I cannot do everything but still I can do something and because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do something I can do.
It can be hard to write a skillfully entertaining fiction, but a great book wants to be more, and wants more from us.
I think both the space shuttle program and the International Space Station program have not really lived up to their expectations.
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
Always keep in mind that even your most dreadful expectations, are still nothing more than mere assumptions
You should only expect something from your efforts.
Issues arise not from expecting too much from people, but too little.
There is a proper balance between not asking enough of oneself and asking or expecting too much.
To seek fulfillment is to invite frustration.
Disappointment doesn't stem from expectations. It stems from unrealistic or unreasonable expectations.
Despair is the price one pays for setting himself an impossible aim.
Messy" is a word we use to explain a conflict with an expectation we had. Eliminate the expectation, and you eliminate the "messy".
Your success does not depend on who you are but what you are and the strength of your expectations.
Striving for excellence motivates you striving for perfection is demoralizing.
One must not hope to be more than one can be.
The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.
Why would anyone want perfection when growth comes from flaws?
Who ever is adequate? We all create situations which others can't live up to then break our hearts at them because they don't.
Being unready and ill-equipped is what you have to expect in life. It is the universal predicament. It is your lot as a human being to lack what it takes. Circumstances are seldom right. You never hav...
If you want a place in the sun you've got to put up with a few blisters.
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