No pressure, no diamonds. Thomas Carlyle
All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you’ll be quite a lot! Dr. Seuss
Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life’s cruelest irony. Douglas Coupland
You can’t base your life on other people’s expectations. Stevie Wonder
Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway. Eleanor Roosevelt
If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company. Jean-Paul Sartre
Whoever is providing leadership needs to be as fresh and thoughtful and reflective as possible to make the very best fight. Faye Wattleton
Leaders should be able to stand alone, take the heat, bear the pain, tell the truth, and do what’s right. Max De Pree
A leader must have the courage to act against an expert’s advice. James Callaghan
I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep my expectations. Bill Watterson
I do know one thing about me: I don’t measure myself by others’ expectations or let others define my worth. Sonia Sotomayor
Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be. Stephen R. Covey
Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations. Leo Buscaglia
Let your dreams outgrow the shoes of your expectations. Ryunosuke Satoro
Peace begins when expectation ends. Sri Chinmoy
One always expects something else. Erich Maria Remarque
We live as we dream – alone… Joseph Conrad
Being alone never felt right. sometimes it felt good, but it never felt right. Charles Bukowski
Great athletes perform better under pressure, so put pressure on me. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Don’t be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond. Nicky Gumbel
A diamond is a chunk of coal that is made good under pressure. Henry A. Kissinger
Your friends will believe in your potential, your enemies will make you live up to it. Tim Fargo
If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you’ll see your rivals scrambling for second place. Criss Jami
Don’t ever let the pressure exceed the pleasure. Joe Maddon
The only pressure I’m under is the pressure I’ve put on myself. Mark Messier
Pressure is what you feel when you don’t know what’s going on. Chuck Noll
You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second. Florence Welch
There are no road signs to help navigate. And in fact, no one has yet determined which side of the road we’re supposed to be on. Steve Case
To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves – there lies the great, singular power of self-respect. Joan Didion
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
My expectations of other people, I double them on myself. James Brown
Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine. Honoré de Balzac
All great and precious things are lonely. John Steinbeck
One isn’t born one’s self. One is born with a mass of expectations, a mass of other people’s ideas – and you have to work through it all. V. S. Naipaul
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. Douglas MacArthur
Expectations are dangerous when they are both too high and unformed. Lionel Shriver
The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. Coco Chanel
Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone. Roy T. Bennett
