#expectations

At times what you expect and what happens don’t match. The faster you accept and adapt to what happened & work towards creating what you believed, that what you expected gets created in a whole new way..! ↗

— Sujit Lalwani

#expectations #life #motivation #optimism #positivity

You can't eat straight A's. ↗

— Maxine Hong Kingston

#poverty #school #poverty

Let your dreams outgrow the shoes of your expectations. ↗

— Ryunosuke Satoro

#expectations #our dreams #outgrow #shoes #your

Alright,” he admitted, “So I’m not everything you’d hoped for. But really, what man can ever live up to any woman’s terribly high expectations?” This got her attention. She almost stood up to face him, but decided it wasn’t worth the effort. Leaning forward, she retorted, “Expecting a man to respect you, to be honest with you, and, oh yes, to not be a murderer! I don’t think those are overly high expectations!” He shrugged, casually excusing his faults. “Nobody’s perfect.” “Gemdorin, what do you want?” she asked, exasperated. He plainly stated his desire. “I want you. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#deceit #desire #eena #expectations #love

Mrs. Lynde says, 'Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#disappointment #expectations #misattributed #l-m-montgomery

Persons appear to us according to the light we throw upon them from our own minds. -Laura Ingalls Wilder, author (1867-1957) ↗

— Laura Ingalls Wilder

#expectations #fairness #injustice #perception #society

But if I worried too much about publishers' expectations, I'd probably paralyze myself and not be able to write anything. ↗

— David Baldacci

#about #anything #expectations #i #much

I think some of the pressure comes from the expectations of other people. Like if your father played baseball, they expect you to be the big lifesaver or something when you play a sport. ↗

— Barry Bonds

#big #comes #expect #expectations #father

Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations. ↗

— Edward de Bono

#between #defined #difference #expectations #our

I felt trapped and fabricated in the fifties living up to other people's expectations. ↗

— Rosemary Clooney

#fabricated #felt #fifties #i #living