Quotes by Expectations Loving ourselves opens us to truly knowing ourselves as part of the matrix of existence, inextricably connected to the boundlessness of life... when we see that we are far bigger than the person that is delineated by family or cultural expectations, we realize we are capable of so much more than we usually dare to imagine. Sharon Salzberg realizingknowingexpectations Sometimes, we're so focused on being consistent that we also lower the bar on amazing. After all, the thinking goes, if we can't be amazing all the time, better to reset the expectation to merely good. Which robs us of the ability to (sometimes) be amazing. Seth Godin barsexpectationsthinking Surprise comes from defying expectations. Seth Godin defyingsurpriseexpectations Just as you need the man in your life to love you unconditionally, even when you’re not particularly lovable, your man needs you to demonstrate your respect for him regardless of whether he’s meeting your expectations at the moment. Shaunti Feldhahn expectationslove-youmen I think the bar is higher these days in terms of audience expectations of authenticity. Shawn Ryan barsexpectationsthinking Sundays are terrible because it is clear that there is no one in charge of the world. And this knowledge leave you drifting around, grappling with unfulfilled expectations and vague yearnings. Sheila Ballantyne sundayexpectationsworld It's expectation that differentiates you from the dead. Sheila Ballantyne differentiateexpectations A person of “good character” was one who acted in accordance with the expectations of his community Sheena Iyengar communityexpectationscharacter To the Chasmites, truth is determined by how well it fits their expectations, and doesn't that sound familiar? They have consistently refused to have a god contest, and I fear they will have to encounter the godlet rather forcibly before they believe there is anything there at all. Sheri S. Tepper expectationssoundbelieve With us the inner nature accords with the outer expectation. The body follows the mind, and the mind seeks the soul, which it strives toward but has not yet won. With you it is otherwise. The mind follows the body in pursuit of the soul you have been told you already have. Because you cannot find it, you assume you have lost it somewhere in your past, and this keeps you from achieving it in your future. Sheri S. Tepper soulexpectationspast Networked, we are together, but so lessened are our expectations of each other that we can feel utterly alone. And there is the risk that we come to see others as objects to be accessed—and only for the parts we find useful, comforting, or amusing. Sherry Turkle being-aloneexpectationsfeelings A realistic expectation also demands our acceptance that one's allotted time on earth must be limited to an allowance consistent with the continuity of our species... We die so that the world may continue to live. We have been given the miracle of life because trillions and trillions of living things have prepared the way for us and then have died-in a sense, for us. We die, in turn, so that others may live. The tragedy of a single individual becomes, in the balance of natural things, the triumph of ongoing life. Sherwin B. Nuland acceptancestruggleexpectations Great boss is challenging people in the right way. Leading, not managing. Supporting them by giving them both a platform they can count on and expectations they can stretch for. Seth Godin expectationsgivingpeople They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn. Seneca the Younger dawnexpectationsnight But something magical happened to me when I went to Reardan. Overnight I became a good player. I suppose it had something to do with confidence. I mean, I'd always been the lowest Indian on the reservation totem pole - I wasn't expected to be good so I wasn't. But in Reardan, my coach and the other players wanted me to be good. They needed me to be good. They expected me to be good. And so I became good. I wanted to live up to the expectations. I guess that's what it comes down to. The power of expectations. And as they expected more of me, I expected more of myself, and it just grew and grew. Sherman Alexie playerexpectationsmean We will not fail your expectations of us as a new nation dedicated to peace, democracy, and freedom. Shigeru Yoshida democracyexpectationspeace Patience is the absence of expectation. Shinichi Suzuki expectationsabsence At first, there is something you expect of life. Later, there is what life expects of you. By the time you realize these are the same, it can be too late for expectations. What we are being, not what we are to be. They are the same thing. Shirley Hazzard expectationstoo-latefirsts To release others from the expectations we have of them is to really love them. Shirley MacLaine releaseacceptanceexpectations We all think we’re going to be great and we feel a little bit robbed when our expectations aren’t met. But sometimes our expectations sell us short. Sometimes the expected simply pales in comparison to the unexpected. You got to wonder why we cling to our expectations, because the expected is just what keeps us steady. Standing. Still. The expected's just the beginning, the unexpected is what changes our lives. Shonda Rhimes expectationslittlesthinking«6768697071727374757677»
