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“You're old when you're old. Why should you be limited by someone else's expectations?”

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Lynne Cox is a renowned swimmer born in 1957. She has achieved significant success in the swimming world, particularly known for her exceptional performances in cold water swimming. more

“Like an enemy I knew as intimately as any friend, I came to know the nagging, constant emptiness of the incongruent life. I ignored myself and lived for people, purposes, and goals that weren't my own. I betrayed who I was and instead accepted a fictional substitute that was defined from the outside in.”

People Knows Purpose Goal My Own Enemy Expectations Constant Accepted Defined Emptiness Substitutes Ignored Betrayed Nagging

Book:Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Out

Source: Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Out

“Once we reach a certain age, we tend to recalibrate our expectations. We expect less from the world once we've seen it up close.”

World Age Certain Expectations

Author:Marianne Williamson

“Blessed is he that expecteth nothing, for he shall be gloriously surprised.”

Expectations Blessed

Book:The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

Source: The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

“The hope of the world lies in what one demands, not of others, but of oneself.”

World Lying Demand Expectations Oneself

Author:James A. Baldwin

“Your life will follow your expectations. What you expect is what you will get. If you dwell on positive thoughts, you will move in that direction; if you continually think negative thoughts, you will live a negative life.”

Ifs Thinking Moving Expectations Negative Positive Thoughts Negative Thoughts

Book:Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential

Source: Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential

“Those of us have minimized expectations walk around with a greater sense of thankfulness (because so many wonderful things that we didn't expect come our way each day).”

Way Walks Greater Wonderful Expectations Each Day Thankfulness Wonderful Things

Author:Dennis Prager

“If you have not the experience, ask. There is no shame in asking, but do not pretend you know when you don't.”

Ifs Knows Asks Experience Asking Shame

Author:Mother Teresa

“I look for lessons in every experience. It adds to my leadership abilities.”

Looks Ability Lessons Experience Add

Author:Omarosa Manigault

“Experience is devoid of the cherry-picking that we find in studies.”

Study Experience Cherries

Book:Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile

Source: Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile

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