William Shakespeare on expectation
“Expectation is the root of all heartache.”
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Words spoken can not be recalled so think twice before you speak.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare God shall be my hope, my stay, my guide and lantern to my feet.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow, than a man swear he loves me.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare One half of me is yours, the other half is yours, Mine own, I would say; but if mine, then yours, And so all yours.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare Listen to many, speak to a few.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare No profit grows where no pleasure is taken.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, Shall win my love.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare Men at some time are masters of their fates.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare Thus with a kiss I die.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare A light heart lives long.
William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.
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I was expecting it to be cynical because I’m like that myself. I wouldn’t want it to be all roses because life isn’t like that.
Amy WinehouseAmy Winehouse Pain made me grow in the most unexpected places. And now I know what it feels like to be a wildflower.
Teraza FaulknerTeraza Faulkner I like to be able to present myself in two or three different ways because I’ve never really wanted to rest on my laurels and be something that people expected.
Bryan AdamsBryan Adams The word advent means “expectation.” What advent can do for us is create a sense of hope.
Louie GiglioLouie Giglio Base your happiness on being real, not on illusions and expectations.
Deepak ChopraDeepak Chopra We all show our true colors eventually – mine is dark and firesome red. I bet I burned you. I don’t expect to see you soon.
Emily KurcEmily Kurc In other words, don’t expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say ‘we have a problem, let’s go and get it’.
Colin PowellColin Powell The more God gives you, the more responsible he expects you to be.
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