Quotes About Expectations

The secret of happiness is low expectations.

Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained.

I've come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is, and always will be, yours.

"In any soul mate relationship, you will need to let go of the illusion that there is a perfect person waiting for you who will fulfill your every expectation and give your personality everything it desires once you are together. Do not expect your ideal soul mate to be someone who is always loving and easy to get along with, who agrees with everything you say or do, and who brings you a life of ease/comfort."

I guess it turns out choosing your life partner from a group of men trying to get their break in show business by sitting around shirtless in a swimming pool while cameras watch around the clock isn't the path to a soulmate after all.

Love is unconditional, relationships are not.

What's it to me if you love me or miss me or need me when you are doing nothing to be with me if you can't allow me to be the love of your life I will be the loss of your life instead

All my friends are getting married. I guess I'm just at that age where people give up.

The only mistake for which people are congratulated is marriage.

My life is a constant struggle between what they want me to be, what I want me to be, and who I'm being instead.

Choosing a mate is not a matter of can they do the job, rather will they. A partner of "potential" doesn't make for a happy marriage. Their actions have to be in line with your needs.

When you're supported by people, you always imagine it's people your age who will support you.

The spirit of the age is: Ask not what your country can do for you, demand it.

The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened.

When intelligent and sensible people despise knowledge in their old age, it is only because they have asked too much of it and of themselves.

I always looked really young for my age. And once I hit 23, 24 and 25, I was then allowed to play the cool 18-year-olds and stuff.

Everyone always says it's a blessing to look a lot younger than my age, but sometimes I just want to look my real age.

Sometimes grown ups don't act their right old age

nobody ever intends to be old.

There's no law that decrees when not to whinge, but you reach a certain age - 80 seems about right - when you're expected to manifest querulousness - the coffee's too hot, the boiled egg's too soft.

We virtually never feel our age, but thinking that we should can lead to disaster.

At the age of 19, you always think you are prepared for everything and you think you have the knowledge of what?s coming ahead.

I can't get my knickers in a twist about my age and ageing in an industry that caters to the ids of 14-year-olds.

I didn't think it was possible at my age, honestly. They call it a geriatric pregnancy.