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1 " It is not important for life to meet your great expectations. What is important is that you hold high expectations of yourself and meet them greatly. "
― Roopleen
2 " Embrace high expectations from “demanding” parents if what they are demanding is your positive growth and learning. "
― , Young Leaders 3.0: Stories, Insights, and Tips for Next-Generation Achievers
3 " You've got to have high expectations to achieve top results. "
― S.A. Tawks , The Spirit of Pessimism (The Spirit of Imagination, #2)
4 " The lesson here is that high expectations can be counter-productive. We probably can do more to affect the quality of our lives by controlling our expectations than we can by doing virtually anything else. The blessing of modest expectations is that they leave room for many experiences to be a pleasant surprise, a hedonic plus. The challenge is to find a way to keep expectations modest, even as actual experiences keep getting better. "
― Barry Schwartz
5 " Never before in history had societies thought that such a set of high expectations about marriage was either realistic or desirable. Although many Europeans and Americans found tremendous joy in building their relationships around these values, the adoption of these unprecedented goals for marriage had unanticipated and revolutionary consequences that have since come to threaten the stability of the entire institution. "
― Stephanie Coontz , Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy or How Love Conquered Marriage
6 " When you have high expectations of yourself, you can achieve greatness. "
― Dave Shepp
