If you expect nothing from anybody, you're never disappointed.
You shouldn't be afraid of failure - when something fails, you think, 'What did I learn from that experience? I can do better next time.' Then kill that project and move on to the next. Don't get disappointed.
Aim low, reach your goals, and avoid disappointment.
If you align expectations with reality, you will never be disappointed.
Not wanting to disappoint is what pushed me to be successful.
I say this all the time: I've always been really good at managing my expectations so that I'm not let down.
Expectations are dangerous. I recommend not having any, if only to avoid disappointment.
My family will be disappointed only if I'm disappointed, and hopefully that won't be the case. I'm trying to view the Olympics like any other race and I think the London course will suit my style.
It's much easier to have nothing to live up to. You surprise people when you form a full sentence.
A true proposition is a proposition belief which would never lead to such disappointment so long as the proposition is not understood otherwise than it was intended.
I choose to live without hope to protect myself from disappointment. It's very effective!
I guess it's easier to think badly and then be pleasantly surprised.
I'd rather be pleasantly surprised than fatally disappointed.
I don't like when people expect too much, because then I'll only be disappointed if things don't work out.
I learnt early to have little expectation so I protected myself from ever feeling greatly disappointed.
Please don't disillusion me. I haven't had breakfast yet.
The best relationships were the ones where both sides went out of their way to make sure the other wasn't disappointed.
I always did hate for anyone to know what my plans or hopes or prospects were—for, if I kept people in ignorance in these matters, no one could be disappointed but myself, if they were not realized.
You don't want to disappoint, or feel like you're trying to recreate the magic of something.
Never aim to be proactive with your day. That way, if you end up getting stuff done, you’re never disappointed.
