Juan Manuel Santos Quotes

What you say about this world I do not quite agree with; I think it a very good world, and only requires a person to be reasonable in his expectations, and not to trust too much to others.

I don't walk around saying everything is going to be wonderful.

Whenever you looked forward to anything pleasant you were sure to be more or less disappointed . . . perhaps that is true. But there is a good side to it too. The bad things don't always come up to your expectations either . . . they nearly always turn out ever so much better than you think.

I feel there’s no need to overstate.

The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy.

I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist... or maybe even a pessimist.

He who awaits much can expect little.

I don't have any expectations.

I would rather stop too soon than too late.

We are optimistic, but we are optimistic in a cautious fashion.

I know that plans and reality may be two different things, but I think my demands on life are minimal.

Yeah, the first thing that comes to mind is not to try too hard.

Always do one thing less than you think you can do.

I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.

The best use of history is as an inoculation against radical expectations, and hence against embittering disappointments.

To be a Conservative is to prefer the tried to the untried, the fact to mystery, the actual to the possible, the limited to the unbounded, the near to the distant, the sufficient to the super-abundant, the convenient to the perfect present, laughter to utopian bliss.

Always think the worst. That way you will avoid too much disappointment in life.

I rarely ever do anything crazy, I really like to be careful to stay in a safe spot, I don't want to do anything, like, insane. I have a lot of people around me to make sure I don't do anything crazy.

I'm not Pollyanna.

Expectations are dangerous. I recommend not having any, if only to avoid disappointment.

Life delivers far less disappointment when your expectations are low.

We weren't allowing our hopes to become expectations. Expectations are tempting, pleasant, maybe necessary. They are scary too, once you have had some experience. They are not necessarily and not always a bucket of smoke, but they can be and are even likely to be.

People expect too much. People who expect heaven always fall into hell - that is the law. Expect heaven and hell is certain. Don't expect heaven and there will never be any hell.

Praise the Sea, but keepe on land.

I keep my expectations low, so nobody disappoints me." "Yeah, well, I have high expectations." I look toward Miranda. "I guess my friends do, too." "Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier.