I believe in knowing who you are but without limiting yourself to your own expectation of who you are.

He expected too much from people, that was the problem, Ethan thought. He expected too much from life.

The trouble you're expecting never happens; it's always something that sneaks up the other way.

I don't like to do what people expect. Why should I live up to their expectations instead of my own?

Expectations should not always be taken as reality; because you never know when you will be disappointed.

I made plans out of hope, expectation, desire, and duct tape, and I broke those plans with my bare hands.

Never expect to be given anything, other than love, for free in your life because if you do you will fail.

Disappointment doesn't stem from expectations. It stems from unrealistic or unreasonable expectations.

Expectation wasn't just about what people expected of you. It was about what you expected of yourself.

If you're going to say what you want to say, you're going to hear what you don't want to hear.

Here's a tip for new parents: Start lowering those expectations early, it's going to pay off later.

How well I know you by your deeds and how invariably you succeed in living down to what one expects of you!

Always keep in mind that even your most dreadful expectations, are still nothing more than mere assumptions

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

Expectations led to disappointments; in this family, expecting more than disappointment was the first mistake