I know not anything more pleasant, or more instructive, than to compare experience with expectation, or to register from time to time the difference between idea and reality. It is by this kind of observation that we grow daily less liable to be disappointed. Samuel Johnson

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it is. Wayne Gretzky

If you do not the expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail. Heraclitus

If you don't see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner. Zig Ziglar

If you expect nothing, you're apt to be surprised. You'll get it. Malcolm S. Forbes

If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal. Norman Vincent Peale

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine. Bruce Lee

I'm not out there just to be dancing around. I expect to win every time I tee up. Lee Trevino

In order to win, you must expect to win. Richard Bach

It's a funny thing about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. W. Somerset Maugham

I've always got such high expectations for myself. I'm aware of them, but I can't relax them. Mary Decker Slaney

Let us be about setting high standards for life, love, creativity, and wisdom. If our expectations in these areas are low, we are not likely to experience wellness. Setting high standards makes every day and every decade worth looking forward to. Greg Anderson