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“The pretty ones are usually unhappy. They expect everyone to be enamored of their beauty. How can a person be content when their happiness lies in someone else's hands, ready to be crushed at any moment? Ordinary-looking people are far superior, because they are forced to actually work hard to achieve their goals, instead of expecting people to fall all over themselves to help them.”
― Jordan's Brains: A Zombie Evolution
― Jordan's Brains: A Zombie Evolution
“Look,” he said, “the point is there’s no way to be a hundred percent sure about anyone or anything. So you’re left with a choice. Either hope for the best, or just expect the worst.”
If you expect the worst, you’re never disappointed,” I pointed out.
Yeah, but who lives like that?”
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If you expect the worst, you’re never disappointed,” I pointed out.
Yeah, but who lives like that?”
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“In a lifeworld, where we can be what we are, and not what people expect us to be, we can escape a blank and void existence, which is linked to wrecking ennui. Boredom often slips into revulsion and nausea, for not being able to find an identity and not succeeding in acquiring individuality with the quality of authenticity. ("Like a frozen image")”
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“Definitions and meanings change all the time. Truth and reality are very volatile, indefinite, multi layered and sometimes very paradoxical. That’s why it is very fiddly to make a set definition for the phenomena of our daily life. ( " Did not expect it would ever happen, there" )”
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“Life can be generous, but leaves us with a trilemma: How can we reconcile three diverse features: ‘I’, 'me' and the 'others'. Since the “I” entails what I want; the “me” what others expect of me and the “others” what others themselves want. The bridges between "individuality", “surroundings” and "otherness" can be abysmal and very often waiting to be restored. (“I am on my own side, but I can listen “ )”
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“When we fail to reflect on the undercurrents of the circumstances of our life, we may have permanent misgivings about the quality of our interpretations. A lucid reading of our acts and our desires helps us to avoid tumbling into a frustrating gap between what we expect and what others expect. (“Alors, tout a basculé”)”
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“If we expect to “know” the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, we may have a hard time seeing the whole picture, since the truth is a willful construction that allows us often merely to “guess”. ("Hinter der Mattscheibe")”
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“The whole thing's illusion, [Jacob], and there's nothing wrong with that. It's what people want from us. It's what they expect.”
― Water for Elephants
― Water for Elephants
“Being in a relationship doesn’t entitle you to anything. You don’t get what you expect, you get what you create.”
― Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
― Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
“Really, it had been stupid to expect anything anyway. A few late nights does not a habit, or a relationship, make.”
― Along for the Ride
― Along for the Ride
“I'm beginning to think that to hope isn't the same as to expect something. To hope is to believe that life is an acceptable chaos.”
― Pagi dan Hal-Hal yang Dipungut Kembali
― Pagi dan Hal-Hal yang Dipungut Kembali
“Most sane human beings who are over the age of six usually act or react not as per what they genuinely feel or really think but in accordance with the expectations of those around them.”
― The Use and Misuse of Children
― The Use and Misuse of Children
“As cruel as life might be at times, if you throw in the towel, which is what everyone will expect, then nothing good will happen and your life will fall apart. Be better than that!”
― Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love
― Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love
“It's so tempting to resist a little gift
when you're expecting the otherwise.”
― Master of Stupidity
when you're expecting the otherwise.”
― Master of Stupidity
“Just don't expect to get what you want unless we decide its what you need - this isn't a hotel.”
― The Green Mile
― The Green Mile
“The clouds may hide the moon, but not for long. Always keep your eyes fixed on the prize!”
― Night of a Thousand Thoughts
― Night of a Thousand Thoughts
“Looking for a mental health care provider? Expect a really long wait time for your first appointment!”
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“Don't expect someone to be compassionate to you, if you don't have compassion for yourself no one will compassion you.”
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“It is unfortunate that through experience I now expect to be harassed and possibly hit by a police officer when I make an emergency call.”
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“It is reasonable after calling the police to expect a police officer suffering from Cumulative Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) to show up.”
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