Quotes About Expectations

Growing up in Rhode Island, I dreamed of a career in law enforcement. That hasn't worked out exactly as I had planned, but life seldom does.

Everybody has a good idea, but nothing goes as planned.

I have planned my whole future, my whole life. And nine out of 10 times, it never happens the way you want or plan or think it's going to happen.

The Japanese really like things very well planned out. I enjoy things as they come by.

Unai is very calm, composed and extremely detailed in what he expects. From Monday through to Friday, every single training session is very carefully planned.

I am a bad planner, I cannot really plan my future, so I am keeping my expectations very grounded.

For sure people around me, they always say don't do ovals, we are not happy to see you doing that. I'm not saying I'm scared, I'm not scared to do ovals. But I never thought about it. I was not really planning to go to do Formula Indy.

My first kiss was with a girlfriend. And it was at a party. I think I was hopeful that that would happen, but I didn't plan it. You know, honestly, I think if there's a little too much planning, it's almost just like self-sabotage. Because then, you want it to go a certain way and it just doesn't. And then you're like, 'Awww, why?'

We stipulate about where we need to be in life: By this age you should be married, by this age you should have kids. But it's not that you can only do this or only do that. It's really about creating a holistic life: about planning ahead and being efficient with your time and really listening to yourself.

When you open any kind of food service establishment, you do all this planning, but it's not until you've opened the door and people are inside that you learn what people want you to be to them.

Once the door of the 'Bigg Boss' house closes, everything just happens by itself. You can't put logic and planning.

I think I've lived long enough to understand that plans really are very overrated.

I have absolutely no plans and no expectations of ever being a candidate again.

I've never been one to make plans, because I never wanted to disappoint myself.

The game in T20 cricket moves so fast and guys are always putting you under pressure - you can have plans for the likes of Chris Lynn and Glenn Maxwell and try to execute them but they can then do the exact opposite of what you expect, especially Maxwell.

I would never say never, but it's not in my plans to be a coach.

My favorite saying is, 'If you want to make god laugh, tell him about your plans.'

Think realistically with what you're going to eat - don't plant 200 radishes!

Sometimes people say, 'Oh I'm surprised you'd be in Staples buying a plastic box, I thought you'd have a servant to do that for you.' I'm like, 'What are you talking about? I still go to Tesco, I still do my big shop.'

From 13, I knew my family was different to anybody else's. You weren't allowed to talk back at your parents or look at them funny. You weren't allowed to leave food on your plate, you weren't allowed to keep the change when you went shopping. There were a lot of rules growing up; but I don't see anything wrong with that.

My parents keep telling me to be thick-skinned in the industry. They tell me how people will put you up on a high platform and then bring you down. They also tell me to not believe in the image created by the hype.

When I went platinum, you know, I had no idea that it was going to go platinum and I would have been happy if it went double glass.

If you are an industry kid, the first film is given to you on a platter. However, the pressure and expectations are immense.

My mom wanted me to play baseball. She didn't want me to play basketball.