Expectations Quotes

1983 quotes by 1389 authors

I thought about the bigger picture of my life, and about the peopleâ€”and particularly the guysâ€”I would encounter during my lifetime. How would I ever… — Rachel Cohn
Maybe my expectations for honesty are too high. — Kelley Armstrong
Amazing.â€ Hi stripped off his shirt, wrung it out. â€œScore one for your honker.â€ â€œThanks, I think.â€ I cocked my chin at Hiâ€™s substantial midsection.… — Kathy Reichs
The more you expect from life, the more your expectations will be fulfilled. By laughing, you do not use up your laughter, but increase your… — Dean Koontz
Do you think that we're products of our environments? I think so, or maybe products of our expectations. Others' expectations of us or our expectations.… — Wes Moore
We have turned doctors into gods and worship their deity by offering up our bodies and our souls - not to mention our worldly goods.… — Erich Segal
Living without expectations is hard but, when you can do it, good. Living without hope is harder, and that is bad. You have got to… — Wendell Berry
The mother gazes at the baby in her arms, and the baby gazes at his mother's face and finds himself therein... provided that the mother… — Donald Woods Winnicott
Peace begins When expectation ends. — Sri Chinmoy
...Sometimes I suspect that what had really happened was that we became more resigned, more cynical, raised our pain thresholds as we lowered our expectations.… — Emma Donoghue
Oh, come off it,â€ said Ron, striding over to her and whipping her results out of her hand. â€œYepâ€” ten â€˜Outstandingsâ€™ and one â€˜Exceeds Expectationsâ€™… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
How would I ever know when that moment was right, when expectation met anticipation and formed...connection? — Rachel Cohn
It's hard to close the door on optimistic expectations when you love someone. — Dennis Lehane
Honesty is a very expensive gift, Don't expect it from cheap people. — Warren Buffett
If I fall asleep, it is because I am overloaded. I sleep because one hour with Henry contains five years of my life, and one… — Anais Nin
Because gratitude is the key to happiness, anything that undermines gratitude must undermine happiness. And nothing undermines gratitude as much as expectations. There is an… — Dennis Prager
Fulfill me, make me happy, make me feel safe, tell me who I am. The world cannot give you those things, and when you no… — Eckhart Tolle
I am a drifter, and as lonely as that can be, it is also remarkably freeing. I will never define myself in terms of anyone… — David Levithan
...no way could I fall in love. I just couldn't go there yet. Settle for less. I didn't want to process through anything. I didn't… — Chuck Palahniuk
She was too muchâ€”for Zenith, Ohio. Sheâ€™d tried at times to make herself smaller, to fit neatly into the ordered lines of expectation. But somehow,… — Libba Bray

Who Wrote These Expectations Quotes

1,389 authors contributed a total of 1,983 Expectations Quotes, led by these top contributors: