Quotes About Expectations

Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.

I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself.

I'll be honest, there's a part of me that does think I'm held to a different standard than my contemporaries and peers, and it's a little frustrating.

You see, in America, it's quite standard for an actor to sign, at the beginning of a series, for five or seven years. The maximum any British agent will allow you to have over an actor is three years.

One of the things my service in Iraq did give me was this freedom from fear of failure or any kind of expectations that I had to take a standard path.

You can't hold me to the same standard as the president or a school teacher. I'm just a comedian. My job is like Archie Bunker.

Obama is like the kid brother whose only standard for judging his own achievements is the records his big brother set.

I grew up with my cousins, who were as close as brothers, and frankly, I didn't like what girls were expected to do. I liked horseback riding, playing football, going to rodeos. I wanted to be in jeans all the time, and I couldn't figure out why I was supposed to conform to a certain standard, so I didn't.

Monogamy is desirable for many reasons, especially in creating a stable, emotionally connected home for children. But judging from centuries of human behavior, it is also a very difficult standard to meet.

I hold myself to a high standard on and off the field.

I know when I left the game, I could have played more. There is no question. I think I could have played at a very high level, too. But I could not play the way everyone wanted me to play. And I was not willing to compromise what I felt was a standard that I had established in this league and, particularly, for our fans at home.

I can be pretty harsh and judgmental. I'm a very harsh and judgmental person. I like morals, right and wrong. I like to see things in black-and-white when I can, so I will hold a lot of guys to an impossible standard.

I'm not afraid to coach guys. But I am going to coach them to win, and I am going to hold them to a high standard.

We have this weird beauty standard where women, like, shouldn't grow: what we think is feminine is often what is also pre-pubescent.

My last name is all I have. I try to carry that to a high standard by setting high expectations.

I'm considered a huge model because I'm a size six. But... I had a standard body size for catalogues.

Elected officials have always been held to a higher standard, as we should be.

Playing to a decent standard sometimes isn't enough.

I had so much anger and judgement towards myself for my work not being up to the standard that I expected it to be, so I wouldn't allow myself to complete anything.

No. 2 pick, you're supposed to do a job - you're supposed to turn the franchise around. And I don't think I did it to the best of my abilities. I didn't live up to that standard.

I know I have to live up to the hype wherever I go. If I'm an inch below the standard, it'll be chaos.

I never had a special social media clause, I had a standard contract, the same as every other player.

It's a great thing to hear people putting me up to this standard and putting me on this pedestal and expecting greatness from me, but at the end of the day, I'm just trying to be a better me as an artist musically.

Miami is a place that if you like to work, then it's good for you. Because I feel like they hold you to a higher standard.