Quotes About Expectations

Why is a woman always judged only on the basis of her relationship with her family members and the time she gives them, and not on the basis of her success at work?

I think sometimes, especially 'The Bachelor,' feels like you're being judged. You play it safe, so to speak. I've never played it safe and I think that made for a really good season.

Throughout a competitive career, you can certainly lose yourself trying to please the judges.

I can't control what the judges give me.

When you're on set, you're like, 'Everyone's judging me because I'm the director, and everyone thinks I'm doing this because I just love myself and I want to do everything.' Part of it's true: I do want to do everything, and I do kind of love myself.

Anytime we're interacting with someone, we're judging them, we're sharing expectations, we think they didn't live up to those expectations.

I don't really change much; there's not much I can do about the judging in front of a home crowd.

Obviously, I do feel I'm scrutinised a bit too much and people are judging me. All I do is keep my head down and work, work, work.

No one could have ever prepared me for the whole world judging me and comparing me to other artists.

At some level, every relationship is assaulted by an aroma of judgment - this sense that we will never measure up to the expectations and demands of another.

Judgment comes from you comparing yourself to other people, and expectations of what you think life should be.

For women, style codes are not merely about being smart or presentable, they are a platform for judgment.

Sometimes before I go on stage, I think about how people can be so judgmental and forget they're the ones who bought your album; they're the ones that are singing along.

For me, as a fan, when I read book series, I tend to be the most judgmental of the last book.

People are always asking me what it's like to be Judy Garland's daughter. It's hard to be a legend's child.

As a newcomer, you know, you don't come out the gate as a singer and try to compare with Judy Garland.

Why are we only considered successful if we can juggle family with a demanding career?

I don't think, 'Oh gosh, I won't be quite there and I won't be as successful as I want to be unless I'm juggling a couple of kids, a marriage and a career.'

'Jump Street,' I knew we had a great time. It didn't matter, didn't know if it was going to do well.

Every time you make a jump, whether it's from high school to college or college to the NBA, you're going to hear questions about your athletic ability.

It's not about how high you jump. It's about how high everyone else jumps.

When I was young, I couldn't imagine women of 60 falling in love. For one thing, people used to stay married; they weren't out in the jungle, searching for romance. Besides, these women just looked so ancient - permed hair, beige cardis.

All junior artistes feel they will become like Amitabh Bachchan or Shah Rukh Khan. That is everyone's dream in the industry.

I came out to my parents when I was a junior in college. And it was pretty fine. They were more concerned with why I wasn't dating anyone. But now I'm 36, and I still don't date anyone.