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gradualists at heart

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“We are all, at heart, gradualists, our expectations set by the steady passage of time.” – Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping point

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November 3, 2006 at 5:37 pm

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highest expectations

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“Sometimes the people who love us the most have the highest expectations for us, and sometimes those expectations are idealized. You have no responsibility to live up to anyone else’s expectations. You have only to live up to your own expectations.” – Terry Goodkind, Chainfire

Written by Jax

April 22, 2006 at 8:03 pm