Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time. ~Paulo Coelho
When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are. ~Donald Miller
The quality of our expectations determines the quality of our action. ~A. Godin
High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation. ~Charles F. Kettering
Peace begins When expectation ends. ~Sri Chinmoy
So the secret to good self-esteem is to lower your expectations to the point where they're already met? ~Bill Watterson
A life that is burdened with expectations is a heavy life. Its fruit is sorrow and disappointment. ~Douglas Adams
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. ~Alexander Pope
Expect everything so that nothing comes unexpected. ~Norton Juster
Unhappiness lies in that gap between our talents and our expectations. ~Sebastian Horsley
I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine. ~Bruce Lee
You can't expect everyone to have the same dedication as you. ~Jeff Kinney
Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack. ~Brandon Sanderson
That was the thing about the world: it wasn't that things were harder than you thought they were going to be, it was that they were hard in ways that you didn't expect. ~Lev Grossman
You don't ask nobody to give what they can't give, or be what they can't be. You've learnt that, you got a headstart on heartbreak. ~Jack Farris
Expectation is the mother of all frustration. ~Antonio Banderas
We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation. ~Ivan Illich
Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you. ~Princess Diana
There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow. ~Orison Swett Marden
We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting. ~Samuel Johnson
If you do not the expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail. ~Heraclitus
You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win. ~Zig Ziglar
We find what we expect to find, and we receive what we ask for. ~Elbert Hubbard
Good is not good, when better is expected. ~Thomas Fuller
It's a funny thing about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. ~W. Somerset Maugham
Anger always comes from frustrated expectations ~Elliott Larson
We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn. ~Henry David Thoreau
The best things in life are unexpected - because there were no expectations. ~Eli Khamarov
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. ~Confucius
Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality. ~Ralph Marston
When we put down ideas of what life should be like, we are free to wholeheartedly say yes to our life as it is. ~Tara Brach
Do what you can with what you have where you are. ~Theodore Roosevelt
The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem. ~Theodore Rubin
If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome. ~Michael Jordan
If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves. ~Thomas Alva Edison
Where there is love there are no demands, no expectations, no dependency. I do not demand that you make me happy; my happiness does not lie in you. If you were to leave me, I will not feel sorry for myself; I enjoy your company immensely, But I do not cli ~Anthony De Mello
Creating perfection will also create expectations for the future ~Rick Helders
Expect much from yourself and little from others and you will avoid incurring resentments. ~Confucius
The universe constantly and obediently answers to our conceptions; whether we travel fast or slow, the track is laid for us. ~Henry David Thoreau
I did what I came here to do. What I've done I've done with sincerity and to the best of my ability. You can't expect much more from life. ~Bruce Lee
Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again. ~Sarah Ban Breathnach
Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward. ~Achaan Chah
You have to take risks.We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. ~Paulo Coelho
To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt. ~Madonna
Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration. Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought. ~Margaret Chase Smith
If you align expectations with reality, you will never be disappointed. ~Terrell Owens
You can't base your life on other people's expectations. ~Stevie Wonder
Whatever happens in the world is real, what one thinks should have happened is projection. We suffer more from our fictitious illusion and expectations of reality. ~Jacque Fresco
We don't want people to have expectations of us, but then we have expectations of everybody else. ~Lauryn Hill
There's a victory in letting go of your expectations. ~Mike White
