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"Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations."
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"Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack."

"Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter."

"The undertone of miracle focused gospel is that people will want to get something from nothing."

"Expectations create and shape reality."

"Not the action, but the expectation creates results."

"Expectation creates the reality."

"Through our expectations, we violently expand and try to fill the world with our proofs of worth."

"Live without expectations. Don't set parameters on your life by telling yourself that something can only be enjoyed if it is a certain way. Allow life to surprise you. Keep an open mind and enjoy all of life's treasures."

"The problem with many people is that they would plant a pear tree and expect it to bear some mango fruit."

"I myself have never been enchanted by the dream of the white wedding, and, heaven help us, the expectation that this exquisitely catered event should be 'the happiest moment' of one's life."
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"Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other."


"Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love."


"The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position."


"I've always thought that people need to feel good about themselves and I see my role as offering support to them, to provide some light along the way."


"I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate - it's apathy. It's not giving a damn."


"The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises."


"It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them."
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