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“Almost everything--all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure--these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”
Steve Jobs
“Almost everything: all external expectations, all pride all fear of embarrassment or failure. These tings just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.”
Steve Jobs
“I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine.”
Bruce Lee
“The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.”
Confucius
“If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.”
Norman Vincent Peale
“I want to top expectations. I want to blow you away.”
Quentin Tarantino
“Expectations are a form of first-class truth: If people believe it, it's true.”
Bill Gates
“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.”
Michael Jordan
“You can't base your life on other people's expectations.”
Stevie Wonder
“Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.”
Earl Nightingale