If you expect nothing from somebody you are never disappointed. ― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
– Alexander Pope
When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are. – Donald Miller
I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine. – Bruce Lee
I do know one thing about me: I don’t measure myself by others’ expectations or let others define my worth. – Sonia Sotomayor
Nothing annoys me more than when someone expects you to be okay with something that they would not be okay with if it was done to them. – Anonymous
There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations. – Jodi Picoult
Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting. – Haruki Murakami
Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect. – Margaret Mitchell
Stop expecting perfection from others if you want to like them. – Donald Miller
I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep everyone’s expectations. – Bill Watterson
High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.” – Charles Kettering