Explore Quotes on Expectations

I'm not a birthday person. Maybe because I don't like to build expectations around that one day. You never know how it'll turn out to be.

Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations.

It's not only 'Aashiqui.' In the case of any cult film which has a sequel or a remake, it is very difficult for the new one to live up to expectations because nostalgia is very difficult to beat.

If you are an industry kid, the first film is given to you on a platter. However, the pressure and expectations are immense.

Competing in pageants made me hyper-aware of the unfair expectations society places on women in terms of youth and beauty. But it also gave me empathy for women who use beauty as a creative exploration. When expressed healthfully, dressing up, doing hair, crafting makeup, etc., is an art form.

We put so many eggs in the basket of parasocial relationships and these expectations that are impossible for these normal human beings to meet, and then we feign disappointment when they don't meet them.

One thing the music industry has taught me is to manage my expectations.

Salman Khan's support means a lot to me. I do feel nervous at times about disappointing him. I try not to let his expectations down.

I never feel confined by gender, by labels, by expectations, by stereotypes. I'm free to be myself.

We are just at the studio, me and my choreographers, we are spending like 30 nights and we are thinking, what is my next dance move? Because in Korea there are huge expectations about my dancing. So it was a lot of pressure.

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.

It takes time for the dust to settle. And by dust, I mean people clouding your mind by giving wrong information and your expectations and excitement of being in the industry.

As a result of the expectations created, every time a training fatality occurs, the public pressure on MINDEF and SAF commanders down the leadership chain takes on a very corrosive edge. This damages not just the SAF, but the institution of National Service too.

I don't succumb to the pressure of expectations. I try to convert it into excitement.

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.

I wanted to make people proud, not let anyone down, but I think over time I've started to learn to manage that with my own expectations and desires and what I want to do and make sure that instead of just prioritizing perhaps what other people want from me or just success, also making sure that I'm enjoying myself and doing what makes me happy.

Stop focusing on the noise and the expectations of others, and focus on what makes you happy.

I know the expectations are higher on me now because I've played more matches and done well. But I need to keep improving to make the supporters happy. I know I can improve.

I think people in Europe are generally pessimistic about the future. They have low expectations; they're not working hard to change things. When you're a slacker with a pessimistic view of the future, you're likely to meet those 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 didn't have huge expectations for 'Frampton Comes Alive!' My previous album, 'Frampton,' had sold about 300,000 copies - a decent amount but not mind-blowing. There was talk at the label that maybe the live record could go gold. I was hoping we could do it, but I wasn't sure.