“I have been fortunate to work in places where people have a passion for their work. At HHS the passion sort of exceeds passion - it's a vocation.... I obviously knew that there were certainly some challenges that I would be taking on both with the work and the politics. [But] I probably did not have the right expectation level with regard to the number and volume of crises that would occur.” PeopleHas BeensWould BePassionChallengesLevelsNumbersExpectationsRegardCrisisFortunateVolumeVocationExceed Author:Sylvia Mathews Burwell
“It's when ordinary people rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached.” PeopleOpportunityOrdinaryExpectationsOrdinary PeopleRise AboveMilestoneSeize The Opportunity Author:Mike Huckabee
“A lot of people have high expectations. I'm just going to do the best I can.” PeopleI CanExpectationsDo The BestHigh Expectations Author:Deron Williams
“No, 'cause, I mean, the expectation for me is I'm gonna try my best to win the tournament. But it's the people that sort of are in the media, are in the press, and the people that read it are the ones that, you know, see the expectation getting bigger or greater or, you know, how my performances have been going, whatnot.” PeopleKnowsTryingMeanHas BeensWinningCausesKnow HowGreaterMediaExpectationsPerformancesBiggerPressesTournaments Author:Andy Murray
“It's funny how you have to keep changing, or showing that you are capable of doing something different from people's expectations. People really only do remember you from the last thing you've done, or desperately want to put you into a position that they think you're capable of.” PeopleThinkingWantDifferentDoneLastsRememberPositionCapableExpectationsRemember YouRemembers You Author:Dominic Cooper
“I honestly do not think about celebrity or image or sexual expectations on me. It only comes up when people have a list of questions. But what I am told is that there is a quality that I have onscreen, where it's a little bit of everything.” PeopleThinkingLittlesBitsQualityLittle BitExpectationsCome UpListsHonestly Author:Richard Gere
“While testimonies can come as dramatic manifestations, they usually do not. Sometimes people think they need to have an experience like Joseph Smith's vision before they gain testimonies. If we have unrealistic expectations of how, when, or where answers come, we risk missing the answers which come as quiet, reassuring feelings and thoughts that most often come after our prayers, while we are doing something else. These answers can be equally convincing and powerful.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsSometimesFeelingsPrayerAnswersPowerfulVisionRiskMissingQuietExpectationsGainsManifestationDramaticTestimonyConvincingOur PrayersReassuringJoseph SmithUnrealistic Expectations Author:Allan F. Packer
“Using the phrase business ethics might imply that the ethical rules and expectations are somehow different in business than in other contexts. There really is no such thing as business ethics. There is just ethics and the challenge for people in business and every other walk in life to acknowledge and live up to basic moral principles like honesty, respect, responsibility, fairness and caring.” PeopleDifferentMightChallengesWalksResponsibilityMoralPrinciplesHonestyExpectationsEthicsCaringAcknowledgePhrasesEthicalFairnessMoral PrinciplesBusiness Ethics Author:Michael Josephson
“Honorable beginnings should serve to awaken curiosity, not to heighten people's expectations. We are much better off when reality surpasses our expectations, and something turns out better than we thought it would.” PeopleShouldRealityTurnsExpectationsCuriosityHonorableBetter Off Author:Baltasar Gracian
“I don't have expectations with people, but I have very high standards for myself. The only time I get disappointed in life is when I disappoint myself.” PeopleLife IsStandardsExpectationsDisappointedOnly TimeDisappointHigh Standards Author:Chronixx
“By manipulating queuing, by manipulating expectation, you can lead people to a fundamental confrontation, not only with themselves, but with the Other.” PeopleExpectationsFundamentalsConfrontation Author:Terence McKenna
“I think, as most of us do, I put such high expectations on myself that this spills over onto other people. And not everyone is wired this way. Some people can shrug expectations off their shoulders like a cardigan, remaining cool and breezy. Others wear them like a parka with a stuck zipper, hot and stifling.” PeopleThinkingWayExpectationsHotStuckShouldersSpillsStiflingHigh ExpectationsBreezyZippersCardigans Author:Kristin Armstrong
“As leaders, we're giving out grades in every encounter we have with people. We can choose to give out grades as an expectation to live up to, and then we can reassess them according to performance. Or we can offer grades as a possibility to live into. The second approach is much more powerful.” PeopleGivingPowerfulLeaderPossibilityOffersApproachExpectationsPerformancesEncountersGrades Author:Benjamin Zander
“When people look back at their childhood or youth, their wistfulness comes from the memory, not of what their lives had been in those years, but of what life had then promised to be. The expectation of some indefinable splendor, of the unusual, the exciting, the great is an attribute of youth and the process of aging is the process of that expectations' gradual extinction. One does not have to let it happen. But that fire dies for lack of fuel, under the gray weight of disappointments.” PeopleYearsLooksDoeHappensDiesProcessMemoriesFireChildhoodYouthExpectationsWeightExcitingAgingDisappointmentFuelGrayUnusualAttributesExtinctionSplendorIndefinableWistfulness Author:Victor Hugo
“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.” PeopleTryingFactsExpectationsUpset Author:Steve Grand
“I want the music to be heard as close to when I made it, as much as possible. I don't want to get into some "future of the music industry" thing, or where I stand on digital this or that, but I think it's ridiculous that a lot of people in the industry plan so far ahead that it makes a lot of improvisation impossible and makes a lot of people's expectations fixed and not fluid.” PeopleThinkingWantMadePlansImpossibleHeardIndustryExpectationsRidiculousMade ItFixedDigitalFluidImprovisationMusic Industry Author:Bradford Cox
“It's amazing, it's pumping, it's furious, it's anxious, it's happy and it's far more real than anything you'll ever experience in a Western city. Morocco is a living, pulsating entity which is rapidly changing all the time but there are parts of Marrakesh that carry on as they have done for a thousands years. The music is a reflection of that, of all times and all religions and of all the natural expectations and conditions of the people who live there.” PeopleYearsRealDoneNaturalCitiesConditionsMusic IsReflectionExpectationsWesternAll TimeAnxiousEntityFuriousMorocco Author:Robert Plant
“Set your expectations and goals so high that people think they're impossible, that's when you know you set them too low.” PeopleThinkingKnowsGoalImpossibleLowsExpectations Author:Behdad Sami
“The secret to living in the rush of the world with a minimum of pain is to get as many people as possible to string along with your delusions; the trick to living alone up here, away from all agitating entanglements, allurements, and expectations, apart especially from one's own intensity, is to organize the silence, to think of its mountaintop plenitude as capital, silence as wealth exponentially increasing. The encircling silence as your chosen source of advantage and your only intimate.” PeopleThinkingWorldPainWealthSecretSilenceSourceExpectationsAdvantageTricksChosenIntimateDelusionStringsIntensityMinimumOrganizeEntanglementLiving AlonePlenitude Book:The Human Stain: A Novel Source: The Human Stain: A Novel
“Maybe it was just me shorting myself to hedge my expectations. As a fan, I was excited about the project. If you look at the body of work for the people involved, I was excited about the project, but I didn't really know. There were people saying, "I think we're going to be part of something huge."” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsLooksBodyFansHugeInvolvedProjectsExpectationsExcited Author:Steven Yeun
“Because when you work with a different team, the expectations are different and then you deliver in a very different way. You look back at it and you're proud of yourself. And when the same people come in and you do the same thing, it's boring. You could re-envision it again and again but when the new chemistry of ideas comes in, something happens as a team.” PeopleWayLooksIdeasDifferentHappensTeamProudExpectationsBoringThings HappenDifferent WaysChemistryAgain And AgainProud Of YouProud Of Yourself Author:A. R. Rahman
“In this changing, complex and exciting world with exploding expectations, we need to find some common ground. We need people and ideas to turn to bind us, and Mahatma Gandhi with his message of oneness for mankind is one of them.” PeopleWorldNeedsIdeasTurnsCommonMankindMessagesExpectationsExcitingComplexesOnenessCommon GroundExploding Author:Hillary Clinton
“People come with expectations and as a bandleader I constantly try to remind the audience to leave its expectations in the lobby.” PeopleTryingAudienceExpectations Author:Bill Bruford
“Great leaders do not see people for who they are, but who than can become. Further, the great leader compels those that follow them to become that man or woman of the future, likely exceeding the expectations of both.” PeopleMenLeaderExpectationsGreat Leader Author:Chris Alexander
“I have no direct knowledge of this, but I suspect that Apple will launch a living room product that redefines people's expectations really strongly, and the notion of a separate console platform will disappear concurrent with Apple's announcement.” PeopleRoomsProductsExpectationsDirectNotionDisappearApplesSuspectsPlatformsLiving RoomConsoleAnnouncements Author:Gabe Newell
“People who are constantly looking for the opportunity to do something new are also people who are not going to be helped by having job titles - job titles create expectations of specialization and focus which don't map really well to creating the best possible experience for your customers.” PeopleWellsJobsOpportunityFocusCreatingExpectationsCustomersTitlesMapsSomething NewSpecializationJob Titles Author:Gabe Newell
“One reason that a lot of people see me as cheerful and optimistic is that my expectations are really rather low.” PeopleReasonLowsExpectationsOptimisticCheerful Author:Glenn Reynolds
“I think that fear of the mob, the expectation that people, particularly poor and nonwhite people become mobs almost automatically in the absence of coercive authority, is inculcated by the media, the movies, and politicians.” PeopleThinkingPoorMediaPoliticianAuthorityExpectationsAbsence Author:Rebecca Solnit
“We all know people for that length of time and people change. They mature. There is a certain expectation that a fictional character does not change. But you can't go back and play him the same way.” PeopleKnowsWayDoePlayCharacterCertainExpectationsLengthMatureFictional Character Author:David Duchovny
“The goal is that people will find something of themselves in it. But you don't need to know what a hexachord is! You don't need to know what serialism is. You don't need to know anything technical. It's more about the state of mind of being open and listening to what's really going on. And I think that the more open you can be, the better. So maybe it's not good to have expectations.” PeopleThinkingKnowsNeedsMindStatesGoalListeningExpectationsState Of Mind Author:Missy Mazzoli
“Apocalyptic expectations ran riot in 1917, and had a major influence on Allied policies towards Palestine and the Jewish people. The propaganda of all nations was amazingly religious and apocalyptic - ghosts and visions, crucifixions and sacrifice, crusaders and holy warriors.” PeopleNationsReligiousVisionSacrificeInfluencePolicyHolyMajorsExpectationsGhostWarriorPropagandaRanPalestineRiotApocalypticCrucifixion Author:Philip Jenkins
“There's also an immediacy to everything that has changed everybody's expectations. Now if I can't get a hold of somebody on their cell phone I'm, like, angry with them. And in my mind, all the things that I really value in terms of art, really good novels or films or comics, I know they all take a long, long time to create, and they take a lot of concentration and dedication...and I just feel like the training for that is becoming more and more rare when people are used to seeing things like YouTube clips, and being able to acquire things instantly.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsMindLongArtI CanAbleFilmUsedValuesTermNovelSeeingChangedLike YouBecomingLong TimeTrainingExpectationsAngryPhonesCellsAcquireConcentrationDedicationYoutubeCell PhoneBecoming MoreClipImmediacy Author:Adrian Tomine
“I still work that expectation/disappointment cycle all the time. I think it is part of the human nature and I think the most important thing is not to judge it. We are human and we do have expectations and a lot of our expectations are often not met. It is a process of learning how to be kind and compassionate and loving to ourselves when we don't get the things we want when people, circumstances, and opportunities don't match our expectations.” PeopleThinkingWantHumansKindStillsImportantOpportunityProcessHuman NatureJudgingCircumstancesMetsExpectationsImportant ThingsDisappointmentCyclesBe KindCompassionate Author:Agapi Stassinopoulos
“For someone to promise a percentage type cure for this issue, for instance I had someone who said they had experienced a 90 percent permanent - in all caps PERMANENT - reduction of their same-sex attraction. How can we quantify that? How can you even know that that's what you have experienced? And what if at some point you fall to 85 percent or 70 percent? That, I think, sets people up for unrealistic expectations and is something that I'm not willing to offer when we're sharing these types of messages or presenting what was presented to me.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsSaidFallSexIssuesWillingTypePromiseOffersMessagesExpectationsPercentAttractionCuresInstancePermanentWhat IfPercentagesCapsReductionPresentingUnrealistic Expectations Author:Alan Chambers
“And then there are encouragements to use heterosexual pornography or heterosexual images to encourage heterosexual attraction. I find it a golden idol, honestly, where we have been hypocritical to ask people to resolve this issue in a way that we haven't encouraged other people with other struggles to resolve. I'm looking at offering biblical holiness, not an unrealistic expectation for people that will leave them disappointed.” PeopleWayHas BeensUseAsksStruggleIssuesHavensExpectationsEncouragementAttractionHonestlyGoldenHolinessResolveDisappointedIdolsOfferingBiblicalPornographyHypocriticalUnrealistic ExpectationsOthers Struggles Author:Alan Chambers
“After you've been away, people's expectations are like, "Well, you better have something to show for it. Tell us why you've been away so long!"” PeopleWellsLongShowsExpectations Author:Jazmine Sullivan
“Obviously, David [Shore] probably has pressure because House was such an amazing show. But I try not to go into these jobs, thinking that I have to live up to people's expectations.” PeopleThinkingTryingShowsJobsHouseExpectationsPressureShore Author:Dean Winters
“I've realized that a lot of people go to see film or theater with a different expectation. I have a friend who's an actor and I can't stand watching movies with him because he never quite allows himself to just watch the story. He'll comment on the lighting, he'll comment on the [camera] angle. I'm not saying there's a wrong way to watch it - maybe that's helpful to him - but to me, you're getting way too caught up in the technical aspects.” PeopleWayI CanDifferentStoriesFilmActorsWatchesExpectationsAspectTheaterCamerasCaughtHelpfulCommentAngleCaught UpNever QuitLightingWrong WayCamera Angles Author:Condola Rashad
“It felt like I was a bucket full of holes. Things kept going in but just as quickly, they'd drain out. So I had people telling me I was this and that and then I'd feel pressure to perform up to their standards, jumping through hoops so I could live up to their expectations.” PeopleFeelsFeltStandardsExpectationsPressureHolesJumpingDrainsBuckets Author:Christian Hosoi
“As soon as that little "ba-da-da-dink-dink" at the beginning of "Under the Sea" starts I think to myself: "Here we go! Let's do it!" When I first got the role, I was very intimidated because people have high expectations. But I have nothing to prove only to share. I'll do my best interpretation of what these songs should sound like in their current incarnations and it's quite an honor.” PeopleThinkingShouldFirstsLittlesSongSoundRolesSeaShareHonorProveExpectationsCurrentsInterpretationIncarnationIntimidatedHigh Expectations Author:Tituss Burgess
“When you get respect from the people who are buying your music and coming to your shows, there's an expectation that you have to live up to your own standards.” PeopleShowsStandardsExpectationsBuying Author:Colin Meloy
“It's always better to shock people and change people's expectations than to give them exactly what they think you can do.” PeopleThinkingGivingCan DoExpectationsShockShockedUnderdog Author:Jonah Hill
“You don't come up expecting to be a fan favorite. When I was a rookie, I was just trying to make a name for myself, but people already knew who I was and already had expectations for me.” PeopleTryingNamesFansExpectationsCome UpExpectingRookies Author:Tim Lincecum
“That level of expectation that I'm going to be conservative is really disappointing, but it is how many people think about clergy and the church” PeopleThinkingChurchLevelsExpectationsConservativeDisappointingClergy Author:Alan Green
“Living up to other people's expectations is always difficult. And then you have your own expectations and you set yourself goals that are very, very high. And that's true for everyone.” PeopleDifficultGoalExpectations Author:Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark
“Living up to other people's expectations is always difficult.” PeopleDifficultExpectations Author:Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark
“Wisdom means understanding without any doubt that circumstances do not rise to meet our expectations. Events happen as they may. People behave as they will.” PeopleMayMeanHappensUnderstandingDoubtEventsCircumstancesExpectationsBehave Author:Epictetus
“I work in comedy, journalism, media, and technology, many of which don't have a lot of black faces in visible positions. I walk through Brooklyn with a surfboard. It's fun to challenge and expand people's expectations.” PeopleFacesFunBlackChallengesWalksTechnologyComedyMediaPositionExpectationsJournalismVisibleBrooklynBlack Face Author:Baratunde Thurston
“I think that you can only be true to yourself. Nobody can live up to other people's expectations. You will always let them down. There will always be something they won't like about you.” PeopleThinkingExpectationsBeing TrueBe True To YourselfTrue To Yourself Author:Annie Lennox
“The expectations of the viewer are what you're asking about. And the expectations of the viewer are manifold. However, they are very fixed, given who I am in the world. People have certain expectations of me as an artist.” PeopleWorldArtistCertainGivenExpectationsAskingWho I AmFixedViewersManifold Author:Kehinde Wiley