Expectations Quotes

Honestly, that is the most important thing to me: Can I continue to live up to my own expectations of myself - and not fall back into slacking?

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

Have no judgments about your life, no expectations, and give up the need to know what happens tomorrow.

He did not mean to depress us, rather to free us from expectations which inspire bitterness. It is consoling, when love has let us down, to hear that happiness was never part of the plan.

... reality stands before them, yet they don't see it, because what you call real is just the mirror image of your expectations.

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

Always God’s goodness is the ground of our expectation.

I learnt early to have little expectation so I protected myself from ever feeling greatly disappointed.

I stood up. It was all too much. I could not even meet my own expectations, and to be asked to deal with all theirs too was suffocating.

When will I ever learn to accept what is given instead of always yearning for more? My lavish expectations too often tarnish my blessings.

How much hope, expectation, and sheer hard work goes into the smallest success! There is no being sure of anything except that whatever has been created will change in time.

Rather than seeing the opportunities that feminism created they very easy morph into expectations.

All the hands, hearts and minds of the individuals collectively contribute to the team's success. (listen to your team, watch their body language, share your expectations . . . work together.)

In order to build our nation, we must all exceed our own expectations.

Even when there's pressure and distractions and expectations from others or myself, it's a good thing. It just makes me a better person. It makes me stronger.

The American dream has now morphed into an expectation. And if it isn't provided, or if it doesn't happen, then people feel cheated.

If we treat people as who they can become, they will be inspired to rise to the level of our expectations.

All work flows from some underlying assumptions, and the content of that faith can dramatically change our expectations for our work.

Realize your own potential and try to live out your expectations of your potential.

I'm not inspired by any career because I don't have any expectations.

Ultimately, it's not your job, as an actress, to satisfy people's expectations or image of who you should be. Even in your life, you are just who you are.

Investment based on genuine long-term expectations is so difficult today as to be scarcely practicable.

I was rejected, never given any expectations. ... Then at least, I won't be a burden to others. It's alright if the only one who hurts is me...!

I am sure that nothing has such a decisive influence upon a man's course as his personal appearance, and not so much his appearance as his belief in its attractiveness or unattractiveness.

There is nothing more miserable and foolish than anticipation.

Live without expectations and there will be no frustration.

I don't use the word 'pressure.' I use the word 'expectation.' I have very high expectations of myself. It starts with me.

False expectations take away joy.

One can fall into the soft bigotry of low expectations.

Ignoring expectations makes you look at the world in a fresh way.

I recognize I am essentially a failed human being in the sense that I can't possibly live up to the expectations of an Almighty.

Now, I return to this young fellow. And the communication I have got to make is, that he has great expectations.

Everyone has expectations. You just don't want to have them dashed, so you're quiet about them.

We live in an age of global expectations. Our hopes have converged in many ways, none more so than in our democratic aspirations.

If one leads them with administrative measures and uses punishments to make them conform, the people will be evasive, but if one leads them with virtue, they will come up to expectations.

Ah, but if you have no expectations, You can never have a disappointment.

You may have what it takes to be successful, but if you lose yourself in someone else's priorities or societal expectations, you will be judged not by your potential but rather by your history

This is what I want for entrepreneurs, especially for women: to believe in themselves, to dream bigger, reach higher, and to achieve success beyond their wildest expectations.

Living up to other people's expectations is always difficult. And then you have your own expectations and you set yourself goals that are very, very high. And that's true for everyone.

I like the freedom that comes with lowered expectations.

I know there are expectations, but I don't let them affect mt game. I just play basketball.

When I write, I don't have any expectation of what kind of song it will become or who it might reach.

Almost all change is evolutionary, not revolutionary... expectations always travel at higher speeds.

Constrain the user's expectations to match the abilities of the software.

She chased after her dream with much desire, but when she got to close to her expectations, well the dream burned up like paper in fire.

It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.

You can't live someone else's expectations in life. It's a recipe for disaster.

There's a certain grace in accepting what your life is and embracing all the good things that have been - but there's still an expectation of good things to come. Not necessarily what you expected.

If you race merely for the tributes from others, you will be at the mercy of their expectations.

Truth be told, there are lots of companies that provide exemplary phone support. DirecTV, Virgin America and Apple are a few that regularly exceed my expectations.