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Quotes About Expectations

I remember writing standup jokes without having done sets. But as soon as I did my first set, it didn't matter. Everything I thought would work didn't work. And everything I was iffy on was funny.
~ John Mulaney
I don't think about what other people expect or anything. I mean, I sit and worrying so much about what I'M thinking, I'd go NUTS if I sat around worrying about other people.
~ Allan Holdsworth
People should appreciate you for who you are, not for who they think you should be.
~ Unknown
Never take anyone for granted because if they can love you for what you are not, then surely they can hate you for actually you are.
~ Unknown
I changed? Either that or I stopped acting the way you wanted me too.
~ Unknown
From a girl's point of view, the guy always chooses the slut. From a guy's point of view, the girl always chooses the jerk.
~ Unknown
Being faithful gets you nowhere...I thought that's what everybody wanted...loyalty and faithfulness...ha guess I was wrong.
~ Unknown
They tell you to be yourself and then judge you for it.
~ Unknown
The problem with people is that they fall in love and forget who they are trying to be people who they aren't.
~ Unknown
Society is funny. They ask you to be yourself and yet they judge you.
~ Unknown
The less you expect from others the more you keep yourself safe from being disappointed and hurt.
~ Unknown
You are not in this world to live up to other peoples expectations, nor should you feel the world must live up to yours.
~ Unknown
Smile when they want you to frown, be happy when they expect to you to be sad, laugh when they think you'll cry. Don't live based on what others think or try to fit in, but always be in the best of yourself that's what makes you outstanding.
~ Unknown
Never apologize for having high standards. People who really want to be in your life will rise up to meet them.
~ Unknown
Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.
~ Wendy Wasserstein
Waiting for someone else to make you happy is the best way to be sad.
~ Unknown
Don't compare yourself to other people. It won't help. You'll only find what you expect to find. If you think you're weak, everyone else will seem stronger. If you think you're strong, everyone else will seem weaker. There's no point in doing this. Simply look at where you are now, and aim to get better as you go forward.
~ Unknown
Along with gaining a true trust in yourself, comes losing much of your fear of others letting you down.
~ Unknown
Sense of worth and self-confidence comes when you accept yourself as you are. not when you're trying to be what other people expect.
~ Unknown
Ignore people's criticism about who you are, be yourself and live better than what they expected.
~ Unknown
I learned the hard way that I cannot always count on others to respect my feelings, even if I respect theirs. Being a good person doesn't guarantee that others will be good people too. You only have control over yourself and how you choose to be as a person. As for others, you can only choose to accept them or walk away..
~ Unknown
Love yourself more than you can love anybody and you will never be disappointed.
~ Unknown
Life doesnt necessarily turn out as we hope or plan. This is why it is important to become the master of ones mind, rather than being mastered by it.
~ Unknown
The tragedy of being an underachiever is that I know what I should be, but reality keeps telling me that I'm wrong.
~ Unknown