Top 1200 Positive Expectations Quotes & Sayings - Page 18

The rules of grammar exist in large part to permit readers and writers to operate from a shared set of expectations.

Self-efficacy beliefs differ from outcome expectations, judgments of the likely consequence [that] behavior will produce.

When we interact with others from a place of compassion without expectations, things are set up to go pretty smoothly.

When leaders behave consistently with the expectations of customers, they are doing things inside their organization that deliver value outside.

Never raise expectations in others that you cannot realize: promise is less pleasing than disappointment is vexatious.

Crackpot is an excellent job because the expectations are so low. No one ever tells crackpots that they should be doing more.

I can only say that in life when you have the greatest expectations and you try to do things the right way, it doesn't always work out.

After the modest success of my first film, I found it very daunting to have to live with that kind of burden of expectations.

I think that every manager who starts work with a team has the best expectations and is giving all he's got to improve immediately.

You can build up expectations for a song before you record it, and then it's like nothing's good enough in the studio.

I always try to design fashion that is interesting and innovative, and I like to break traditions and challenge people's expectations.

Nothing shatters the relationship between you and your boss like you failing to meet expectations, deadlines, and goals.

When people have expectations, you're going to make a lot of them upset - when in fact I'm not trying to represent anybody but myself.

Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are, where they need to improve, and where they lack knowledge or information.

Give the respect you want to receive; embody the grace you hope to encounter; and help others with no expectations whatsoever.

You can't fulfill all the expectations of everyone you know, so you might as well go ahead & disappoint them & get it over with.

It would be foolish, in forming our expectations, to attach great weight to matters which are very uncertain.

My expectations are not in any future event. I would rather just be prepared for whatever might take place.

Reactive and proactive policing are both necessary. Still, we need to lower expectations that such efforts can ever be responsive to crime.

Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated students and enthusiastic parents with high expectations.

It is very important I live up to my own expectations as far as popularity and knowing that I left my mark on the sport.

There was no Twitter when I was in high school, so I can't even imagine the pressures or the expectations of pursuing likes or living life in that kind of mentality.

When you're the lead and on most of the call sheets, some people have expectations of you and whether you like it or not, you kind of set the tone.

The imagination, backed by great expectations, can bring about almost any reality within the range of probalities.

The easiest way to maintain happiness is to lower your expectations of other people and raise them of yourself!

The primary limitation in life is our low expectations for ourselves and others. When we expect minimum results, that's usually what we get.

Always make your needs and expectations known,she used to say. That way no one gets hurt.

I like showing people I can do something they wouldn't have pegged me as being able to do. I've always wanted to defy expectations.

Everyone should see 'A Nightmare Before Christmas,' hear 'London Calling,' and read 'Great Expectations.'

There's loads of eyes and expectations. People are almost waiting for you to make a mistake so they can say, 'Oh, she's a one-hit wonder!'

If anyone should have a reason to not be afraid, to move beyond the expectations of culture, that is kind of the whole message of Christianity.

I think it's always nice to have a film where the underdog comes out on top, doing their best, and surpasses everybody's expectations.

We all have expectations but sometimes the greatest thing is to be surprised with what happens and to find out that it is quite different from the way you imagined it.

If you love anything in this world more than God, you will crush that object under the weight of your expectations.

It seems we always exceed even our own expectations-after a lot of hard work, though!

One of the things I've tried to do in my career is really write different kinds of books, so I'm able to broaden people's expectations of what I'm allowed to do.

As women, we're busy. We're under stress and under pressure, and the expectations are so high for us, so the first thing to go is self-care.

I was so well loved by my mother that if people have any expectations of me I really don't notice because I'm hardest on myself.

Simply put, the Law of Attraction states that you will attract into your life whatever you focus on. Whatever you give your energy and attention to will come back to you. So, if you stay focused on the good and positive things in your life, you will automatically attract more good and positive things into your life.

I like to think I have shown I am ready to live up to the expectations of being Everton's number nine.

As an actor, my job is to perform to the best of my ability. Success or the ratings of a show are not in my hands. But yes, people's expectations can be unnerving.

From Washington, proverbially "the city of distances," through all its cities, states, and territories, it is a country of beginnings, of projects, of designs, and expectations.

I was rejected, never given any expectations. ... Then at least, I won't be a burden to others. It's alright if the only one who hurts is me...!

I decided that I would defy expectations, be it those put on me by society, race, socioeconomic status, or my father.

When 'Ye Maaya Chesaave' released, there were no expectations. With '100% Love,' I felt, 'Oh my God, it has to work.'

I feel Arjun is one of the central characters of 'Mahabharata' and people have lots of expectations from me when I started working on the show.

I recognize I am essentially a failed human being in the sense that I can't possibly live up to the expectations of an Almighty.

We do not view 2005 to be a clean operating year, and the positives of beating expectations are offset by guidance moving around.

Your goal in life should be to enjoy the highest levels of health and energy possible. This requires that you eat the right foods and fewer of them. It requires you to get regular exercise and move every joint of your body daily. To enjoy superb physical health, you must get lots of rest and recreation. Above all, you maintain a positive mental attitude, looking for the good in every situation, and remain determined to be a completely positive person.

Parents are much more likely to be attuned to what they don't like than they are to the expectations that the kid is having difficulty meeting.

I hope to meet expectations. To achieve this, I need to keep working hard and hopefully things will go my way.

Psychoanalysis is essentially a theory of unconscious strivings, of resistance, of falsification of reality according to one's subjective needs and expectations.

It is a common observation that those who dwell continually upon their expectations are apt to become oblivious to the requirements of their actual situation.

Without faith to act as a governor, the human mind is a runaway worry generator, a dynamo of negative expectations.

I had very modest expectations when I first moved to New York. I didn't even expect to get a record deal.

In Texas, we do not hold high expectations for the [governor's] office; it's mostly been occupied by crooks, dorks and the comatose.

I don't have anything to prove anymore. I don't have a record deal, no one has any expectations, I'm in a position of freedom. I don't need anyone's approval.

I am disappointed at not being able to live up to the expectations of my supporters, but every cricketer goes through such a time.

The way we make money as a group is that we don't pay a lot for anything, and most of the stocks we buy have low expectations.

I'm genuinely peaceful and positive. I feel more grounded and connected with everything - friends, family. And I think I've changed the way I deal with stuff recently; I'm trying to think of everything in a more positive way because if something gets me down, it'll really gets me down. The thing I wish I could do more of is train. It's the one thing I do that doesn't require any emotion.