Quotes about Expectations

Back in the days when men were hunters and chest beaters and women spent their whole lives worrying about pregnancy or dying in childbirth, they often had to be taken against their will. Men complained that women were cold, unresponsive, frigid. They wanted their women wanton. They wanted their women wild. Now women were finally learning to be wanton and wild -- and what happened? The men wilted

Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.

When I was born, some of our relatives came to our house and told my mother, 'Don't worry, next time you will have a son.'

A romantic is usually afraid in case reality doesn't come up to expectations.

We praise heroes as though they are rare, and yet we are always ready to blame another man for lack of heroism.

Jesus completely abolishes all ordinary ideas and expectations people have of a Supreme Being.

I used to worry a lot and regret a lot before I took on this whole concept of karma. But now I understand that destiny is what it's all about. I still push ahead and look forward to achieving certain goals but I try not to lay up expectations that they have to happen.

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.

Countries that will not tax their elite who expect us to come in and help them serve their people are just not going to get the kind of help from us that historically they may have.

I was good in science in school and parents thought I would become a school teacher like my mother.

If not to God, you will surrender to the opinions or expectations of others, to money, to resentment, to fear, or to your own pride, lusts, or ego. You were designed to worship God and if you fail to worship Him, you will create other things (idols) to give your life to. You are free to choose, what you surrender to but you are not free from the consequence of that choice.

If you try to please everyone you'll please no one.