"GREAT SECRET Whenever Iâ€™m learning something difficult, I keep expectations low, and aspirations high."

-- James Marcus

#Expectations Quotes #Secret Quotes #Lows Quotes

“You can not live your life just based on what everyone else thinks.”
“We work really hard never to get confused with what we know from what we think or hope or wish.”
“I think good art happens on that edge between comfortable and in a lot of pain, you know what I mean?”
“At times ... one is downright thankful for the self-absorption of other people.”
“Politicians of all stripes are always in danger at looking at every problem from an abstract point of view or being briefed by officials, academics, or economists who know every science but the science of human nature.”

Source : Jean Chretien (2010). “My Years as Prime Minister”, p.238, Vintage Canada
“First there was just my home. Now I have to deal with the whole world.”
“An expert is a damn fool a long way from home.”
“Life and work are not things apart. Work is more than gaining privileges and possessions; it is ongoing, ecstatic, LIVING experience. When we tap into living experience, we no longer feel as though we must be king. We can just be ALIVE at work! When we live in the bliss, there is no difficulty which is insurmountable. If we miss the bliss, there is no compensation which is adequate.”

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