Quotes about Expectations

The thing is, it's my own fault. I just can't put up with a person that won't go out of his way for me. And that's what a man is. Somebody that won't go out of his way for you. I bet it says that in the dictionary.

The vast majority of us go to our graves without knowing who we are. We unconsciously live someone else's life, or at least someone else's expectations for us. This does violence to ourselves, our relationship with God, and ultimately to others.

One of the best things a father can do for his daughter is let her know that she has met his expectations

People tend to become what the most important people in their lives think they will become.

In Into the Woods, Cinderella runs from her prince, Rapunzel is thrown from a tower for her prince, and Sleeping Beauty just thought she was getting coffee with Bill Cosby.

the Moral Law is not always the standard by which we treat others, but it is nearly always the standard by which we expect others to treat us.

One of the best things a father can do for his daughter is let her know thats she has met his expectations.

Just because we all have wombs doesn't mean we have to be mothers, just like we all have vocal cords doesn't mean we're all opera singers.

You don't have to live up to anyone's expectations, just be the best you can be

Success is not what you have done compared to what others have done. Success is what you have done compared to what you were supposed to do.

My father was a negative person. He actually taught me to be negative, if that makes any sense. I remember him saying: 'You know there's no point in expecting anything good to happen because it won't.' I grew up in such a negative atmosphere.

One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead.