturbing.

  Robert Neelly Bellah

  Reality, Trouble, Flux

  "The Good Society". Book by Robert Neelly Bellah, Richard Madsen, Steven M. Tipton, William M. Sullivan and Ann Swidler (Chapter 1), 1991.

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• To be born a Southern woman is to be made aware of your distinctiveness. And with it, the rules. The expectations. These vary some, but all follow the same basic template, which is, fundamentally, no matter what the circumstance, Southern women make the effort. Which is why even the girls in the trailer parks paint their nails. And why overstressed working moms still bake three dozen homemade cookies for the school fund-raiser. And why you will never see Reese Witherspoon wearing sweatpants. Or Oprah take a nap.

  Allison Glock

  Girl, Mom, School

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• We have to reduce our expectations of England and we have the players to do it

  Steve McClaren

  Player, England

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• When you care about perfection, you care about an expectation. But there is also caring for where I am right now, for what's happening right now. When I spend time with students, they tell me that they've read something in a book or heard something from a teacher that they don't think they're living up to. And I tell them, “Take care of yourself right now. Befriend what's happening, not just who you're supposed to be or what the world should be like. This is where you are now. So how do you care for yourself this minute?

  Bernie Glassman

  Teacher, Book, Caring

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• There’s nothing more haunting than the cry of a child that cannot be returned with food — the most fundamental expectation of every human being.

  Josette Sheeran

  Children, Fundamentals, Haunting

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• If people know we expect good things from them, they will in most cases go to great lengths to live up to our expectations.

  Alan Loy McGinnis

  People, Good Things, Length

  Alan Loy McGinnis (1985). “Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Enjoy Helping Others Excel”, p.28, Augsburg Books

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• Have you heard of this new thing called the internet? It's giving people new expectations. It's allowing them to become their own expert. Knowledge lies anxious at their fingertips. Gloss over the truth in your advertising and you'll quickly be dismissed as a poser.

  Roy H. Williams

  Truth, Lying, People

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• Unhappiness lies in that gap between our talents and our expectations.

  Sebastian Horsley

  Lying, Unhappy, Gaps

  Sebastian Horsley (2016). “Dandy in the Underworld”, p.234, Hachette UK

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• Acceptance is supposed to be a good thing - Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Also compromise, as every couples therapist will tell you. But the cost was high - the damping of expectation, the dwindling of spirit, the resignation that comes to replace enthusiasm, the cynicism that supplants hope. The mouldering that goes unnoticed and unchecked.

  A.S.A. Harrison

  Couple, Acceptance, Serenity

  A. S. A. Harrison (2013). “The Silent Wife: A Novel”, p.143, Penguin

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• Summit meetings tend to be like panda matings. The expectations are always
  high, and the results usually disappointing.

  Robert Orben

  Pandas, Disappointing, Mating

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• After I won the Heisman Trophy, it just was OK, I’m supposed to go to the NFL and so that’s what I did. I didn’t really have any expectations and I didn’t really understand how things worked.

  Ricky Williams

  Nfl, Trophies

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• People are not here to meet your expectations.

  Leo Buscaglia

  People

  LEO BUSCAGLIA, PH.D. (1982). “LIVING, LOVING & LEARNING”

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