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High Expectations Quotes (page 2)

I believe, to be sure, that any man who reaches Heaven will find that what he abandoned (even in plucking out his right eye) has not been lost: that the kernel of what he was really seeking even in his most depraved wishes will be there, beyond expectation, waiting for him in 'the High Countries'. C. S. Lewis
Much of what we called "depression" was really dissatisfaction, a result of setting a bar impossibly high or expecting treasures we weren't willing to work for. Mitch Albom
I understood why those who had lived through war or economic disasters, and who had built for themselves a good life and a high standard of living, were rightly proud to be able to provide for their children those things which they themselves had not had. And why their children, inevitably, took those things for granted. It meant that new values and new expectations had crept into our societies along with new standards of living. Hence the materialistic and often greedy and selfish... Jane Goodall
Set your sights high, the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is too good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way. Eileen Caddy
Refecting on the high divorce rate in America as contrasted with England "American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope to find in their butlers W. Somerset Maugham
Many are the stories I have heard about myself. I have mistresses I have never met. When I hear that I am a sodomist and a zoophalist then I shall know that I have reached the high point of fame, but I suppose I can hardly expect such exaltation for many years. John Steinbeck
To compete in a global economy, our students must continue their education beyond high school. To make this expectation a reality, we must give students the tools they need to succeed, including the opportunity to take a college entrance exam. Jennifer Granholm
Steven Gerrard quote: "We are Liverpool Football Club and the expectations are so high."
We are Liverpool Football Club and the expectations are so high. Steven Gerrard
Hoover was incredibly ambitious as a young man. He was highly motivated to succeed in Washington, primarily due to his mother's expectations of him. Leonardo DiCaprio
I don't think any player lives up to his potential, because people out there put you so high on a pedestal, you'll never be as good as they expect. Eric Davis
William Howard Stein quote: "Keep high aspirations, moderate expectations, and small needs."
Keep high aspirations, moderate expectations, and small needs. William Howard Stein
In New York, after that famous home run, they expected me to be up there every year. That homer raised me to a high level, with the top guys in the game. Bobby Thomson
You can have relatively high levels of class consciousness with a lower level of class militancy than one would have expected. Ernest Mandel
I think the media makes it tough to play in New York. There are so many papers and TV channels covering the Knicks and the expectations for the Knicks are so high. John Starks
Sylvester Stallone quote: "I have great expectations for the future, because the past was..."
I have great expectations for the future, because the past was highly overrated. Sylvester Stallone

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