Quotes about Expectations

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

When you were a child you had dreams of becoming somebody as an adult. Have you lived up to your dreams?

I can't do anything about what other people expect me to do.

When you are writing for the Christian culture, there is a whole gamut of expectations.

The worst kind of businesses are ones where there are no expectations set out for employees.

I never thought that the long haired, bearded guy I married in law school would end up being President.

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you like them for who they are. And when you stop expecting material possessions to complete you, you'd be surprised how much pleasure you get from material possessions. And when you stop expecting God to end all your troubles, you'd be surprised how much you like spending time with God.

I realized that for years I'd thought of love as something that would complete me, make all my troubles go away. I worshipped at the altar of romantic completion. And it had cost me, plenty of times. And it had cost me most of the girls I'd dated, too, because I wanted them to be something they weren't. It's too much pressure to put on a person.

If we begin our day believing life is supposed to be easy, we will certainly have a terrible day. Life is not easy, nor was it ever supposed to be.

Unrealistic neediness is actually greediness in disguise.

No, it's not wrong to need people. But some of our biggest disappointments in life are the result of expectations we have of others that they can't ever possibly meet. That's when the desire to connect becomes an unrealistic need. Unrealistic neediness is actually greediness in disguise.

Don't allow the unrealistic demands of others to march freely into your life.