Habits Quote by Joyce Maynard

“Having expectations for people (including yourself) without knowing what they are like is a sure way to get in trouble.”

— Ray Dalio

“Put no expectations on others, only on yourself. If you put no expectations on others they can not disappoint you.”

— Samantha Price

“You have spent your life trying to live up to everyones expectations, when you realize the only expectations you can't live up to is…

— Butch Carroll

“I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep my expectations.”

— Bill Watterson

“Expectation wasn't just about what people expected of you. It was about what you expected of yourself.”

— Brandon Sanderson

“I don't like to do what people expect. Why should I live up to their expectations instead of my own?”

— David Levithan

“Live up to your potential, not down to others expectation.”

— Michael Faulkner

“Sometimes, good intentions couldn't do a thing except make you feel less alone, and sometimes that was enough.”

— Riley Redgate

“You couldn’t live your life getting up and seeing the same things every day. You had to keep moving, otherwise people started to know…

— Brandon Sanderson

“In life you hoped to do what you could but mostly you did what you were told and that was the end of it.”

— Iain M. Banks

“I want everyone to stop telling me to lower my expectations.”

— Tracy Guzeman

“I probably felt more resentment for what I personally was to suffer than for the wrong they were doing to anyone and everyone. But…

— St. Augustine of Hippo