“You will never be happier than you expect. To change your happiness, change your expectation.”

— Bette Davis

Gerhard Gschwandtner, Great Thoughts to Sell By: Quotes to Motivate You to Success, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007, ISBN 0071475990, p. 89.
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film and television actress from the United States 1908–1989

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