Expect Quotes

“The world never moves in the direction you expect. You have often got to acknowledge the direction in which the world is moving”
― Neelam Saxena Chandra, the red diary

“If you have become upset by something, let this be a prompt to check on whether your expectations are realistic and helpful regarding the situation or others involved.”
― Steve Peters

“Love happens sublimely, serenely and accidentally! It will happen when you least expect it to!”
― Avijeet Das

“I expect hypobaric therapy will become one of the many treatments for Long COVID.”
― Steven Magee

“Even if nothing ever does go wrong, I have to prepare as though it might.”
― Becky Chambers, To Be Taught, If Fortunate

“Being internally driven also feels different. Instead of feeling the weight of expectation coming down on us from the outside, we feel power flowing up from within. External pressure breaks us down, makes us shrink, and burdens us; internal drive builds us up, makes us grow, and energises us.”
― Ceri Evans, Perform Under Pressure

“Your Chimp is likely to have very high expectations of others. Recognise this and replace them with Human expectations.”
― Steve Peters

“Be sure you have realistic expectations of yourself. Remember: the values you hold in yourself are likely to be far more important than what you look like or what you can achieve.”
― Steve Peters

“So understanding the person in front of you, and working with realistic expectations, will help you to help them and also stop you getting frustrated.”
― Steve Peters

“Check that the people in your world are able to be themselves and that you are allowing them to do this without judging them by expectations that are unrealistic.”
― Steve Peters

“Start with yourself and check that you are approaching the situation with realistic expectations. Be proactive and change what you can, or see if there is someone who can help and then ask them for help. If all fails, then move into AMP (Accept, Move on, Plan).”
― Steve Peters

“It is Normal to have Chimp outbursts and activity that you will not manage well. Therefore, you should Expect this to happen from time to time. Accept that you are not perfect and this animal is very powerful. Take care of the outburst or activity by appropriate means, such as apologies if you have affected others, or by forgiving yourself if you feel you have let yourself down.”
― Gary Mack, Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

“What I realized about this glorious experience, years later, is that it had forever modified my expectations. The Bombers gave me a taste of what it was like to play on an excellent team, and this had rewired my brain to believe it was my God-given right to experience the same sensation many times over.”
― Sam Walker, The Captain Class: The Hidden Force that Creates the World's Greatest Teams

“I expect the name ‘Steven Magee’ will become associated with the reform of the corrupt aspects of professional astronomy.”
― Steven Magee

“If you are going to engage in fraud with me, you should expect me to research your frauds.”
― Steven Magee

“Our unit leaders pulled their guys in close with last-minute notes about what to expect and words of encouragement.”
― Urban Meyer, Above the Line: Lessons in Leadership and Life from a Championship Season

“You suffer because you expect.”
― Maxime Lagacé

“To eliminate nonessentials means saying no to someone. Often. It means pushing against social expectations. To do it well takes courage and compassion. So eliminating the nonessentials isn’t just about mental discipline. It’s about the emotional discipline necessary to say no to social pressure.”
― Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

“By 2030, I expect the USA to be filled with statues of George Floyd and Colin Kaepernick.”
― Steven Magee

“I expect I will win one Nobel prize and I may end up eventually winning all categories.”
― Steven Magee

“Act before you expect.”
― Vikrmn: CA Vikram Verma, Debit Credit of Life: from the good books of accounts

“Expect to see a significant rise in the death toll from hurricane Ian.”
― Steven Magee

“I expect some bodies from the hurricane Ian disaster will be showing up years from now.”
― Steven Magee

“Do not expect health and safety in the Florida workplace.”
― Steven Magee

“Once you get nutrition right, expect to reverse age.”
― Steven Magee

“If you hang out with corrupt utility companies, you must expect to get caught up in their illegal activities!”
― Steven Magee

“I learned never to expect anything from anyone.
Since then, I've only had surprises,
never disappointments.”
― Augusto Branco

“When I pay my taxes, I expect an excellent functioning police department to be the outcome.”
― Steven Magee

“But I realize now you can’t expect something from people who don’t have it in them to give.”
― Tiffani Davis, Change Is Coming: Faith To Face The Inevitable

“When the injustice on earth considered as justice, expect a strong response from heaven.”
― Kamaran Ihsan Salih