Quotes about Expectations

Expectations create and shape reality. Votes: 4

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome. Votes: 4

I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine. Votes: 4

Expectations define achievement. Votes: 3

Expectations determine outcome, always! Votes: 3

Expectations tend to be self-fulfilling. Votes: 3

Expectations are resentments under construction. Votes: 3

Expectations are an evil thing. Votes: 3

Expectations are made to be exceeded! Votes: 3

Expectations are resentments waiting to happen Votes: 3

Expectations are just disappointments waiting to happen. Votes: 3

Expectations have a way of being fulfilled. Votes: 3

No Judgment = No Expectations: That's my motto. Votes: 3

Expectations can ruin your chances for happiness Votes: 3

Expectations are the engines of our perceptions. Votes: 3

Expectations have no effect on the harvest. Votes: 3

Great Expectations' is one of the greatest stories. Votes: 3

Expectations send unconscious signals that people respond to. Votes: 3

Expectations hinder you from being prepared for the unexpected Votes: 3

My favorite definition of fear is: False Expectations Appearing Real Votes: 3

Expectations are dangerous when they are both too high and unformed. Votes: 3

I don't have expectations. Expectations in your life just lead to giant disappointments. Votes: 3

Expectations are a form of first-class truth: If people believe it, it's true. Votes: 3

If you truly dwell within Acceptance, you are wityout two things-Expectations and Disappointments. Votes: 3

Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier. Votes: 3

Expectations destroy our peace of mind. They are future disappointments, planned out in advance. Votes: 3

Expectations are like hidden rocks in your path , All they do is trip you up Votes: 3

Expectations led to disappointments; in this family, expecting more than disappointment was the first mistake Votes: 3

Expectations is the place you must always go to before you get to where you're going. Votes: 3

Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack. Votes: 3

I think my favorite Rolling Stones song is "No Expectations." I always think and talk through songs. Votes: 3

Expectations should not always be taken as reality; because you never know when you will be disappointed. Votes: 3

The family is in flux, and signs of trouble are widespread. Expectations remain high. But realities are disturbing. Votes: 3

Make each day count by setting specific goals to succeed, then putting forth every effort to exceed your own expectations. Votes: 3

Peace beginsWhen expectation ends. Votes: 2

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise. Votes: 2

Expectations are resentment waiting to happen. Votes: 2

Seize every opportunity and make it great. Votes: 2

High expectations are the key to everything. Votes: 2

Don't believe in miracles - depend on them. Votes: 2

You can't base your life on other people's expectations. Votes: 2

We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation. Votes: 2

If you align expectations with reality, you will never be disappointed. Votes: 2

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation. Votes: 2

When you have expectations, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Votes: 2

It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations. Votes: 2

Our children can achieve great things when we set high expectations for them. Votes: 2

I have great expectations for the future, because the past was highly overrated. Votes: 2

I'm not interested in meeting people's expectations, and I'm not interested in pleasing people. Votes: 2

I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape. Votes: 2

Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time. Votes: 2

Life... It tends to respond to our outlook, to shape itself to meet our expectations. Votes: 2

Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event. Votes: 2

My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations. Votes: 2

The joy of losing consists in this: Where there are no expectations, there is no disappointment. Votes: 2

Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated students and enthusiastic parents with high expectations. Votes: 2

A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations. Votes: 2

It's when ordinary people rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached. Votes: 2

Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations. Votes: 2

I love a challenge. And I love defying limitation, gender stereotypes, and people's expectations of me as an actress. Votes: 2

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. Votes: 2

There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow. Votes: 2

If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal. Votes: 2

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect. Votes: 2

I have high expectations of myself. I always have, always will. That will never waver. I always believe in my talent - always have. Votes: 2

Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on your own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon. Votes: 2

There is hardly any activity, any enterprise, which is started out with such tremendous hopes and expectations, and yet which fails so regularly, as love. Votes: 2

Whatever happens in the world is real, what one thinks should have happened is projection. We suffer more from our fictitious illusion and expectations of reality. Votes: 2

Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you. Votes: 2

To be successful in real estate, you must always and consistently put your clients' best interests first. When you do, your personal needs will be realized beyond your greatest expectations. Votes: 2

Few companies that installed computers to reduce the employment of clerks have realized their expectations... They now need more, and more expensive clerks even though they call them 'operators' or 'programmers.' Votes: 2

The progress of the natural sciences in modern times has of course so much exceeded all expectations that any suggestion that there may be some limits to it is bound to arouse suspicion. Votes: 2

Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life. Votes: 2

We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests. Votes: 2

The person who dumps garbage into your mind will do you considerably more harm than the person who dumps garbage on your floor, because each load of mind garbage negatively impacts your possibilities and lowers your expectations. Votes: 2

Let us be about setting high standards for life, love, creativity, and wisdom. If our expectations in these areas are low, we are not likely to experience wellness. Setting high standards makes every day and every decade worth looking forward to. Votes: 2

Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent. Votes: 2

Have you heard of this new thing called the internet? It's giving people new expectations. It's allowing them to become their own expert. Knowledge lies anxious at their fingertips. Gloss over the truth in your advertising and you'll quickly be dismissed as a poser. Votes: 2

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Votes: 2

Many people feel so pressured by the expectations of others that it causes them to be frustrated, miserable and confused about what they should do. But there is a way to live a simple, joy-filled, peaceful life, and the key is learning how to be led by the Holy Spirit, not the traditions or expectations of man. Votes: 2

It's always better to shock people and change people's expectations than to give them exactly what they think you can do. It's not unexpected for me to be in a comedy film anymore; I'm no longer the underdog in that world. Not that I'm great or good at it or anything, it's just that I've done a bunch of them, so you're not shocked. Votes: 2

You can't eat straight A's. Votes: 1

One always expects something else. Votes: 1

Don't expect anything except yourself. Votes: 1

Hope is an enthusiastic assurance. Votes: 1

Hope is the assurance of positive expectations. Votes: 1

Anticipate the miraculous splendour of everyday wonder. Votes: 1

Expect everything so that nothing comes unexpected. Votes: 1

In a world of increasing uncertainty, expect... Votes: 1

Don't let what your parents do disappoint you. Votes: 1

Maybe my expectations for honesty are too high. Votes: 1

Never expect anything without being prepared to give. Votes: 1

Do--what should be done--without expecting anything in return. Votes: 1

I'd rather be pleasantly surprised than fatally disappointed. Votes: 1

People express their arrogance in their failed expectations. Votes: 1

We wait expectantly for what we hope for. Votes: 1

I wasn't disappointed. My expectations had been met. Votes: 1

You see what you expect to see, Severus. Votes: 1

I am afraid I shall disappoint people's expectations dreadfully. Votes: 1

The pleasure is there; between your expectations and regrets. Votes: 1

God honors and blesses people of action beyond expectations. Votes: 1

Sometimes expecting too much lands you nowhere in life.. Votes: 1

No expectations mean there is no risk of disappointment. Votes: 1

You can't give love when you haven't experienced love. Votes: 1

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. Votes: 1

If you expect nothing, you can never be disappointed. Votes: 1

a lot of happiness lead a person to disappointments. Votes: 1

I climb mountains, while you keep sinking in sand. Votes: 1

Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get. Votes: 1

I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free Votes: 1

People who don't expect justice don't have to suffer disappointment. Votes: 1

Why would anyone want perfection when growth comes from flaws~? Votes: 1

People who think nothing can go wrong are usually disappointed. Votes: 1

Happy are those who expect nothing; they won't be disappointed Votes: 1

A wonderful gift may not be wrapped as you expect. Votes: 1

-but what people expect can change you in the end. Votes: 1

It's easy finding reasons why other folks should be patient. Votes: 1

Explore, experience, evolve, and exceed your expectations! - No Excuses! Votes: 1

She was heavier than he expected - women always are. Votes: 1

Only thing that makes us fail in all moments, expectations. Votes: 1

Desire great things in life.Expect great things in life. Votes: 1

Jesus' love for you far outweighs your expectations of Him. Votes: 1

Sometimes your belief system is really your fears attached to rules. Votes: 1

Unhappiness lies in that gap between our talents and our expectations. Votes: 1

Serving with love, a kind heart, and without expectations is happiness. Votes: 1

It is much easier to evaluate perfect rather than partial results. Votes: 1

Expect nothing and accept everything and you will never be disappointed. Votes: 1

My father greeted me with his usual air of mild regret. Votes: 1

A man generally lives up to what is expected of him. Votes: 1

To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect Votes: 1

Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. Votes: 1

..if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was ahurricane. Votes: 1

I want everyone to stop telling me to lower my expectations. Votes: 1

She will outstrip all praise and make it halt behind her. Votes: 1

You have to love what you do, to give your best. Votes: 1

You get what you expect and you deserve what you tolerate. Votes: 1

I can't imagine going on when there are no more expectations. Votes: 1

Everything You've Ever Wanted Is On The Other Side Of Fear. Votes: 1

You can't expect everyone to have the same dedication as you. Votes: 1

The finer natures were those that shone at the larger times. Votes: 1

Keep your standards even when everyone around you is losing theirs. Votes: 1

An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality. Votes: 1

Don't expect people to change until you change your perceptions about people. Votes: 1

He was learning to curse his newly acquired status as resident genius. Votes: 1

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. Votes: 1

Issues arise not from expecting too much from people, but too little. Votes: 1

Real love when it comes, it doesn't look like anything you'd expect. Votes: 1

If you want to be outstanding, stop meeting expectations, start exceeding them Votes: 1

Expectation and fact are two different things that people usually cannot differentiate. Votes: 1

We expect miracles from love but love has only itself to give. Votes: 1

The fruit of empty hopes is more bitter than the saddest truth. Votes: 1

Disappointment doesn't stem from expectations. It stems from unrealistic or unreasonable expectations. Votes: 1

Nowadays, I dont have expectations, and this way she beats them all. Votes: 1

We expect too much of new buildings, and too little of ourselves. Votes: 1

As it turned out, my greatest fear in life had become expectations. Votes: 1

I am full of mistakes and imperfections and therefore I am real ... Votes: 1

The lower your expectation the easier and happier your life will be Votes: 1

It's crazy what a heart blinded by love can lead you to believe. Votes: 1

You can't expect to reap a harvest that you're not willing to plant. Votes: 1

Carrying an aggressive attitude is to expect cool shadow under a naked Tree Votes: 1

I promise, when you always expect the worst, you will not be disappointed. Votes: 1

Be willing to give, but only when you aren't expecting anything in return. Votes: 1

Our identities are tremendously warped and distorted by yesterday's trauma and tomorrow's expectations. Votes: 1

Know that everything is in perfect order whether you understand it or not. Votes: 1

A big desire is not enough to meet the expectations of lost dreams. Votes: 1

We applaud patience, but prefer it to be a virtue that others possess. Votes: 1

True art is a remedy of curiousity and it rise above all expectations. Votes: 1

Men marry women hoping they'll never change. Women marry men hoping they will. Votes: 1

Shoo. Away with you. It's my fault for expecting the extraordinary from the ordinary. Votes: 1

A successful person expects a clapping hand, an ailing person expects an open hand. Votes: 1

Free yourself from the expectations of having to be right with the wrong information. Votes: 1

You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle. Votes: 1

People expect what they expect.. They never realize the possibility of surprise beyond expectations..! Votes: 1

Expect the unexpected like a chain smoking, hard drinking, monochrome world dwelling Noir Detective Votes: 1

My greatest expectation is that I expect more of myself than anyone could expect. Votes: 1

There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations Votes: 1

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. Votes: 1

Life, Tavi reflected, seldom makes a gift of what one expects or plans for. Votes: 1

Stay in the center, and you will be ready to move in any direction. Votes: 1

To expect to be kissed having bad breath is the secret of a fool. Votes: 1

Don't expect everyone to admire this world is made up of hate and fire. Votes: 1

I used to dream of true love; now I'm open to false, but convincing.... Votes: 1

...and to-morrow looked in my face more steadily than I could look at it Votes: 1

When you let it go with love, but without expectations, it is forever yours. Votes: 1

I never expected you to understand, but I did expect you to be there. Votes: 1

I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep my expectations. Votes: 1

Every time you invite a candidate to interview, you should expect to be interviewed, too. Votes: 1

To expect punishment is to suffer it; and to earn it is to expect it. Votes: 1

Daniel: So, how are you?Sophie: Buckling under the weight of a thousand expectations. You~? Votes: 1

Mrs. Lynde says, 'Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed. Votes: 1

we were justlooking for what couldinstead of what waswhat should beinstead of how it was Votes: 1

none of my art is based on how others think i should have done it. Votes: 1

I like to switch things up by keeping things the same. People never expect it. Votes: 1

She was becoming sad. There is no joy involved in following others' expectations of yourself Votes: 1

The trouble you're expecting never happens; it's always something that sneaks up the other way. Votes: 1

The 20th century, the author observes, fostered the idea that fulfillment is possible on Earth. Votes: 1

Life was easier when you stopped caring, when you stopped expecting things to get better. Votes: 1

I asked her to wear something revealing, so she showed up in a prophet's toga. Votes: 1

Maybe she should stop reading those damn romance novels. They were giving her crazy expectations. Votes: 1

Nothing in life or love slipped easily into the tidy little box of his expectations. Votes: 1

I, myself, often wished to be spared the expectation of better days ahead or such. Votes: 1

Farid, you are keeping a hawk; don't expect her to lay eggs like a chicken. Votes: 1

I hope you do not let anyone else's expectations direct the course of your life. Votes: 1

Expect more get less and feel sadness Or expect less get more and feel happiness Votes: 1

There is no honor in seeking praise for doing that which is expected of you. Votes: 1

Do someone a favour, you make a friend; favour 'em too much, you make an enemy. Votes: 1

History fondly remembers those who meet expectations but is written by a few who exceed them. Votes: 1

I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise. Votes: 1

I don't expect congratulations for successful beginning, what I want is the applaud at successful ending. Votes: 1

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are. Votes: 1

Audiences = expectations. If he thinks you're not watching, he won't need to rebel against your expectations. Votes: 1

If you go through life expecting nothing chances are you'll be content most of the time. Votes: 1

That was the problem with love. It never happened on your terms, it happened on theirs. Votes: 1

You get what you expect in life.Expect great things in life.Live your best life. Votes: 1

Water shrinks wool, urgency shrinks time.Shrinkage may be an advantage or the reverse, according to expectation. Votes: 1

With every rise in choices, the expectations double up which puts people deeper down into the rubble. Votes: 1

Expectation wasn't just about what people expected of you. It was about what you expected of yourself. Votes: 1

Through our expectations, we violently expand and try to fill the world with our proofs of worth. Votes: 1

Always keep in mind that even your most dreadful expectations, are still nothing more than mere assumptions Votes: 1

Here's a tip for new parents: Start lowering those expectations early, it's going to pay off later. Votes: 1

Sometimes the words that we keep in our hearts, no matter how unmistakable, are best left unspoken. Votes: 1

N'exigez pas beaucoup et vous ne serez pas decu. Don't expect much, and you won't be disappointed. Votes: 1

In life your expectations and disappointments are directly linked. So too is your heartfulness and your contentedness Votes: 1

Leaders succeed or fail depending on whether or not they clarify role expectations and keep their promises. Votes: 1

If you're going to go to the next level, your values are going to have to change! Votes: 1

People who expect too much are always disappointed. You would do well to remember that, my boy. Votes: 1

No one has the right to demand that your body be something other than what it is. Votes: 1

And by the way, if I always tell you the truth, you might start to believe me. Votes: 1

Often expecting immediate returns for goodness in this world is a sign of a normal human being Votes: 1

We freeze up because we expect a certain result or because we want things to be perfect. Votes: 1

What makes the earth feel like Hell is our expectation that it ought to feel like Heaven. Votes: 1

We bring to everything we read the expectations we have built up by a lifetime of reading. Votes: 1

Does your reality match your expectations? If not it's time to change either your expectations or your reality. Votes: 1

I miss you every minute of every day. If I could miss you more than that, I would. Votes: 1

He expected too much from people, that was the problem, Ethan thought. He expected too much from life. Votes: 1

Be realistic with your expectations. I'd really like to cuddle a unicorn, but it aint going to happen. Votes: 1

always blaming others. did she take care about her own expectations ? no.she never knew she has some. Votes: 1

A man does not care if somebody loves him or not. All he wants is to be understood. Votes: 1

Many things have been written and will be written for dream. Dreams are nothing but our unclear expectations. Votes: 1

You can ask God for anything. He will answer you. Be patient to wait and expect the answer. Votes: 1

Eccentricity may be diverting, Mama, but it is out of place in a wife: certainly in my wife! Votes: 1

When expectation becomes your believe the the depth of being heart is pretty more than just a disappointment.. :( Votes: 1

Most of the times reason for unhappiness is, desiring for the things which are far from our expectations. Votes: 1

Since I will never know what the future holds, I choose to live my life expecting great things Votes: 1

We are always afraid to ask because we aren't afraid of the answer but the feeling of rejection Votes: 1

Most of the time reason for unhappiness is, desiring for the things which are far from our expectations. Votes: 1

If you put yourself in the emotion that you want from others, you are more likely to receive it. Votes: 1

There are times that the emotions we keep in our hearts, no matter how abundant, are better left unexpressed. Votes: 1

Most of the times, reason for unhappiness is desiring for the things which are far from fulfilling our expectations. Votes: 1

Unrealistic expectations often lead to disappointment, while simple unbiased attention and detachment to outcome often lead to pleasant surprises. Votes: 1

If I wasn't the same person I had been six years ago, how could I expect her to be~? Votes: 1

Your success does not depend on who you are but what you are and the strength of your expectations. Votes: 1

If you only knew how to respect my heart, I wouldn't have found a reason to let you go. Votes: 1

I believe in knowing who you are but without limiting yourself to your own expectation of who you are. Votes: 1

I wish if I could fulfill the expectations of others. Life is unpredictable and there is no more humanity Votes: 1

Disappointment resides in expectation. Showing a little regard creates consideration, which results in understanding. Steps to a peace of mind. Votes: 1

If you don't get disappointed when you raise your expectations; you don't get appointments from where your mind is not! Votes: 1

It's the giving that makes one stronger, but sometimes the taking can make one weaker, if even vulnerable or blinding. Votes: 1

Writers often torture themselves trying to get the words right. Sometimes you must lower your expectations and just finish it. Votes: 1

It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes. Votes: 1

If you're going to say what you want to say, you're going to hear what you don't want to hear. Votes: 1

Love is a blur. So is this picture. But what do you expect? Murder is fuzzy, like a peach. Yummy! Votes: 1

I don't like to do what people expect. Why should I live up to their expectations instead of my own~? Votes: 1

Live your life, sing your song. Not full of expectations. Not for the ovations. But for the joy of it. Votes: 1

No wonder women don't negotiate as often as men. It's like trying to cross a minefield backward in high heels. Votes: 1

If ever it's necessary to ride the bandwagon, it's done with one leg swinging out and eyes scoping the fields. Votes: 1

I made plans out of hope, expectation, desire, and duct tape, and I broke those plans with my bare hands. Votes: 1

Please do not say magic like you are discussing a bowel movement... Humanity expects the lights, so they are provided. Votes: 1

You'll have less heartaches and disappointments if you stop seeking from others the things ONLY God and you can give yourself! Votes: 1

Persons appear to us according to the light we throw upon them from our own minds. -Laura Ingalls Wilder, author (1867-1957) Votes: 1

His thoughts flicked between the confidence of the Anyala Stone, the expectations of his world, and, the certainty of his failure. Votes: 1

Do not lower your expectations in order to avoid hurt. Instead, keep your expectations high and learn to tackle with disappointments. Votes: 1

Set the standard! Stop expecting others to show you love, acceptance, commitment, & respect when you don't even show that to yourself. Votes: 1

Be Happy & Appreciate Every Little Thing You Have/Get Because When You Get The Big Thing, The Happiness Would Be Unbound.... Votes: 1

People crave for more respect than love, because they expect love only from few people but they want respect from everyone. Votes: 1

It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men. Votes: 1

Change rarely happens in doses large enough to choke you. Everyday you swallow a little more and expect a little less. Votes: 1

The worst prisons were not constructed of warped steel and stone. They were carved out of expectations and lies, judgment and corruption. Votes: 1

She looked around her apartment which seemed to be waiting for something. Lana hated that, when the room was a pregnant pause. Votes: 1

To halve the number of times that other people hurt you: halve the number of expectations that you have from other people. Votes: 1

The expectations of an individual, creates a platform of challenges, which one must pull through, to get to another stage in life. Votes: 1

People relate giving to reciprocity. They expect things to be expressed in a way they can understand, which is usually their own. Votes: 1

Don't let the disappointments of today kill tomorrow's blessings, destroy the negative flashes of pessimism, and focus on the mirror of optimism. Votes: 1

EXPECTATION If, from time to time, you give up expectation, you will be able to perceive what it is you are getting. Votes: 1

I'm shadowboxing in a match the shadow is always going to win. (as a young man battling his deceased brother's heroic legacy) Votes: 1

Fathers never have exactly the daughters they want because they invent a notion a them that the daughters have to conform to. Votes: 1

How well I know you by your deeds and how invariably you succeed in living down to what one expects of you! Votes: 1

Apply expectations appropriately. Do not assume [all] adults are as grown up and mature as they should be, or appear to be. Votes: 1

Don't expect others to hand success to you. Create it - with heart, energy and enterprise - and you'll make it come true Votes: 1

[The purpose of flight research] is to separate the real from the imagined problems and to make known the overlooked and the unexpected. Votes: 1

And certainly both Horses were doing, if not all they could, all they thought they could; which is not quite the same thing. Votes: 1

A woman made of parts is a dangerous thing," Grandma says. "You never know when she'll throw away a piece you may need... Votes: 1

Falling in love isn't about expectations or an outcome.It is about the sheer, weightless, joyous terror of falling into the universal embrace. Votes: 1

Friend," replied Michael Strogoff, "Heaven reward thee for all thou hast done for me!""Only fools expect reward on earth," replied the mujik. Votes: 1

It can be hard to write a skillfully entertaining fiction, but a great book wants to be more, and wants more from us. Votes: 1

Tell yourself often: I am going to tackle my aspirations head on with the passion and dedication necessary to exceed even my expectations. Votes: 1

It was one of those pictures that children are supposed to like but don't. Full of endearing little animals doing endearing things, you know~? Votes: 1

When people starts to enjoy a writer's pen, he becomes a legend even if his stories are neither long nor publicly surrounded by expectations. Votes: 1

Your attitudes, action, reactions and expectations are harboured in the power of your thoughts. Think positively and you will smile at the harvest time. Votes: 1

The thought of being whoever I want is a terrifying thing, because I have only ever been who everyone has wanted me to be. Votes: 1

The thing about unrequited love is that you try your hardest to survive the aftermath of a wild goose chase between fantasy and reality. Votes: 1

I can't make sense out of that girl," he said to the bard, "Can you?" "Never mind," Fflewddur said, "We aren't really expected to. Votes: 1

There is no corelation between life and death, except that life is the biggest lie we believed, while death; is the most certain truth. Votes: 1

The struggle to excavate your true, authentic self from beneath the mountain of conditioning and ridiculous expectation is the epic struggle of your lifetime. Votes: 1

We usually expect too much from people. Often we judge them based on their actions even as we judge ourselves based on our intentions. Votes: 1

You have to believe you are a champion, act like a champion, expect to be a champion, before you even go to the battle! Votes: 1

One can talk good and shower down roses, but it's the receiver that has to walk through the thorns, and all its false expectations. Votes: 1

Expectations ruin the pleasures of life. To overcome every bad and appreciate every good, consider every day your last and take no one for granted. Votes: 1

But one never finds a cathedral, a wave in a storm, a dancer's leap in the air quite as high as one has been expecting; Votes: 1

How did the Prince Charming of my childhood turn out to be such a crushing disappointment? Maybe he wasn't Prince Charming in the first place. Votes: 1

Building a naval power takes generations, not so much to develop the necessary technology as to pass along the accumulated experience that creates good admirals. Votes: 1

You don't ask nobody to give what they can't give, or be what they can't be. You've learnt that, you got a headstart on heartbreak. Votes: 1

EXPECT- when you are in LOVE.ASSUME-when you are connected by HEART.DEMAND-when your EGO is zero.EXPRESS-when other part is SILENT .LOVE-when you are LOVED. Votes: 1

You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your perception...you see what is, where most people see what they expect. Votes: 1

Unexplained isn't a word it's a statement of what it meant.And i guess in the real world that definition doesn't exists in a conceptual way. Votes: 1

I loved this place. You could prop up the bar and watch the world go by; no one made you talk or expected anything of you Votes: 1

You are one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your preconception. You see what is, where most people see what they expect. Votes: 1

Although we may encounter dark seasons, when we're filled with joy we'll have confident expectations that the sun will soon return and dark clouds will pass. Votes: 1

If you give, expecting something in return, it's not really giving at all.If you love, expecting something in return, it's not really loving at all. Votes: 1

It's no use going the extra mile if people don't expect it. You will never get extra credit for it. Just invest it on something else. Votes: 1

My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus."[The Science of Second-Guessing (New York Times Magazine Interview, December 12, 2004)] Votes: 1

Should' assumes that when either willingness or ability is lacking, it may be compensated for by an abundance of the other. This is simply not realistic. Votes: 1

People aren't always who they seem, Detective. Am I anything like you thought?""No," I admitted. You're a million times better than I could have imagined. Votes: 1

you are not accepting not acknowledging even showing dishonor to take her in your prisonwhat do you expect?she will stay in cadge if it is open~? Votes: 1

Madeline knew how that was. So many people had ideas of what you should and shouldn't do, but in the end you had to decide for yourself. Votes: 1

We form our impression not globally, by placing ourselves in the broadest possible context, but locally, by comparing ourselves to people in the same boat as ourselves. Votes: 1

when you expect something from your self and your own self disappoints you.... this is what i call a real disappointment . The worst disappointments comes from in-within. Votes: 1

You cannot win anymore even if you do your best. Because everyone is doing their best. In order to win, you have to do more than you best. Votes: 1

People are going to break promises, and they will have every right to till the point you realize that you don't change plans based on someone else's words. Votes: 1

Setting proper expectations from the moment you meet a potential client will reduce stress and enable all parties to work together, rather than struggling contentiously through the process. Votes: 1

Take that chance :even though this is hard, you'll get it in a peace.Leave that chance :i know it's easy, but you will always walk in regret Votes: 1

We can make our own plans and judge them by our narrow expectations, or we can experience life as the boundless reality of the One who created it. Votes: 1

You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, in yourself and others, you may find the happiness that has always eluded you. Votes: 1

What is conditional love? Conditional love is an oxymoron. Conditional love is an imposter of love. Conditional love is something other than love, because you cannot conditionalize the un-conditional. Votes: 1

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting a bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian Votes: 1

To avoid being disappointed, avoid placing your expectations on others. Love lets them be who they are and it allows them to react the way they want to react. Votes: 1

The weight of her expectations crumble me. I've always done the right thing. She expects me to make good choices but I don't even know what good choices look like... Votes: 1

La vie est belle .....La vie est loca!Sometimes up...Other times downBig smiles....WaterfallsMake the best of it...As no one knows It's up to you how it goes Votes: 1

We want to hear the story first and let the meaning unfold, rather than to be present with expectations of a certain significance into which all behavior is then fitted. Votes: 1

An element of wisdom is knowing that life experiences are blood brothers with climate change, whether you have the resources to detect weather changes, it can still surprise you anytime. Votes: 1

What I have since realized is that if people expect you to be brave, sometimes you pretend that you are, even when you are frightened down to your very bones. Votes: 1

If you can't please yourself some of the time, how do you expect to please people all the time? Not everyone is going to appreciate you for your efforts and deeds. Votes: 1

Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be andhe will become as he can and should be. Votes: 1

It's okay. You're going to save me, Miss Maylene." The girl gave her a genuine look of happiness. "I know it. I knew if I found you everything would be okay. Votes: 1

Yet how bored they both looked, and how wearily Ethel regarded Jim sometimes, as if she wondered why she had trained the vines of her affection on such a wind-shaken poplar. Votes: 1

...when you let go of your expectations, when you accept life as it is, you're free.To hold on is to be serious and uptight. To let go is to lighten up. Votes: 1

What a person want in life ?1. Simple, steady life.2. Self satisfaction and craziness from work and life he live.3. Luxury/Royal life.Choice is yours, in which way you want to live. Votes: 1

Of course, in fairness, I must remind you of this: that we writers are the most lily-livered of all craftsmen. We expect more, for the most peewee efforts, than any other people. Votes: 1

Was it too much to ask that she find someone who wanted the same things in life as she did--a home, someone to lean on when the not-so-perfect times came crashing down~? Votes: 1

Open your mind to the infinite possibilities that exist for you. Born through your dreams, crystallised into form by your desires, given impetus by your expectations, then made real through your beliefs. Votes: 1

That was the thing about the world: it wasn't that things were harder than you thought they were going to be, it was that they were hard in ways that you didn't expect. Votes: 1

Excellence is the Result of Caring more than others think is Wise, Risking more than others think is Safe, Dreaming more than others think is Practical, and Expecting more than others think is Possible. Votes: 1

...nowadays, everyone seemed to be dreaming of absolutely everything. Traveling and loving and having a fantastic career and a happy family, all while being thin, beautiful, popular, and in touch with their spiritual side. Votes: 1

The secret self knows the anguish of our attachments and assures us that letting go of what we think we must have to be happy is the same as letting go of our unhappiness. Votes: 1

He's the man we were in search of, that's true, and yet he's not the man we were in search of. For the man we were in search of was not the man we wanted. Votes: 1

Love assumes expectation and hope. All actors of the hazardous pursuit of love eagerly look forward to passing a significant cape without injuries or aching scratches: "the Cape of good Hope". ( " Those journeys of love" ) Votes: 1

We're wired to expect the world to be brighter and more meaningful and more obviously interesting than it actually is. And when we realize that it isn't, we start looking around for the real world. Votes: 1

Your success lies in your own hands. You must therefore not wait for the grass to become greener by magic. You have the hands to irrigate your own territory by doing what is expected of you! Votes: 1

I, a product of the New Frontier and Great Society, honestly believed that the world pretty much owed me a living--all I had to do was wait around in order to live better than my parents. Votes: 1

I think it's neat you do what you want. Not enough chicks do that, if you ask me--just tell society and their expectations to go fuck themselves. If more women did that, we'd be better off. Votes: 1

My heart broke not only for the daughter who already was forced to become her mother's alarmingly narrow ideal, but also for the middle daughter who knew that her in mother's mind she had already failed. Votes: 1

When you Love.. you Expect.. Once u start Expecting.. u have Hope.. Hopes in return makes you to put Trust.. and Trust makes u prone to Betrayal.. and whn u r Betrayed.. Hell falls over U...!!! Votes: 1

Husbands and wives always loved each other, and that was what marriage meant. It was just so. Janie felt glad of the thought, for then it wouldn't seem so destructive and mouldy. She wouldn't be lonely anymore. Votes: 1

if we could tax Americans' cognitive dissonance we could balance the budget. The American people want all kinds of incompatible things, they're human beings, and they want high services, low taxes, and an omnipresent, omniprominent welfare state. Votes: 1

These occasions always took him by surprise. He was shocked anew each time the crisply surveyed, neatly kept world he so cherished rose up to confront him with all its essential sloppiness, irrationality, and bad business sense. Votes: 1

When we believe that God expects us to try hard to become who Jesus wants us to be, we will live in that blurry, frustrating land of Should Be rather than trust in The One Who Is. Votes: 1

Creepy is being attached to an outcome. If you approach someone with the goal of sex, and hten find thins not going in that direction, you may try to steer things back to sex. This is creepy. Votes: 1

Life isn't all perpetual bliss, nor is it one woeful weeping session. But you can concentrate so hard on noticing moments of one or the other that either a bright outlook or dim expectations becomes your regular illusion. Votes: 1

Dan P. McAdams argues that children develop a narrative tone which influences their stories for the rest of their lives. Children gradually adopt an enduring assumption that everything will turn out well, or badly, depending on their childhood. Votes: 1

If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you really were? What if the face you showed the world turned out to be a mask... with nothing beneath it~? Votes: 1

He wanted to be so many people all at the same time. He feared to be a nobody.Only years later did he realize that all he knew was what he didn't want to be - a disappointment. Votes: 1

Whether we be young or old,Our destiny, our being's heart and home,Is with infinitude, and only there;With hope it is, hope that can never die,Effort and expectation, and desire,And something evermore about to be Votes: 1

Be careful what you're doing, because no one is ever who you want them to be. And the less you really know them, the more likely you are to confuse them with the girl or boy in your head. Votes: 1

The landscape of the mind, against which our thoughts and expectations move, when the wind of the imagination is active, changes as quickly as the clouds; and indeed it consists often of several landscapes, semi-transparent and showing through one another. Votes: 1

When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat. After a while it becomes more innovative in thinking up how to lose than thinnking up how to win. Votes: 1

One recipe for happiness is to have to sense of entitlement.' To this she added a star and noted at the bottom of the page: 'This is not a lesson I have ever been in a position to learn. Votes: 1

To Stanley Ager, the gift of human "service" was no one-way loyalty. He clearly gave his all to the families he served but, though he was almost too polite to state this, his expectation of loyalty in return was implicit. Votes: 1

Life makes fools of us all sooner or later. But keep your sense of humor and you'll at least be able to take your humiliations with some measure of grace. In the end, it's our own expectations that crush us. Votes: 1

He knew even at an early age of seven, how dangerous it was for someone like him to have hope. He knows how to have no expectations. He can completely control not just what he wants, but what he needs Votes: 1

Fortunately, I read (the books) without knowing what I was in for, and the best thing that can ever happen to a reader happened to me: I loved something that, by conviction (or by my nature) I should not have loved Votes: 1

Don't you know there's another bubble as well? An expectations bubble. Bigger houses, private planes, yachts... stupid salaries and bonuses. People come to desire these things and expect them. But the expectations bubble will burst as well, as all bubbles do. Votes: 1

Expectation. That is the true soul of art. If you can give a man more than he expects, then he will laud you his entire life. If you can create an air of anticipation and feed it properly, you will succeed. Votes: 1

You are most powerful when you are most silent. People never expect silence. They expect words, motion, defense, offense, back and forth. They expect to leap into the fray. They are ready, fists up, words hanging leaping from their mouths. Silence? No. Votes: 1

Our efforts and actions produce results. These results come unlabeled. WE label them as success or failure based on OUR expectations. Don't forget that these labels are interchangeable if we allow ourselves to be free from an unhealthy attachment to our expectations. Votes: 1

There are certain phrases potent to make my blood boil -- improper influence! What old woman's cackle is that?""Are you a young lady?""I am a thousand times better: I am an honest woman, and as such I will be treated. Votes: 1

I've always liked rooms where the party hasn't started yet...I love the feeling that anything could happen. After the party, when anything already has happened, there's usually the inevitable fact to face that anything wasn't all you'd hoped it to be. Votes: 1

Little girls grow up thinking that knights in shining armor actually exist. But they don't. And if those valiant heroes ever did bless this world with their chivalrous deeds, I imagine, just like Christ's apostles, they were destroyed by envy on the battlefront. Votes: 1

Naturally, everyone is expected to enter the future only once, but by the transport medium of dreams, great people enjoy the future twice! They pay a visit into the future by dreaming, and they relocate to settle in it by their purposeful actions! Votes: 1

The one thing which seems to me quite impossible is to take into consideration the kind of book one is expected to write; surely one can only write the book that is there to be written.(Letter to Muriel St. Clare Byrne, 8 September 1935) Votes: 1

Freedom is to stand naked at the moment, having no expectations, nothing to lose or to gain. The empty then is fulfilled, just to be emptied again at the next moment. The Absolute Freedom is, to become every path, at any given moment. Votes: 1

Today expect something good to happen to you no matter what occurred yesterday. Realize the past no longer holds you captive. It can only continue to hurt you if you hold on to it. Let the past go. A simply abundant world awaits. (January 11) Votes: 1

Hardcore groups were singing songs about Ronald Reagan. I wasn't interested in this and preferred to sing about the darkness shimmering beneath the shiny quilt of American pop culture. I suppose you could say that Sonic Youth was always trying to defy people's expectations. Votes: 1

I'd proven to the world that maturity, experience, dedication, and ingenuity can make up for a little senescence. Muscle tightening is not the only thing that happens to our bodies over time. We gain knowledge, focus, and understanding, and those things can help us win. Votes: 1

I mean, like most guys, you carry around this girl in your head, who is exactly who you want her to be. The person you think you will love the most. And every girl you are with gets measured against this girl in your head. Votes: 1

She realized she'd been thinking for years that she would not truly be pleased until she'd checked off this last achievement on her list, but one of the dangers of such thinking is that the event one hopes for never quite lives up to the expectation. Votes: 1

Yes, sex is troublesome and beautiful. And only when we drop our expectations, and know that we'll have moments of great sex and moments when our sexuality confounds, pains, or infuriates us, will we be liberated to enjoy it in a way that's true to ourselves. Votes: 1

Forgive your past because it the vehicle through your process and from this point forward your life is made of 100% future; Caterpillars always look up despite having no wings... and butterflies don't waste time crying over the legs they lost or dwelling on on the ground. Votes: 1

Do you keep pace with those around you, or do you decide yourself just how you will live your life? The truth is...only you are qualified to set your standards. Only you can determine how you should live and what you will finally expect from yourself. Votes: 1

True happiness can only be found when you stop worrying about yourself and try to look out for those around you.Helping people can give your life meaning and joy. Don't expect anything in return spread happiness and get peace, there is nothing more valuable than peace.. Votes: 1

On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question. Votes: 1

What they have been teaching us is wrong. Yes, we do have control over our choices. Why? Because life gave us the freedom to choose. The only downside to this freedom are the insatiable consequences we shall have to face because of the choices we learned to embrace. Votes: 1

We as human being do dream & do expect a lot for what we are not entitled but there comes a phase when we get what we have never expected or dreamt of.... So, Accept every little thing that life offers cause might be this is what we deserve ....... Votes: 1

Cathy, don't look so defeated. She was only trying to put us downagain.Maybe nothing did work out right for her, but that doesn't mean we aredoomed. Let's go forth tomorrow with no great expectations of findingperfection. Then, expecting only a small share of happiness, we won'tbe disappointed. Votes: 1

Let go of all expectations, and you shall never be disappointed. I find that rather disappointing to never be disappointed is very expected. Therefore let's only let go of those expectations we know will disappoint us and let's expect to be disappointed sometimes. Life is beautiful that way. Votes: 1

Sometimes I wonder if I'm nothing more than the sum of who [my parents] were. Even worse, I worry that I don't add up nearly so well, that I'm just a shadowed reflection of them. Now that question hounds me a lot more often than I like to admit. Votes: 1

In short, do you keep pace with those around you, or do you decide yourself just how you will live your life? The truth is...only you are qualified to set your standards. Only you can determine how you should live and what you will finally expect from yourself. Votes: 1

Upholders may struggle in situations where expectations aren't clear or the rules aren't established. They may feel compelled to meet expectations, even ones that seem pointless. They may feel uneasy when they know they're breaking the rules, even unnecessary rules, unless they work out a powerful justification to do so. Votes: 1

And it was the din of all these hollow-sounding voices that made him halt irresolutely in the pursuit of phantoms. He gave them ear only for a time but he was happy only when he was far from them, beyond their call, alone or in the company of phantasmal comrades. Votes: 1

It takes three to make love, not two: you, your spouse, and God. Without God people only succeed in bringing out the worst in one another. Lovers who have nothing else to do but love each other soon find there is nothing else. Without a central loyalty life is unfinished. Votes: 1

Oscar did not know what he was supposed to be feeling right now, what all the adults behind him would be expecting him to feel. He did not even know what he was, in fact, feeling. Except, whatever it was, it was a lot. Too much. More than bodies could hold. Votes: 1

We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, 'Blessed are they that mourn,' and I accept it. I've got nothing that I hadn't bargained for. Of course it is different when the thing happens to oneself, not to others, and in reality, not imagination. Votes: 1

I think we often hold heroines to an absurd standard. Be brave! Be wise! Always know what's in your heart and speak the truth of it! No and no and no. We fight to be brave. We learn to be wise. We struggle to know ourselves and voice what we want. Votes: 1

It is unrealistic to assume that if all goes well in a child's life, he or she will be happy. Happiness is not something one can ask of a child. Children suffer in a way that adults don't always realize under the pressure their parents put on them to be happy. Votes: 1

I never expect appreciation. I always set a deadline for the things I have to do to be a successful person, when I complete them, I give myself a piece of candy, a glass of tea and some free time to enjoy- that is how I honor my hardworking and appreciate my struggles. Votes: 1

Maybe that's why he had started to fear suffocation. It wasn't so much drowning in the earth or sea but the feeling that he was sinking into too many expectations, literally getting in over his head.Wow...when he started having thoughts like that, he knew he'd been spending too much time with Annabeth. Votes: 1

I don't like expectations. Votes: 0

no expectations, no disappointments! Votes: 0

I don't have any expectations. Votes: 0

My worst expectations never happened. Votes: 0

False expectations take away joy. Votes: 0

The audience's expectations are ever-present. Votes: 0

Surprise comes from defying expectations. Votes: 0

My expectations are incredibly high, Votes: 0

Disappointment proves that expectations were mistaken. Votes: 0

My actions will follow my expectations. Votes: 0

No one rises to low expectations Votes: 0

The soft bigotry of low expectations Votes: 0

I'm the master of low expectations. Votes: 0

I always have high expectations for me. Votes: 0

Embrace each new day with great expectations. Votes: 0

Where there are few expectations, expediency wins. Votes: 0

Your Potential can far exceed your expectations Votes: 0

Frustration is a function of our expectations. Votes: 0

There's a difference between expectations and aspirations. Votes: 0

Compassionate conservative soft bigotry of low expectations. Votes: 0

Stocks are bought on expectations, not facts. Votes: 0

The fewer expectations you have, the better. Votes: 0

You are still guided by your expectations. Votes: 0

I have no expectations. None at all. Votes: 0

High expectations don't bother me at all. Votes: 0

I don't have any expectations of anything. Votes: 0

I have hope. I have no expectations. Votes: 0

Uncommunicated expectations are the shame of relationships. Votes: 0

High expectations is the key to everything. Votes: 0

The secret to happiness is low expectations. Votes: 0

Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance. Votes: 0

All clients' needs and expectations are vastly different. Votes: 0

Compromise in your arguments, not in your expectations. Votes: 0

Whoever alters a person's expectations changes his behavior. Votes: 0

We tend to live up to our expectations. Votes: 0

Self appointed expectations lead to self induced frustrations. Votes: 0

What you do without expectations defines your success. Votes: 0

Great expectations are better than a poor possession. Votes: 0

The secret to happiness is having low expectations. Votes: 0

True genius doesn't fulfill expectations, it shatters them. Votes: 0

Meeting expectations is good. Exceeding expectations is better. Votes: 0

All of us can meet God's high expectations. Votes: 0

Put your expectations on God, not on people. Votes: 0

People are not here to meet your expectations. Votes: 0

Good things come to those with no expectations. Votes: 0

Keep low expectations and life gets pretty good. Votes: 0

I don't like to generate too many expectations. Votes: 0

We'll do what life always does defy expectations. Votes: 0

Children will usually live up to our expectations. Votes: 0

This whole mission has surpassed all of our expectations. Votes: 0

Living up to other people's expectations is always difficult. Votes: 0

Conclude that your are worth achieving beyond your expectations Votes: 0

The importance of high expectations plays a big role. Votes: 0

People live up to your expectations, not their potential. Votes: 0

Make the expectations lively enough, and action will follow. Votes: 0

Negative expectations are a quick route to dead-end thinking. Votes: 0

We all give up great expectations along the way. Votes: 0

I like the freedom that comes with lowered expectations. Votes: 0

Our expectations for a technology rise with its advancement. Votes: 0

There's a victory in letting go of your expectations. Votes: 0

I hate high expectations because they're hard to beat. Votes: 0

Let your dreams outgrow the shoes of your expectations. Votes: 0

Live without expectations and there will be no frustration. Votes: 0

You've got to have high expectations to achieve top results. Votes: 0

In person, George Clooney lives up to all your expectations. Votes: 0

Welcome to the U.S. Capitol: Watch for falling expectations. Votes: 0

One can fall into the soft bigotry of low expectations. Votes: 0

Everything we do in life, we do with certain expectations. Votes: 0

I have always been able to rise above the expectations. Votes: 0

You live up - or down - to your expectations. Votes: 0

Look, the key for me is to keep expectations low. Votes: 0

I have no expectations. I just want to better myself. Votes: 0

People have expectations of me but I'm not a magician. Votes: 0

Life has no limits. We are limited by our expectations. Votes: 0

As a creator, I always want to betray fans expectations. Votes: 0

I don't like to have really any expectations for myself. Votes: 0

My expectations of other people, I double them on myself. Votes: 0

Everyone is deceived in his hopes, cheated in his expectations. Votes: 0

Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations Votes: 0

All hopes are lies, all expectations of the future are lies. Votes: 0

One can fall into the 'soft bigotry of low expectations.' Votes: 0

If you are not careful, you will drown in your expectations. Votes: 0

The world around us conforms to expectations we place upon it. Votes: 0

I've been a fool to allow dreams to become great expectations. Votes: 0

I want to top expectations. I want to blow you away. Votes: 0