Top 1200 Societal Expectations Quotes & Sayings - Page 16

America's lifestyle expectations are far too high and need to be adjusted so we have less things and a smaller, better existence.

I am disappointed at not being able to live up to the expectations of my supporters, but every cricketer goes through such a time.

I can only say that in life when you have the greatest expectations and you try to do things the right way, it doesn't always work out.

... reality stands before them, yet they don't see it, because what you call real is just the mirror image of your expectations.

Men put all kinds of expectations on you. They want you to scream 'You're the best' while swearing you've never done this with anyone before.

The rules of grammar exist in large part to permit readers and writers to operate from a shared set of expectations.

So many want me to do another 'Paruthiveeran'; others are fans of my 'Siruthai' avatar. Extreme expectations, but I have to strike a balance.

The easiest way to maintain happiness is to lower your expectations of other people and raise them of yourself!

I think since 'Aladdin' my expectations for things releasing and what they're going to do in my career, I've had to really pull them back.

One of the things I've tried to do in my career is really write different kinds of books, so I'm able to broaden people's expectations of what I'm allowed to do.

As an actor, my job is to perform to the best of my ability. Success or the ratings of a show are not in my hands. But yes, people's expectations can be unnerving.

When you're the lead and on most of the call sheets, some people have expectations of you and whether you like it or not, you kind of set the tone.

My mother has a very chic sense of style, but she also has high expectations for her clothes to be functional and practical.

Now I know that if I surf without expectations and have a map for making my passion my life's plan, I'm always in the present and smiling.

I always want to fulfill genre expectations and think that should be the bedrock of any film - then you can layer in thematics.

With every literary genre or form come some conventional expectations that the biblical authors either follow or deviate from.

Long after Salinger sent me away, I continued to believe his standards and expectations were the best ones.

I think if you don't give people the tools and the expectations for success, and yet hold them to some value, then you're difficult to work with.

I'm so glad I got an opportunity to meet Shawn Michaels, because he didn't let any of my expectations down. He's the coolest guy ever.

There is a tendency sometimes within the Shambhala community to make it just about meditating and, so, less about compassion. Shambhala is based upon compassion, but a lot of people come in and say, "I need to get more meditation. I need to do this for me, me, me." That's fine, but the view here is much more societal.

I fully understand the expectations of the state governments. Thus, I am better placed to work closely with the chief ministers.

The millennial generation in the US is the first that has reduced expectations from those of their parents. And I think there is something decadent and declinist about that.

You can build up expectations for a song before you record it, and then it's like nothing's good enough in the studio.

The imagination, backed by great expectations, can bring about almost any reality within the range of probalities.

When people have expectations, you're going to make a lot of them upset - when in fact I'm not trying to represent anybody but myself.

The people who don't like it tend to dislike it intensely. That's unfortunate, but not surprising when one deliberately goes against audience expectations.

I would say that I am a jaded man beyond most expectations, but, like everyone else, I still have hope.

The demands at Real Madrid are huge. The expectations are enormous. Sometimes, it is good. When you're winning, it's an amazing place and the fans are happy.

In Baltimore they can't do police work to save their lives. Now because of Freddie Gray they're not even getting out of the car and policing corners - they're on a job slowdown, basically. Right now if the police stopped being brutal, if we got police shooting under control, and the use of excessive force, if we have a meaningful societal response to all that stuff, and the racism that underlies it, the question still remains: what are they policing, and why?

From Washington, proverbially "the city of distances," through all its cities, states, and territories, it is a country of beginnings, of projects, of designs, and expectations.

I hope to meet expectations. To achieve this, I need to keep working hard and hopefully things will go my way.

I think where genre is limiting is that in the marketplace, you have to put things in a box to create expectations to make a profit, and that's where you run into trouble.

Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are, where they need to improve, and where they lack knowledge or information.

I don't really have dream roles. Every single time I've gotten a great job, it's far exceeded my expectations and my dreams.

Today's generation has tremendous pressure to perform well at work. And if one can't match up to expectations then it can lead to depression.

We are often less grieved at disappointments than at ourselves for having said much concerning the certainty of our expectations.

One of the things that gets me up in the morning is knowing that customer expectations are always rising, and I find that very exciting.

I think that for me, as far as audience expectations and how you manage your anxiety, it helps to keep things in perspective.

The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people’s expectations.

I think as a filmmaker you try not to have any expectations other than that the film have a fairly substantial beginning, middle and end.

I had very modest expectations when I first moved to New York. I didn't even expect to get a record deal.

As a new artist - I don't care who you talk to - I think everyone would agree, it's hard to get your expectations right.

I first got into music when I heard punk, and it was saying maybe it's OK if you don't live up to the expectations various authorities have for you.

If anyone should have a reason to not be afraid, to move beyond the expectations of culture, that is kind of the whole message of Christianity.

Education is a shared commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated students and enthusiastic parents with high expectations.

In Texas, we do not hold high expectations for the [governor's] office; it's mostly been occupied by crooks, dorks and the comatose.

I've dealt with expectations my whole life and have been blessed to be able to play at a high level, whether it's football or baseball.

There was no Twitter when I was in high school, so I can't even imagine the pressures or the expectations of pursuing likes or living life in that kind of mentality.

Putting our expectations on others is a habit that keeps us feeling frustrated. It diminishes the amount of love we feel.

On a societal level, what happens to community when people don't have time to gather or connect, in person, not just over social media? Not having time off becomes a public-interest issue. It means the erosion of social bonds, less civic contribution and participation. Loneliness is on the rise in North America; we find ourselves too busy for true connection, prioritizing work over life.

It was a big step for me to go to Bayern Munich. Of course, the expectations were different than at Dortmund, but that's what I wanted.

It's better to not set your expectations high. And that's what happens when you have a long career - not every album is going to be record setting.

Nothing is so easy as to deceive one's self; for what we wish, that we readily believe; but such expectations are often inconsistent with the real state of things.

Students, in particular, now find themselves in a world in which heightened expectations have been replaced by dashed hopes.

Reactive and proactive policing are both necessary. Still, we need to lower expectations that such efforts can ever be responsive to crime.

Nothing shatters the relationship between you and your boss like you failing to meet expectations, deadlines, and goals.

Self-efficacy beliefs differ from outcome expectations, judgments of the likely consequence [that] behavior will produce.

Holidays in general breed unrealistic expectations. The minute you start wondering, 'is it going to be wonderful enough?,' it never will be.

It makes my skin crawl when people tell me, 'Don't worry, you'll get another series.' Their expectations have little to do with mine.

I was rejected, never given any expectations. ... Then at least, I won't be a burden to others. It's alright if the only one who hurts is me...!