If calamities had the weight of physical objects we should long have been crushed down, or else, we should by now have been hunchbacked, unsteady on our feet, and with faces full of gloom and utter despair. Yet my entire body throbs with life and is full of expectations. Each day brings a fresh stock of experiences and new dreams.

Nelson Mandela

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We don't want people to have expectations of us, but then we have expectations of everybody else.

Lauryn Hill

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The last Simply Red album, 'Stay,' was good, but the first three tracks were designed for radio play. They were written to meet people's expectations of Simply Red.

Mick Hucknall

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The secret to happiness is having low expectations.

Warren Buffett

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Live life expecting the worst, hoping for the best, and living for the future!

Jerry Garcia

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Attachment comes only where we expect a return.

Swami Vivekananda

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