#expect

High expectations weren't nurtured in my neck of nowhere back then - children weren't fawned over from an early age as 'gifted' and groomed for a prizewinning future; self-esteem was considered something you had to pick from the garden yourself. ↗

— James Wolcott

#back #children #considered #early #early age

Life was very simple. My parents had come from the North of England, which is a fairly rugged, bleak, hard-working part of England, and so there was not the expectation of luxury. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#come #england #expectation #fairly #had

Good is somebody who delivered and allowed the company to overcome obstacles, without leaving a profound impact on its culture. Great is somebody who leads his company to achievements and performance and value that nobody was expecting it had. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#allowed #company #culture #delivered #expecting

The progress of the natural sciences in modern times has of course so much exceeded all expectations that any suggestion that there may be some limits to it is bound to arouse suspicion. ↗

— Friedrich August von Hayek

#arouse #bound #course #exceeded #expectations

Ladies and gentlemen, on the occasion of my election I received many letters from people representing all segments of the population and all professions, especially from the younger generation, linking my inauguration with great - far too great - expectations. ↗

— Gustav Heinemann

#especially #expectations #far #generation #gentlemen

A good browser, apps, good camera, and fast networking in your smartphone is just expected today. ↗

— Thorstein Heins

#camera #expected #fast #good #just

Honestly, I expected to get a cold reception because of my subject matter. But when editors took a look at the story I had to tell, and saw that this was not a parochial story at all, they really warmed to it. ↗

— Laura Hillenbrand

#cold #editors #expected #get #had

Preaching is effective as long as the preacher expects something to happen-not because of the sermon, not even because of the preacher, but because of God. ↗

— John Hines

#effective #even #expects #god #long

People always expect Hulk Hogan to be standing up straight, or to have the bandanna on, or to not have my arms covered up. If I have an extra large shirt on people go 'oh yeah you look small.' It kind of ruins the mystique. ↗

— Hulk Hogan

#arms #covered #expect #extra #go

I think people expect mud at festivals, I think you'd be asking for your money back if you didn't get it. ↗

— Peter Hook

#back #expect #festivals #get #i