Expectation Quotes

• When we are fully conscious and aware, we actually know when we are about to overreact. When we are mindful, we have the mental space and are aware of when our moods change. When we are mindful, we are aware of when our mental models are being challenged and when expectation does not meet with reality, which can trigger an emotional response.

  

  Elizabeth Thornton
  • Reality
  • Space
  • Emotional

• I always feel that a viewer has an expectation about every moment of the film and where it's going, so if I act against that, I've created a twist. In fact, it becomes a kind of game with the expectations of the viewer. This is the superficial appearance. In the layer beneath, there is a hidden theme.

  

  Asghar Farhadi
  • Game
  • Expectation

• You might not be able to operate your own Learjet and have an unlimited expense account, but if you have a reasonable expectation for a print-based product, whether it's a newspaper or a magazine, you can certainly exist.

  

  Dave Eggers
  • Expectation

• How to strike the right balance between our privacy and our expectation that the state will protect us and facilitate our freedom is one of the most difficult challenges facing us all.

  

  David Blunkett
  • Freedom
  • Balance
  • Expectation

• Ninety percent of all people under 30 are in developing countries, and that means that this new access to tech, which is such a positive thing... is also a ticking time bomb of frustration... You get this clear mismatch of opportunity and expectation.

  

  Ronan Farrow
  • People
  • Future
  • Expectation

• When we created Overwatch at Blizzard, it was always with the expectation that we would be able to celebrate and recognize our players in a way that would be consistent with traditional sports.

  

  Bobby Kotick
  • Sports
  • Expectation

• Probably every new and eagerly expected garment ever put on since clothes came in, fell a trifle short of the wearer's expectation.

  

  Charles Dickens
  • Clothes
  • Expectation
  • Garment

• No one ever said, 'Be a doctor.' But because so many members of my extended family - aunts, uncles - were doctors, there was this expectation that I'd probably be a physician.

  

  Elizabeth Blackburn
  • Family
  • Expectation

• It's the beginning of your day. You awake and look around you, feeling perhaps a joyful expectation, or perhaps an awful dread. No matter which, remember this: God loves you with an infinite love.

  

  Marianne Williamson
  • God
  • Remember
  • Feeling

• As devices become more portable and content is increasingly digital, connectivity is fast becoming a fundamental expectation and lifestyle requirement.

  

  Dinesh Paliwal
  • Expectation

• I am giddy, expectation whirls me round. The imaginary relish is so sweet That it enchants my sense.

  

  William Shakespeare
  • Love
  • Sweet
  • Sense

• An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality.

  

  Brian Tracy
  • Positive
  • Attitude
  • Personality

• I thought about the bigger picture of my life, and about the people—and particularly the guys—I would encounter during my lifetime. How would I ever know when that moment was right, when expectation met anticipation and formed … connection?

  

  Rachel Cohn
  • People
  • Life
  • Guy

• How would I ever know when that moment was right, when expectation met anticipation and formed...connection?

  

  Rachel Cohn
  • Connection
  • Expectation

• To succeed in the tech industry, you start businesses, make money, and make smart investments. But to succeed in the tech community, you do and build awesome things, are generous with your time and efforts, and make a point of making space for strangers - without any expectation of payback.

  

  Jon Evans
  • Time
  • Money
  • Community

• We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation.

  

  Ivan Illich
  • Hope
  • Expectation
  • Distinction

• There's a certain grace in accepting what your life is and embracing all the good things that have been - but there's still an expectation of good things to come. Not necessarily what you expected.

  

  Emmylou Harris
  • Life
  • Good
  • Expectation

• Buying a particular vintage because everyone tips it and then waiting for it to mature is like gambling. The thrill is in placing the bet. Once the race is run or the match is played, you'll either win or lose. Until that happens, you're caught in this wonderful, agonising sense of expectation.

  

  Kenneth Cranham
  • Waiting
  • Expectation

• Today, there's an expectation that you get to know public people. In the past, it was much more what you did and how you presented yourself.

  

  Theresa May
  • Expectation
  • Presented
  • Public People

• I never feel more alone than when I'm traveling. Alone and, to some extent, helpless. The world expects a certain level of competence and can be merciless when this expectation is unmet.

  

  Philip Schultz
  • World
  • Alone
  • Expectation

• Expectation is the springboard of achievement.

  

  Ngaio Marsh
  • Achievement
  • Expectation
  • Springboard

• As a director, your expectation and reality don't always match up, and I think that that's... I think it's a little jarring.

  

  Jonathan Levine
  • Up
  • Reality
  • Expectation

• I guess the most difficult thing for me was living up to my mom's expectations. I was always scared that if I didn't do things in this certain way, then my mom just wouldn't think I was great. That's something that was difficult for me growing up.

  

  Milla Jovovich
  • Expectation
  • Guess
  • Moms

• You just cannot play that way. We cannot expect our goalie to keep winning games for us.

  

  Pat Quinn
  • Game
  • Play
  • Winning

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