Expectations Quotes
The 20th century, the author observes, fostered the idea that fulfillment is possible on Earth.
After 25 the only thing you’ll be precocious at is death.
This feeling of being "home at last" corresponds to my idea about the city, and idea shaped by books, movies, and plays, an idea of infinite possibility.
Do good and be a good person because that’s just what the Lord expects. There just ain’t nothing special about being and doing good. It’s what the Lord expects…
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.
Problems don’t actually exist. They’re just the hallucinogenic effects of people being weirded out on what they think life is supposed to be.
Every child should be nurture with great love. The feeling of great love promotes wellness and potential for greatness.
...my awakening life.I am awake in the present.The present is today.Today is a great gift.
We applaud patience, but prefer it to be a virtue that others possess.
We usually expect too much from people. Often we judge them based on their actions even as we judge ourselves based on our intentions.
Feet away, Professor Dema stood, carrying a large gunlike weapon with both her hands and a snarl on her lips. This was not the way final exams were supposed to go.
Through our expectations, we violently expand and try to fill the world with our proofs of worth.
May we be free of the tyranny of our expectations of others.
This is what storytelling gets you. You make things up that aren't real, and then get upset when they don't turn out as expected.
Being a husband or a wife, is already a huge responsibility to shoulder, without adding in the expectations.
I am full of mistakes and imperfections and therefore I am real ...
Everyone wanted me to feed them that story—darkness to light, weakness to strength, broken to whole. I wanted it, too.
Maybe she should stop reading those damn romance novels. They were giving her crazy expectations.
That was the problem with love. It never happened on your terms, it happened on theirs.
How well I know you by your deeds and how invariably you succeed in living down to what one expects of you!
Choosing a mate is not a matter of can they do the job, rather will they. A partner of "potential" doesn't make for a happy marriage. Their actions have to be in line with your needs.
Honestly, the point is I no more expect you to acknowledge or respect my feelings, there ends your story! HAPPY ME!
When our gospel promotes too much miracles, we are telling people that it is normal for them to expect something from nothing.
It's the giving that makes one stronger, but sometimes the taking can make one weaker, if even vulnerable or blinding.
I have found that the most significant experiences of our lives rarely come when we're expecting them and oftentimes when we're not even paying attention.
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.
There is no honor in seeking praise for doing that which is expected of you.
Supplication is to implore God for mercy and compassion, to have pity upon you or to grant you the request given and expect that He will do it.
I hope you do not let anyone else's expectations direct the course of your life.
Life was easier when you stopped caring, when you stopped expecting things to get better.
Often expecting immediate returns for goodness in this world is a sign of a normal human being
He expected too much from people, that was the problem, Ethan thought. He expected too much from life.