Top 1200 Unrealistic Expectations Quotes & Sayings - Page 17

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.

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.

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.

There's loads of eyes and expectations. People are almost waiting for you to make a mistake so they can say, 'Oh, she's a one-hit wonder!'

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.

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

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.

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

In my case, of course, people had a lot of expectations, but that didn't pressurise me because I'm pretty confident about my musicality and my talent.

Honestly, that is the most important thing to me: Can I continue to live up to my own expectations of myself - and not fall back into slacking?

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.

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.

Perceived value is paramount for most diners; a feeling of satisfaction that what you've paid for is commensurate with what you've received. That is, provided your expectations are rational.

Peace of mind comes from not wanting to change other, but by simply accepting them as they are. True acceptance is always without demands and expectations.

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

Students, in particular, now find themselves in a world in which heightened expectations have been replaced by dashed hopes.

I and some colleagues came to the conclusion that as violence in this country was inevitable, it would be wrong and unrealistic for African leaders to continue preaching peace and non-violence at a time when the government met our peaceful demands with force. It was only when all else had failed, when all channels of peaceful protest had been barred to us, that the decision was made to embark on violent forms of political struggle.

Although 'Mockingjay 2' grew $650 million at the worldwide box office, its domestic performance fell short of our expectations.

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.

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

The satirical direction I have chosen is an indication of my disappointment in man, which is the opposite way of saying that I have high expectations for the human race.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Medical education is not just a program for building knowledge and skills in its recipients... it is also an experience which creates attitudes and expectations.

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

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

I think it's unrealistic to believe that somewhere in outer space two big rocks crashed together with a bang and now I have a wonderful family, freedom, and opportunity." We're gathered here with love and fellowship and friends. You can bang rocks together all you want; you cannot create what we have here. Maybe God can create life from big bangs, but rocks can't.

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.

Don't expect the future to look like the past. Clear away expectations, and let yourself picture a wild, grand new world.

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

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.

Even though I had won in other categories, I didn't have any expectations when I came into F1. Qualifying fifth, finishing sixth? I didn't expect it.

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 am hellbent on defying your expectations, at every turn, and even if you don't like what's being done, I dare you to find it uninteresting.

This is what I want for entrepreneurs, especially for women: to believe in themselves, to dream bigger, reach higher, and to achieve success beyond their wildest expectations.

Oh, it is a boon to have a lineage like mine. Of course there's additional responsibility, and I have to live up to expectations all the time, but that's fine with me.

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.

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.

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

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.

Look at what realists have done for us. They have led us to war and climate change, poverty on an unimaginable scale, and wholesale ecological destruction. Half of humanity goes to bed hungry because of all the realistic leaders in the world. I tell people who call me 'unrealistic' to show me what their realism has done. Realism is an outdated, overplayed and wholly exaggerated concept.

People love to play expectations games, and that is always bad for collaboration internal to a team, with your manager, or externally with customers.

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

We at the U.N. have to take some of the blame, because we have not lowered expectations creating the impression we are here to save people, even when we have very limited resources.

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

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

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

Except for events that carry great weight, it is not experience per se, but how they match expectations, that governs their emotional impact

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.

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.

We part more easily with what we possess, than with our expectations of what we wish for; because expectation always goes beyond enjoyment.

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.

I'm where I need to be, so my heart is light. Whatever happens, I know - I mean, I feel - that this is absolutely where I should be and I've lived up to my own expectations.