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Quotes About Expectations

If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life, you'll find it's easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a quality of life that's far below what you deserve.
~ Anthony Robbins
One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead.
~ Oscar Wilde
You can't base your life on other people's expectations.
~ Stevie Wonder
Sincere forgiveness isn't colored with expectations that the other person apologize or change. Don't worry whether or not they finally understand you. Love them and release them. Life feeds back truth to people in its own way and time.
~ Sara Paddison
I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep everyone's expectations.
~ Bill Watterson
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
~ Confucius
It may be life is only worthwhile at moments. Perhaps that is all we ought to expect
~ Sherwood Anderson
There's a big difference between settling, and being truly happy. Life is short, never settle for less than you deserve.
~ Unknown
Getting married at 22 sounds a lot like leaving a party at 9:30pm.
~ Unknown
You don't have to be perfect to be happy. If you think you have to be perfect in order to be happy you'll always be miserable.
~ Unknown
The universe has no restrictions. You place restrictions on the universe with your expectations
~ Unknown
You cannot think negatively and live positively any more than you can plant apple seeds and expect to harvest oranges.
~ Unknown
The secret to happiness is to never expect anything from anyone,then you will never be disappointed.
~ Unknown
No regrets... just lessons. No worries... just acceptance. No expectations... just gratitude. Life is too short.
~ Unknown
People change, things change, time changes, priorities change, but expectations always remain the same.
~ Unknown
Sometimes blood isn't thicker than water and family will cross you quicker than strangers.
~ Unknown
Not everyone will treat you the same way you treat them...Not everyone will love you the same way you love them...You have to love yourself first then love others...
~ Unknown
Learn more than others, work more than others, but expect less than others.
~ Unknown
I don't mind being there for you. I just mind being the one you run to just because everyone else is busy.
~ Unknown
You shouldn't thank your friend for being there for you. that's their job.
~ Unknown
Regret being there for you, Didn't realize you wouldn't be there when I needed you.
~ Unknown
All the times I spend being there for someone, barely comes back my way.
~ Unknown
So fed up with people that you do anything and everything for but when the time comes for them to help you, they suddenly can't even do the slightest thing!!
~ Unknown
I'm tired of being what you want me to be.
~ Unknown