Top 1200 Societal Expectations Quotes & Sayings - Page 13

I really do think that putting expectations on a holiday is setting yourself up for failure.

So often, happiness is the extent to which we balance our grandiose expectations with reality.

What mattered most was knowing that love was mine to give, without strings or expectations.

The dangerous thing about platform introductions is that they tend to create unrealistic expectations.

Now, I return to this young fellow. And the communication I have got to make is, that he has great expectations.

She was becoming sad. There is no joy involved in following others' expectations of yourself

No matter how well you do, there's always people that are going to hate or have better expectations.

Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive expectations in advance of the event.

I'm pretty sure my expectations are higher than the average person's. It just sets standards.

I've always said my expectations are higher than what anyone else could put on me.

Once you feel like you're being dictated by other people's expectations, it usually backfires.

The thought of having the expectations of the whole country on my shoulders worried and unnerved me.

We raise our children, especially girls, to ignore their spontaneious reactions-we teach them not to rock the societal boat...By the time she is thirty, the valient little girl's "Ick!"-her tendency to respond, to rock the boat, when someone's actions are really mean, may have been exciese from her behavior, and perhaps from her very mind.

The family is in flux, and signs of trouble are widespread. Expectations remain high. But realities are disturbing.

Something you're aware of being a quarterback coming here-you have expectations, and you want to live up to those.

You feel pressure when other people's expectations are higher than your own.

Englishmen Francis Galton to describe the "science" of bettering human stock and the elimination of unwanted characteristics... and individuals. Galton proposed societal intervention for the furtherance of "racial quality," maintaining that "Jews are specialized for a parasitical existence upon other nations" and that "except by sterilization I cannot yet see any way of checking the produce of the unfit who are allowed their liberty and are below the reach of moral control.

Just getting to the NFC Championship isn't good enough. Winning the Super Bowl is what the expectations are.

I don't have to do anything for anyone else's benefit anymore. I just want to exceed my own expectations.

If you're not just a little bit nervous before a match, you probably don't have the expectations of yourself that you should have.

At UCLA, there will always be high expectations. That's why you want to play here or coach here.

We live in a world that builds people's expectations so high, so when the downside comes there is a knee-jerk reaction.

If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.

There are no expectations other than those I place on myself to be a great father and husband.

Entering into the flow of abundance begins when exceeding expectations becomes a way of life.

I know I have a lot of expectations to live up to, which I need to do and am willing to do.

Everybody's got high expectations for me. I just don't want to let anybody down.

When the economies of emerging markets don't just grow but beat expectations, there's scarcely a mention.

Though, since the first record, I've dramatically changed my expectations for our records.

Can you let go of words and ideas, attitudes and expectations? If so, then the Tao will loom into view.

I'm not fun to bowl with. I take it way too seriously. I have high expectations for myself.

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

Through panel moderations and talks around culture, politics and identity I gradually gained opportunities to write in my own voice and not that of the brand. I'm interested in a lot of the languages that drive our culture. I'm interested in user experience as language or how societal malaise takes root. So through essays and short stories I began exploring some of these things.

It's my experience that people rise to the level of their own expectations and of the competition they seek out.

Of course there's going to be expectations when you're playing well in the national team. But you just have to deal with that.

It's no secret that the expectations are very high here at Bayern. We are under pressure all the time. But we've often proved we can deal with it.

Whenever we manage to love without expectations, calculations, negotiations, we are indeed in heaven.

The thing that binds us together is that we have both lowered our expectations of life

Be realistic with your expectations. I'd really like to cuddle a unicorn, but it aint going to happen.

Virtual reality is a truly immersive medium and the level of graphics, already quite strong, will only continue to get better and better. You really feel like you are someplace else...and what you see, what you experience, it impacts your brain. So there are major implications here, to societal structure, to democracy to the way in which we interact with each other. To the nature of love, to the nature of sexuality.

Momofuku is not me. It's everyone. I'm just the facade. We have to exceed expectations and be our harshest critics.

The people of the Sudan expect a lot from the institution of the presidency, and we should live up to their expectations.

I have no choice but give my best, even if it is a small role. There are a lot of expectations from the family and industry.

You can NEVER rise higher than your expectations of yourself. Expect the BEST!

The expectations you bring to meditation practice are often the greatest obstacles you will encounter.

Pop shouldn't be a comfortable slipper. It should shock and surprise you and confront your expectations.

No one can deny there is a lot of pressure when Pakistan and India play, especially with the expectations of the fans at home.

I think when hip hop first started, people were open to it, and groups like Public Enemy and there was groups like Poor Righteous Teachers and all these people who were spitting a lot of knowledge, a lot of history, questioning a lot of societal barriers was starting to be super popular.

I identified with Pip from 'Great Expectations,' especially when I was younger; I had the same kind of gaucheness and uncertainty.

I say this all the time: I've always been really good at managing my expectations so that I'm not let down.

It's when ordinary people rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached.

'Make in India' is great, but 'Make It Happen in India' is even greater. Make It Happen in India is more than manufacturing. It's about training, about education, about societal development and automation and engineering.

We enjoy the expectations people have of us. The higher they are, the more pressure, the better we like it.

My expectations are to establish my dominance and kick butt. And I want to become a leader in the sport.

Don't get caught up in other people's expectations. Don't take anything for granted, either.

Don't raise your expectations too high. It's the surest way of being disappointed.

I don't bring expectations to any of my books. I don't tell people what to do. I want to invite them in.

He was swimming in a sea of other people’s expectations. Men had drowned in seas like that.

There are expectations with sequels, and people want them to be bigger and better than the prequel.

It's the way the business works, you're not just an actor, you're a diplomat and a publicist and a politician, and there are certain expectations.