184 Expectation Hurts And Boundaries Quotes To Help You Manage Your Life

184 Amazing Quotes On Positive Expectations And Boundaries To Help You Manage Your Life

1. “When I expected nothing, I got everything.”
2. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will not remember what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
3. You cannot control what happens to you, but you can decide whether you shall be a victim or a hero of life’s experiences.” 
4. “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the beauty behind every trial.”
5. “The secret of happiness is freedom – the greatest gift God gives man.”
6. “He who has his wish granted soon wishes for another; he who expects seldom gets it.”
7. “There is no use in being angry with someone if you have already decided to forgive him or her.”
8. “An optimist sees the glass as half full- while a pessimist looks at it half empty.”
9. “It is better to be prepared than sorry.”
10. “If you expect the best, prepare for the worst.”
11. “Nothing succeeds like success, nothing fails like failure: The most important thing is to keep trying.”
12. “To think positively is to act positively.”
13. “Do not wait for leaders to come; do it yourself.”
14. “Nobody cares about your dreams except you.”
15. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
16. “When you lose hope, that is the time you quit.”
17. “Never let others define who you are because when you follow your own path, you become your own definition.”
18. One does not develop strength by avoiding pain, but by enjoying every minute of your life.”
19. “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small men resent even honest ambition in others.”
20. “Happiness depends less upon outward conditions than inward disposition.”
21. “Everyone needs some place to escape to.”
22. “Worrying doesn’t solve anything, but thinking does.”
23. “Don’t let anyone tell you that you’re crazy, or sad, or alone. You know better.”
24. I’m sure there was never anywhere, or any time, where it isn’t night, or morning, or somewhere else. It seems to me that all places must be everywhere.”
25. “It is impossible to live pleasurably without living wisely and honorably.”
26. “What you seek is seeking itself.”
27. A friend is one who knows all about you and still loves you.
28. “We can only see the present moment; its presence is all we really possess.”
29. “It is almost always bad luck before breakfast.”
30. “Life is what happens when you’re making other plans.”
31. “Live each day as if it were your last because someday you’ll wish it was.”
32. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
33. “The world breaks everyone, and afterward many can repair it. But broken hearts are harder to mend.”
34. Be careful about reading health books; they are often worse than the diseases they describe.
35. “Every adversity, every failure carries with it the seed of an equivalent triumph…”
36. “Never mistake activity for achievement.”
37. If you haven’t much money and few friends, enjoy both.
38. “The key to happiness is finding someone who appreciates your uniqueness.”
39. “Forget yesterday, worry about tomorrow.”
40. You will find out how strong you are, by fighting hard battles…you may win or lose, but you will gain courage; you will learn things you didn’t know existed, and you may discover new strengths within yourself.
41. The more you struggle against life, the stronger life becomes.
42. “Successful people don’t start out successful, they get started.”
43. In the end, the heart has its reasons which reason cannot understand.
44. “Dare to be bold, daring is sometimes the first step toward truth.”
45. Sometimes I wonder why I bother getting up in the morning.”
46. “Love is patient and kind, love does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud, it is not rude, it does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs,
47. “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”
48. “The greatest thing is to laugh at ourself.”
49. Somehow we forget that nothing lasts forever.”
50. “An old man thinks a lot about his youth, a young man wonders if he might have lived differently.”
51. “All things change, yet everything remains the same.”
52. “When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
53. There’s more to life than being rich, famous, powerful, well educated, healthy, married, a good parent, a faithful spouse and the possession of great wealth.
54. “You should try to become aware of everything around you.”
55. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.”
56. We do not fear death because we are going to die, but because we fear the unknown.”
57. Try to leave this world remembering only love.”
58. “Time passes quickly, but memory lingers.
59. I am determined to live life backward, starting today, so that tomorrow I may write the twenty-first chapter.
60. “Remember that it is more blessed to give than receive.”
61. “What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives inside us.”
62. “I shall never cease from mental fight, nor shall my sword sleep in my hand, until we have built Jerusalem, in England or America, where we will worship God openly without fear of persecution.”
63. “The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.”
64. “It is best to have loved and lost then live on loving.”
65. The purpose of life is not to be happy.”
66. “We must take responsibility for our own actions and decisions.”
67. “Happiness makes one conscious of living. When happiness goes, consciousness ceases.”
68. “Never let anyone tell you that you can do anything you set your mind to.”
69. “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”
70. “People with weak wills have very little willpower. People with strong wills have a lot of willpower.”
71. “Doing the right thing comes as naturally as doing the wrong one.”
72. “Life is not fair, and neither are the odds.”
73. If you want to accomplish something worthwhile, you’ve got to work at it every single day.”
74. “Those who succeed in life are those who make the most of their opportunities while they last.”
75. “Life is a race you run everyday. The faster you start, the farther you get.”
76. “I’m not afraid of dying, but there is some part of me that fears being found out.”
77. “A man is a success if people know him and like him.”
78. “In order to find yourself, think like nobody else!”
79. “Laughter is a wonderful medicine. It loosens tight places in the chest.”
80. “There is nothing harder than trying to learn something complicated when you don’t understand it.”
81. “As long as I feel alive, I won’t worry too much about the rest.”
82. “A smile costs nothing, but the absence of a smile costs a great deal.”
83. “Life is too short to waste time hating anybody, myself included. And that includes you, too.”
84. “Some of us are born with the gift of gab and others with the talent of silence. Most of us fall somewhere in the middle.”
85. “Always remember: ‘if you don’t build it, someone else will hire an architect.'”
86. “Only when you reach the end of your rope does the true measure of your character show up.”
87. “To live is to struggle and to strive; to survive is to accept defeat; to triumph is to overcome adversity.”
88. “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but rising after we’ve fallen.”
89. He who is calm under pressure is stronger than he who crumbles before the storm.”
90. You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face…. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
91. “Every human problem is really simple once you begin looking for answers.
92. “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes it whispers…”
93. “Sometimes I want to give up…but I try again anyway.”
94. “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”
95. “There’s no use crying over spilt milk.”
96. “Don’t pay any attention to what people say. Just go through life not caring whether they praise you or slam you.
97. “There is only one way to avoid criticism – shut up.”
98. “The only weakness worth having is a willingness to risk it all for what you believe in.”
99. “If you’re willing to spend the first half of your life thinking about how to fill the second half, you’ll be able to enjoy both halves more fully.” — Jack Handey
100. “No matter how bad things seem now, life will turn out better later on.”
101. “Life may not only imitate art, but often surpasses it.”
102. “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.”
103. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”
104. “Everything that has value is valuable because of what it represents and what it stands for.”
105. What other people think of you is none of your business.”
106. “How well do I fit into society? Not very well.”
107. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
108. “There is no passion to be compared to the passion for living.”
109. Why should anyone suffer when it can so easily be avoided?
110. “We are here for a reason: to make a difference”.
111. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
112. “Never let yourself be made a victim.”
113. “I have lived my own personal hells; I know them well. The worst pain comes from knowing you could die tomorrow, but there’s absolutely nothing you can do about it.”
114. “The key to happiness lies in giving. A happy person is someone who makes other people happy.”
115. You don’t have to be perfect; just be real.
116. “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
117. “Whatever you go through, someone will love you forever.”
118. “Nothing can take away our dignity but ourselves.”
119. “In order to succeed, we need to learn to appreciate what we already have.”
120. “Do not judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”
121. “A little bit of action is worth more than tons of words.”
122. “One learns something new everyday.”
123. “Laughter is the best medicine.”
124. “It’s hard to resist the temptation to compare oneself with others, but the most important thing is to find out what kind of competitor you are.”
125. “It is easy to be wise after the event.”
126. “Life is too short to be unhappy.”
127. A friend is someone who knows all about us and loves us anyway.
128. “Happiness is found in moments of quiet reflection.”
129. “Hate the sin but not the sinner.”
130. “Be nice to everyone even if you hate their guts.”
131. “Love the people who treat you right and forget those who don’t.”
132. “Be nice, always remember that everybody deserves respect.”
133. “Life is a battle between desire and fear.”
134. “There is never enough time… It’s a waste of time trying to tell time.”
135. Your attitude reflects your character.
136. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”
137. “There is a fine line between being optimistic and being naive.”
138. “It is easier to change the world than to understand why it changes.”
139. “We learn more from our mistakes than from our successes.”
140. “Hearts grow fonder as they get older.”
141. “If you want to achieve excellence, dedicate yourself fully to your work.”
142. “To improve upon perfection one must first strive to attain it.”
143. Forgiveness is the fragrance which the sunshine leaves behind it wherever it falls.
144. “To laugh often and much; to win the race involves endurance; to lose is inevitable; but to finish strong is glorious.”
145. “Don’t cry over spilled milk; there’s plenty more where that came from.”
146. “The only way to avoid criticism is to do better next time.”
147. “If you think you cannot do something, try to figure out how you can do it.”
148. “Live in such a manner that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, you feel like going back to bed.”
149. “When everything seems hopeless, remember that a few minutes ago it was hopeless.”
150. When you wake up each day, ask yourself this question – ‘Am I still standing on the ground?’
151. “To give somebody else power over you is to abdicate responsibility.”
152. “Don’t let life pass you by without making an effort to live it.”
153. “Time heals many wounds.”
154. “People are afraid of change because they’re usually unprepared for it.”
155. “Never worry about things that are beyond your control.”
156. “The more you realize how precious life is, the less you take it for granted.”
157. “If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything.”
158. “The secret of happiness is freedom.”
159. “Everyday is a school. Every problem teaches you something you didn’t know before.”
160. “I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday.”
161. “We should be happy while we are living, for tomorrow may bring sorrows without remedy. Let us then make the most of today.”
162. “What you see depends on where you look.”
163. “You will never reach success if you wait until everything goes well before starting.”
164. “It is impossible to cross a chasm in two small jumps.”
165. “No matter how great the challenge ahead, it is always possible to start small and build up to greatness.”
166. You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.”
167. “Success comes to those who are too busy watching what others say and doing what they say.”
168. “Life is tough, but it’s tougher if you’re stupid.”
169. “A wise man learns from his mistakes, a fool repeats them.”
170. “Do it now or forever hold your peace!”
171. “Sometimes you don’t need a reason to quit-you just decide to.”
172. “It is human nature to dislike someone whom we perceive to be successful.”
173. “Remember: You cannot fail if you refuse to attempt to succeed.”
174. “Many times we miss opportunities because we focus so intently on the future we forget to act decisively on the present.”
175. “The secret to being positive is having realistic expectations.”
176. “There is no such thing as failure, only feedback.”
177. “Failure is simply another path taken.”
178. “An unexamined life is not worth living.”
179. “Let go of guilt. It doesn’t serve any purpose.”
180. “Your past does not equal your destiny.”
181. “Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.”
182. “You were born to live – not to exist.”
183. “In order to succeed at all costs, you must be willing to pay the price of failure.”
184. “Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some sort of battle.”

Final Thoughts

I hope that these inspirational quotes on expectations have helped you to avoid the wrong people in your life, as well as provided you with some advice on how to handle the ones you do have.

Best of luck!