There's a lot of expectation after you do something that seems to have been well received. It's kind of unfair.
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There's a certain grace in accepting what your life is and embracing all the good things that have been - but there's still an expectation of good things to come. Not necessarily what you expected.
I think sometimes you have high expectations for people because you have high expectations for yourself.
I don't have expectations. Expectations in your life just lead to giant disappointments.
I think there's a sort of satisfaction in defying people's expectations.
Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.
It is an endless procession of surprises. The expected rarely occurs and never in the expected manner.
I maintain that I never expect anything, therefore I'm always pleasantly surprised.
So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure.
I've had to learn that not everybody does things my way. But I do expect the absolute best of everyone around me, and I'm disappointed when people don't expect that of themselves.
When people recognize your work and want to reward you for what you've done, that's a good feeling.
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