--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I am not in this world to live up to…" description: "\"I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c20/anonymous-1_expectations_i-am-not-in-this-world-to-live-up-to-oth_2876094.jpg" --- # I am not in this world to live up to other people's… ![“I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c20/anonymous-1_expectations_i-am-not-in-this-world-to-live-up-to-oth_2876094.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c20/anonymous-1_expectations_i-am-not-in-this-world-to-live-up-to-oth_2876094.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c20/anonymous-1_expectations_i-am-not-in-this-world-to-live-up-to-oth_2876094.jpg) > “I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. One should not be bound by others' expectations nor demand the world meet personal expectations. **In simple terms:** Live beyond others' expectations. Key Takeaway Define your own values. Themes individualism self‑realization expectations Mood empowering reflective Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - career choices - creative projects - relationship building Key Concepts authenticity personal freedom Questions to Reflect On - What expectations limit you? - How can you set personal standards? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Expectations](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/expectations/) [World](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/world/) ## Related quotes > [You are not in this world to live up to other peoples expectations, nor should you feel the world must live up to yours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-are-not-in-this-world-to-live-up-to-other-peoples-expectations/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Ur not in this world to live up to others ppl's expectations nor should u feel the world must live up to urs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-perl/ur-not-in-this-world-to-live-up-to-others-ppl-s-expectations-nor/) F Perl > [I'm afraid of a couple things. I'm afraid of getting caught up in other people's expectations, because I feel like that's an ongoing battle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-gaffigan/i-m-afraid-of-a-couple-things-i-m-afraid-of-getting-caught-up-in/) [Jim Gaffigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-gaffigan/) > [Networked, we are together, but so lessened are our expectations of each other that we can feel utterly alone. And there is the risk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherry-turkle/networked-we-are-together-but-so-lessened-are-our-expectations-of/) [Sherry Turkle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherry-turkle/) > [Whatever happens, whether you succeed or you fail, people with high expectations always feel better, because how we feel when we get dumped or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suman-rai/whatever-happens-whether-you-succeed-or-you-fail-people-with-high/) [Suman Rai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suman-rai/) > [Imagination help us build people up to our expectations, but life open our eyes to reality & make us face the pale figment of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/imagination-help-us-build-people-up-to-our-expectations-but-life-open/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I think if more people were more concerned with being kind to people and have no expectations, the world would be better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-think-if-more-people-were-more-concerned-with-being-kind-to-people/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“I think it's strange - so alike and yet so different! We are capable of working together, of building the Pyramids of Egypt, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-think-it-s-strange-so-alike-and-yet-so-different-we-are-capable-of/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Today is just one of those days when I feel on top of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/today-is-just-one-of-those-days-when-i-feel-on-top-of-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [It's always better to shock people and change people's expectations than to give them exactly what they think you can do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-hill/it-s-always-better-to-shock-people-and-change-people-s-expectations/) [Jonah Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-hill/) > [I don't really focus on other people's expectations of me. I only care what my own expectations are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madison-keys/i-don-t-really-focus-on-other-people-s-expectations-of-me-i-only-care/) [Madison Keys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madison-keys/) > [I've said it lots of times before, I play for myself, so I'm not worried about other people's expectations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-fritz/i-ve-said-it-lots-of-times-before-i-play-for-myself-so-i-m-not/) [Taylor Fritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-fritz/) > [“What kind of a place is Expectations?" inquired Milo, unable to see the humor and feeling very doubtful of the little man's sanity. "Good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norton-juster/what-kind-of-a-place-is-expectations-inquired-milo-unable-to-see-the/) [Norton Juster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norton-juster/) > [If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people's expectations, then you can go mad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benedict-cumberbatch/if-you-have-an-over-preoccupation-with-perception-and-trying-to/) [Benedict Cumberbatch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benedict-cumberbatch/) > [I do my thing and you do yours. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-do-my-thing-and-you-do-yours-i-am-not-in-this-world-to-live-up-to/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More by Anonymous > [And a tear rolled down her cheek, as she said goodbye; because she's walking away, and she's never looking back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-a-tear-rolled-down-her-cheek-as-she-said-goodbye-because-she-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Life is full of change. That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Expectations quotes > [Balance suggests a perfect equilibrium. There is no such thing. That is a false expectation… There are going to be priorities and dimensions of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denise-morrison/balance-suggests-a-perfect-equilibrium-there-is-no-such-thing-that-is/) [Denise Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denise-morrison/) > [My mom had very low expectations for me, and she really had a point. I was a big problem at seventeen. If I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu/my-mom-had-very-low-expectations-for-me-and-she-really-had-a-point-i/) [Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu/) > [I've long believed one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/i-ve-long-believed-one-of-the-mainsprings-of-our-own-liberty-has-been/) [Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/) > [I say this all the time: I've always been really good at managing my expectations so that I'm not let down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-young/i-say-this-all-the-time-i-ve-always-been-really-good-at-managing-my/) [Brett Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-young/) > [When Allah puts barakah (His blessings) in something, it will come beyond your expectations- never underestimate the power of one good deed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouman-ali-khan/when-allah-puts-barakah-his-blessings-in-something-it-will-come/) [Nouman Ali Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouman-ali-khan/) > [Keeping up with everybody's expectation is soooo hard!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi/keeping-up-with-everybody-s-expectation-is-soooo-hard/) [Naomi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi/) > [I recognize I am essentially a failed human being in the sense that I can't possibly live up to the expectations of an Almighty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-recognize-i-am-essentially-a-failed-human-being-in-the-sense-that-i/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [We're wired to expect the world to be brighter and more meaningful and more obviously interesting than it actually is. And when we realize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lev-grossman/we-re-wired-to-expect-the-world-to-be-brighter-and-more-meaningful/) [Lev Grossman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lev-grossman/) > [“Does your reality match your expectations? If not it's time to change either your expectations or your reality.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-redhead/does-your-reality-match-your-expectations-if-not-it-s-time-to-change/) [Steven Redhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-redhead/) > [Jesus' kingdom was not like the popular expectation. He used the phrase 'kingdom of God' with a different meaning. His kingdom was not of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-harpur/jesus-kingdom-was-not-like-the-popular-expectation-he-used-the-phrase/) [Tom Harpur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-harpur/) > [Disappointment contains an appointment for doing much better. High expectations mean your higher capacity and belief in abilities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tasneem-hameed/disappointment-contains-an-appointment-for-doing-much-better-high/) [Tasneem Hameed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tasneem-hameed/) > [It's a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-boyle/it-s-a-good-place-when-all-you-have-is-hope-and-not-expectations/) [Danny Boyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-boyle/) > [When we give from a place of love, rather than from a place of expectation, more usually comes back to us than we could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-jeffers/when-we-give-from-a-place-of-love-rather-than-from-a-place-of/) [Susan Jeffers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-jeffers/) > [Everybody out there watches the show and has expectations of wanting to be an 'Idol', but we're going to teach them how much hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-bice/everybody-out-there-watches-the-show-and-has-expectations-of-wanting/) [Bo Bice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-bice/) > [When we fall utterly, something gathers us up. But our falling must be without reservation, without expectation, without hope, though not hopeless. 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