"I keep my expectations low, so nobody disappoints me." "Yeah, well, I have high expectations." I look toward Miranda. "I guess my friends do, too." "Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier."

-- Simone Elkeles

#Expectations Quotes #People Quotes #Looks Quotes

“No man who is correctly informed as to the past will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view of the present.”
“I meet people on the street or at book signings and they tend to treat me as if they know me, as if we're connected. It's great.”
“I was blessed with speed and a good punch. Everybody thinks I'm the hardest puncher ever. But I just think I was really fast, and my punches got to the target faster. That's what made my knockouts always seem spectacular.”
“There's the internal rhythm within a sequence, and then there's the rhythm between the sequences, and that's extremely important in constructing the narrative. For example, you don't put two big dramatic scenes right next to each other. But you can use the rhythm of the transition shots; they can often serve a double purpose.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“No one tells me what they think because they're either intimidated by me, or they don't want to upset me.”
“You see, our hard-earned saving are always going to be taken away from us by someone - whether we have any or not.”
“Happiness is not a sign that we are right with God; happiness is a sign of satisfaction, that is all, and the majority of us can be satisfied on too low a level.”
“The capacity for growth depends on one's ability to internalize and to take personal responsibility. If we forever see our life as a problem caused by others, a problem to be 'solved,' then no change will occur.”

Source : James Hollis (1993). “The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife”, p.7, Inner City Books

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