Quotes about Expectations

The amateur allows his worth and identity to be defined by others. The amateur craves third-party validation. The amateur is tyrannized by his imagined conception of what is expected of him. He is imprisoned by what he believes he ought to think, how he ought to look, what he ought to do, and who he ought to be.

He knows that any job, whether it's a novel or a kitchen remodel, takes twice as long as he thinks and costs twice as much. He accepts that. He recognizes it as reality.

When you let God be God you can let humans be humans. When we place God in His rightful place in our lives, we don't struggle so much when human relationships let us down.

Put your expectations on God, not on people.

I know that leading Ferrari carries with it a high responsibility, but the pressure is more from the outside rather than internal.

Too many husbands and wives enter into marriage with the idea that their spouse exists for one purpose: to make them happy.

Success or failure cannot be measured by any human standard.

I get many letters every day from people who got married because they wanted their own selfish needs satisfied, and have only later come to realize that this does not work.

Within the New Testament, there is no indication that Christians should expect to be healthy, wealthy, and successful in this present age.

You're never going to please everyone, and if you do, there's something wrong.

It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we'd given customers what they said they wanted, we'd have built a computer they'd have been happy with a year after we spoke to them - not something they'd want now.

Some years ago I became president of Columbia University and learned within 24 hours to be ready to speak at the drop of a hat, and I learned something more, the trustees were expected to be ready to speak at the passing of the hat.