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Expectation Quotes

On hoping, anticipating, and living with the unknown.

This set opens with an artist wary of letting agendas and deadlines interfere with genuine creative work, then turns to unfair assumptions long placed on women. Explore Hope quotes for more.

The main thing in making art often is letting go of your expectation and your idea.

Quotes by Agnes Martin

So sometime the expectation of the female by a high expectation. Because peoples think that female were weak in term of, like, of the physically and compared to the men.

Quotes by Yingluck Shinawatra

Faith is an act of rational choice, which determines us to act as if certain things were true, and in the confident expectation that they will prove to be true.

Quotes by William Inge

Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing.

Quotes by William Congreve

Always Quotes

In a gallery, there's an expectation of high prices and a somewhat elitist atmosphere.

Quotes by Will Cotton

When I'm in the studio, I'm very cautious about it because if there's one thing that can destroy music being made, it's any sort of agenda, expectation and/or schedule, or any of that.

Quotes by Walker Hayes

Democrats creating the expectation that judges should act as politicians in robes is a dangerous precedent to set, threatening the very independence of the judiciary.

Quotes by Thom Tillis

I loved the expectation that every year we were going to the Super Bowl.

Quotes by Steve Young

Does the Grammys intentionally use artists for their celebrity, popularity, and cultural appeal when they already know the winners and then program a show against this expectation? Meanwhile, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences hides behind the 'peer'...

Quotes by Steve Stoute

Escape Quotes

Long-term sustaining growth is a minimum expectation for us.

Quotes by Steve Easterbrook

Letters are expectation packaged in an envelope.

Quotes by Shana Alexander

A public expectation, it has to be said, not of poetry as such but of political positions variously approvable by mutually disapproving groups.

Quotes by Seamus Heaney

An expectation is a future object, recognised as belonging to me.

Quotes by Samuel Alexander

The interval between a cold expectation and a warm desire may be filled by expectations of varying degrees of warmth or by desires of varying degrees of coldness.

Quotes by Samuel Alexander

Hope Quotes

The best lesson I was given is that all of life teaches, especially if we have that expectation.

Quotes by Sam Abell

I do everything in my power to promote positivity however and whenever I can; and, constructively and softly, try to encourage tweens and teens that if they want to be part of a dialogue on my social platforms, there is...

Quotes by Ryan McCartan

What's my expectation in the U.S.? I would like to replace Grey Goose.

Quotes by Roustam Tariko

Of course, there's no reason that Paris should have decent Mexican food. It's a silly expectation - there's a Mexican population in Paris, but they're not exactly traveling there from across the border. Paris also doesn't do Peruvian all that...

Quotes by Rosecrans Baldwin

Life was very simple. My parents had come from the North of England, which is a fairly rugged, bleak, hard-working part of England, and so there was not the expectation of luxury.

Quotes by Roger Bannister

Life Quotes

In all worldly things that a man pursues with the greatest eagerness he finds not half the pleasure in the possession that he proposed to himself in the expectation.

Quotes by Robert South

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Expectation quotes page focus on?
It covers expectation from several angles: creative pressure, unfair assumptions placed on people, faith as confident anticipation, and the appeal of uncertainty over rigid security. Each quote treats expectation as something worth examining, not just accepting.
Why do people search for quotes about expectations?
Expectations, whether set by others or by ourselves, shape a lot of daily stress and hope, so a well-put quote can help put that feeling into words. These lines offer a few different lenses on the same experience.
Is there a quote about creative pressure and expectation?
Yes, one entry describes being cautious in the studio because agendas, schedules, and expectations can quietly damage the creative process. It is a candid look at how outside pressure affects artistic work.
Does this collection mention unfair expectations placed on women?
It does, with a line pointing out that women are often expected to prove more simply because of assumptions about physical strength. It is presented as a direct observation rather than a broader debate.
Is there a hopeful take on expectation and faith?
Yes, one quote frames faith itself as a kind of confident expectation that things will prove true, connecting hope with belief. Readers can explore that theme further under Hope quotes.

Other lines treat expectation as a form of faith, an assured anticipation that something will prove true, and celebrate uncertainty over dull security. See Life or Always quotes next.