Quotes About Expectations

It's always about 'what have you done for me lately.' As players we see what is going on.

You know you're on stage being the life of the party and trying to get laughs, and then, in a lot of ways, you don't have anything to give once you give it to the people.

My parents wanted me to go to law school!

I never thought that the long haired, bearded guy I married in law school would end up being President.

My parents would have loved it if my brother or I had become a doctor or lawyer.

Coming from a family who put a lot of emphasis on academics, I always thought I was going to be a lawyer.

I came to America when I was six. In true African form, my parents wanted me to be a doctor or lawyer or engineer.

My parents wanted me to be a lawyer.

I think the years leading up to 21 were a bit more fun than 21 and beyond might be.

When I first started out, there were times I would dress or act in a way because I thought it was expected of me or that people would take me more seriously. But once I started leading in a way that was authentically me, that is when I really started to see success.

Being a leading man... that's like saying, 'I want to be astronaut.' That's not going to happen.

I don't know if any woman is completely happy with the way she leads her life or with the way people treat her.

After working on a film with John Abraham, it is very difficult to work with anyone else. It leaves you with very little to learn.

That was probably the biggest adjustment for a lot of people... You have a ball-dominant guy like LeBron that makes plays for everybody. You gotta just be ready at any point because you might not get a shot the first 15 minutes and you might get three or four after that.

After having seen my dad do so much in comedy, I know I have a legacy to live up to.

Did I think it would last 30 years? No, I didn't think it would have those kind of legs.

I've learned to not have expectations. If you don't expect things from anyone, you can't get let down.

I've not really been let down by anyone I've admired and then worked with.

The idea of me writing something that I'd get to be in as well was not what I saw coming. I do think that life works that way. When you kind of let go of something and accept that it hasn't worked, it takes all the pressure off, and then you end up getting it.

Expectations are kind of lethal for art, I think.

Having the letters UFC behind my name is not the be-all, end-all it is for someone. Some people think once they get into the UFC, that's it.

When I was a player and hit into a double play, I felt as if I was letting everyone down.

Part of me feels that I'm letting people down by not being as interesting as my books.

I am a people-pleaser. I don't like letting people down.