You can't base your life on other people's expectations.
- Stevie Wonder
Question every Assumption and Expectation.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
It is a better thing to weigh and measure priorities
in the illuminating light of your own mission
than to have your activities formed by the
impressions and expectations of others.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
"You always..." and "you never..." are code phrases for
"you don't meet my expectations, so I am declaring you inadequate and unacceptable."
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
People see you as an object, not as a person,
and they project a set of expectations onto you.
- Candice Bergen
Other People's Expectations are NOT Your Life's Marching Orders.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
[Your inner] Peace is a choice,
and it has nothing to do with
what other people do or think.
- Gerald Jampolsky
Take time to contemplate -
away from the opinions and influence of others -
what you really want
and what you believe to be important in your life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: Choice, Not Obligation
A Choice for Joy
Value Your Self Respect
Criticism and Complaint