“Our responses to the world are crucially moulded by the company we keep, for we temper our curiosity to fit in with the expectations of others.” WorldFriendshipCompanyFitTravelExpectationsResponseCuriosityTemperTraveling AloneCompany We Keep Author:Alain de Botton
“When Jesus came to earth, demons recognized him, the sick flocked to him, and sinners doused his feet and head with perfume. Meanwhile he offended pious Jews with their strict preconceptions of what God should be like. Their rejection makes me wonder, could religious types be doing just the reverse now? Could we be perpetuating an image of Jesus that fits our pious expectations but does not match the person portrayed so vividly in the Gospels?” ShouldPersonsDoeEarthJesusReligiousWonderFeetTypeFitExpectationsSickJewRejectionDemonSinnerReverseStrictPerfumeOffendedPiousPreconceptionsPerpetuating Book:The Jesus I Never Knew Study Guide Source: The Jesus I Never Knew Study Guide
“To the Chasmites, truth is determined by how well it fits their expectations, and doesn't that sound familiar? They have consistently refused to have a god contest, and I fear they will have to encounter the godlet rather forcibly before they believe there is anything there at all.” BelieveWellsSoundFitTruth IsExpectationsDeterminedFamiliarEncountersConsistentlyContests Author:Sheri S. Tepper
“Before babies, I worked very hard to make sure I understood my surroundings and figured out where I fit in the world, whether it was at work or whether it was in a social situation. And with kids, you just can't. The rule is you can't really do that because they dictate and they change so much so you just have to go with the flow more and be present and not have big expectations and be amused all the time.” WorldHardBigsKidsSocialSituationBabyFitExpectationsUnderstoodFlowSurroundingsAmused Author:Neil Patrick Harris
“The sad thing about our society is that women are put in one of two categories. You're either in the beautiful category and you're seen as sexy and beautiful, or some version of that, or you're put into another category... The latter category affords women the opportunity to be smart, funny, independent, mean, strong, intelligent and opinionated. We take them seriously as politicians, if they fit into that latter category. We respect their opinions more and give them higher expectations. That latter category is what allows female actors to be characters.” IfsGivingMeanTwoCharacterBeautifulActorsOpportunityStrongOpinionHigherPoliticianFitSmartExpectationsFemaleIntelligentIndependentSexyVersionsLatterOur SocietyCategoriesBeing SmartOpinionatedSad Things Author:Amber Heard
“Our identity sets the tone for all we do and become. Christians who live out of who they really are cannot be crippled by the opinions of others. They don't work to fit into other people's expectations, but burn with the realization of who the Father. says they are.” PeopleChristianFatherOpinionIdentityFitExpectationsRealizationToneCrippled Book:Dreaming with God: Co-Laboring with God for Cultural Transformation Source: Dreaming with God: Co-Laboring with God for Cultural Transformation
“I've seen so many people in my life struggle tremendously to fit into those boxes or to live up to those expectations or pressures put upon them by whatever society's concept of 'normal' is. I get frustrated by rules and regulations. I'm frustrated by things that are exclusive to one particular life choice.” PeopleChoicesStruggleParticularFitNormalExpectationsConceptsPressureBoxesRegulationFrustratedExclusiveLife ChoicesLife StruggleRules And Regulations Author:Jennifer Westfeldt
“I have this ideal listener, as John Cage did. This listener doesn't bring expectations that my music will fit into some part of music history, or that it will do any particular thing. This listener is just open to listening.” ParticularListeningFitExpectationsIdealsListenersCages Author:Missy Mazzoli
“When there's a good fit between skills and expectations, there's what we call compatibility, and we would expect a good outcome. When there's a poor fit between expectations and the capacity of the kid, there is incompatibility, and that's when we see people exhibit challenging behavior.” PeopleKidsChallengesPoorFitSkillsBehaviorExpectationsCapacityOutcomesExhibitsCompatibilityIncompatibility Author:Ross W. Greene
“I come from a culture that was isolated for a long time - I have my own story to tell, in my own style, and an aesthetic approach that was mostly self-taught. So, does it fit a reader's curiosity? Will it meet their expectations?” LongCultureStyleFitExpectationsCuriosityAesthetic Author:Luljeta Lleshanaku
“It's a reality that in this business there's an expectation of being thin. But having a baby is a reality too, and it's more important for me to make milk than to fit into those tiny pants. So that's just going to have to wait.” ImportantRealityWaitingBabyFitExpectationsTinyMilkPantsHaving A Baby Author:Emily Procter