Quotes About Expectations

I have all the conditions for happiness, save happiness. The conditions are detached from one another.

Lo que hay de mediocre en los sueños es que todo mundo los tiene.

The only way to survive in this world is by keeping alive our dream, without ever fulfilling it, since the fulfilment never measures up to what we imagine.

Algunos tienen en la vida un gran sueño y faltan a ese sueño. Otros no tienen en la vida sueño alguno, y a ese faltan también.

Kendimi bildim bileli, kendine verdiÄŸi sözlere sad?k kalmam??, dalgac? bir hayalciyimdir ben. Bir baÅŸkas? olarak, bir yabanc? olarak, olduÄŸumu sand???m ÅŸeyin beklenmedik seyircisi olarak, düÅŸlerimin yata??ndan taÅŸmas?n?n keyfini ç?karmaya bakt?m hep.

Art is Cinderella, who stayed at home because that's how it had to be.

It has always disappointed me to read the allusions in Amiel's diary to the fact that he published books. That's where he falls down. How great he would be otherwise!

Ik heb nooit meer van het leven verlangd dan dat dat niets van mij zou eisen.

I asked for very little from life, and even this little was denied me. A nearby field, a ray of sunlight, a little bit of calm along with a bit of bread, not to feel oppressed by the knowledge that I exist, not to demand anything from others, and not to have others demand anything from me—this was denied me, like the spare change we might deny a beggar not because we're mean-hearted but because we don't feel like unbuttoning our coat.

Ik had een zeker talent voor vriendschap, maar ik heb nooit vrienden gehad, ofwel omdat ze er niet waren, ofwel omdat de vriendschap die mij voor ogen stond een fout van mijn dromen was.

I came from a family where the only emotion respectable to show is irritation.

The girl had taken the Ph.D. in philosophy and this left Mrs. Hopewell at a complete loss. You could say, "My daughter is a nurse," or "My daughter is a school teacher," or even, "My daughter is a chemical engineer." You could not say, "My daughter is a philosopher." That was something that had ended with the Greeks and Romans

I didn't think the family business would be big enough to have an opportunity for me.

I had left everything because of my marriage. As a girl, I know what my responsibility towards my husband and his family is, and I used to do everything according to his will. I kept all his family members in mind, but he still expected more from me.

You just don't pick up family values, unless your parents teach you and let you know exactly what they expect.

I don't have any expectations as an actor, and being rich and famous is not my driving force.

Becoming famous was never what I wanted to do. There's a lot of things that come with fame - it's what people in the limelight have to do.

If you're famous, you're not free.

There's a definite responsibility that comes with being famous. You shouldn't be able to just dress up and look pretty.

I know it's a cliche but I never wanted to be famous. I don't believe anybody wants to be famous.

I didn't want kids to think that to be happy, they had to be famous or rich or live in the big city.

I grew up in celebrity world, so I know what famous people are like, and I've never looked up to them in that way.

Backstreet Boys have an international fan base, and fans love what we do. I didn't want to be one of those artists that does something totally different so people would ask, 'Why did he do that?' Is he not proud?'

I arrived thinking I had these amazing looks and body and that I would straight away land the lead in a Yash Chopra film. Those fancy ideas got quashed soon enough.