Expectation is the mother of all frustration.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
False expectations take away joy.
I think there's a sort of satisfaction in defying people's expectations.
Expectations are an evil thing.
When you have expectations, you are setting yourself up for disappointment.
Life is largely a matter of expectation.
I try not to think about the expectations of other people because there's always going to be expectations.
It's the weight of expectation that's the hardest to deal with, really, from my point of view.
When one's expectations are reduced to zero, one really appreciates everything one does have.
We love to expect, and when expectation is either disappointed or gratified, we want to be again expecting.
If we're stuck with having expectations, there's a very good reason to embrace positive ones: It's that we often create what we anticipate.