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“Ask any child who failed to live up to his parents idea of success, and youll likely hear that they never felt good enough, or that their parents had expectations that they could not live up to.”
“His thoughts flicked between the confidence of the Anyala Stone, the expectations of his world, and, the certainty of his failure.”
“You are most powerful when you are most silent. People never expect silence. They expect words, motion, defense, offense, back and forth. They expect to leap into the fray. They are ready, fists up...”
“We applaud patience, but prefer it to be a virtue that others possess.”
“It's easy finding reasons why other folks should be patient.”
“We usually expect too much from people. Often we judge them based on their actions even as we judge ourselves based on our intentions.”
“Expect little, and we live up to the expectation. Expect a lot, and we stretch and grow to meet the expectation.”
“Set the standards for what you expect of people and the correct ones will join your cause.”
“They had been there. I had seen my mothers anxious face, desperate to catch my eye and give me a warm smile. I had tried to smile back, but I had not known how. That old curse again. How to smile. ...”
“Take that chance :even though this is hard, you'll get it in a peace.Leave that chance :i know it's easy, but you will always walk in regret”
“The greatest drawback to true love was that once true love unexpectedly ends there is no other romance that can replace it. Romance instead becomes a race, with ones new beau consistently failing t...”
“You can't eat straight A's.”
“You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your preconception. You see what is, where most people see what they expect.”
“You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your perception...you see what is, where most people see what they expect.”
“if we could tax Americans' cognitive dissonance we could balance the budget. The American people want all kinds of incompatible things, they're human beings, and they want high services, low taxes,...”
“If it be now, tis not to come. If it be not to come, it will be now. If it be not now, yet it will comethe readiness is all.”
“Being a husband or a wife, is already a huge responsibility to shoulder, without adding in the expectations.”
“I am full of mistakes and imperfections and therefore I am real ...”
“What makes the earth feel like Hell is our expectation that it ought to feel like Heaven.”
“Disappointment resides in expectation. Showing a little regard creates consideration, which results in understanding. Steps to a peace of mind.”
