#expectation

We will always tend to fulfill our own expectation of ourselves. ↗

— Brian Tracy

#expectation #fulfill #our #ourselves #own

Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you. ↗

— Princess Diana

#carry #day #expectation #kindness #knowledge

If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state. ↗

— Cate Blanchett

#could #disappointment #enough #entire #entire life

At MIT, I had the good fortune for seven years to teach network theory, which is basic to many disciplines, to one-third of the undergraduate student body. It was an experiment to see how high we could bring their level of understanding, and it exceeded all of my expectations. ↗

— Amar Bose

#body #bring #could #disciplines #exceeded

I can't imagine going on when there are no more expectations. ↗

— Edith Evans

#going #i #imagine #more

All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation. ↗

— Francois Fenelon

#earthly #enjoyment #expectation #fruition #more

Walking into a show when I was 16, at that time when it was the No. 1 hit show, and replacing a character comes with so many expectations. I felt a lot of pressure with that. ↗

— Sarah Chalke

#comes #expectations #felt #hit #i

Any game is important to me. At Boston College, when I went out for the spring games, I wanted to win. Maybe it is more important than other preseason games. It's just that everyone is expecting a lot from me in my first week of professional football. I want to confirm my expectations. ↗

— Doug Flutie

#boston #college #confirm #everyone #expectations

People have expectations of me but I'm not a magician. ↗

— Ruud Gullit

#i #magician #me #people

I do not want to admit to the world that I can be a bad person. It is just that I don't want anyone to have false expectations. Moviemaking is a harsh, volatile business, and unless you can be ruthless, too, there's a good chance that you are going to disappear off the scene pretty quickly. ↗

— Tom Hanks

#anyone #bad #business #chance #disappear