Quotes About Expectations

When you're younger, you have a perfect plan for your life: I thought I would be engaged at 24, married at 26, have my first child at 28 and my second at 30. But as you get closer to each age, you realise it's unfeasible.

There's certain people in your life you realise aren't exactly the people that you thought they were.

At first I was a bit indignant about it, and then I realised, 'No, that's what people want, so that's what is given.' But it's not in your control. It's just what happens to you, and that's what's frightening.

I know some players like being the centre of attention and I admit that when I first became a player I liked fame, too. But that feeling lasted only for three months. Then I realised what it was really like to be the centre of attention all the time. It isn't all good.

I'd not really ever expected to play anything like 'Hamlet.' I hadn't seen myself as a natural Hamlet, whatever a natural Hamlet is, and I quickly realised there is no such thing.

I suppose I should have realised that the very fact I was still playing for United at 38 years old was a sign that there was not enough pressure on us senior players from those coming into the side.

In the last two World Cups, I realised that when you put a lot of pressure on yourself, it does not work.

I was accepted by a college in Edinburgh but I think the acceptance letter shocked me into realising it wasn't what I wanted.

I can guarantee this to you: every single actor has had a dream of walking on stage on press night and realising that they don't know their lines.

I started realising I'm bigger and stronger than a lot of the full-backs. I was expecting everyone in the Prem to be so strong.

Satire is people as they are; romanticism, people as they would like to be; realism, people as they seem with their insides left out.

I'm in the game of realism so happy endings probably feel a little bit too neat for life.

I always critique myself but I'm realistic - I know I can do better but I'm never that hard on myself, either.

I don't want to have to look good all the time - that's not realistic.

I don't know that I appreciate things more because of how I grew up, but I am very realistic with what I expect out of people and what they expect out of me.

When you're young, try to be realistic; as you get older, become idealistic. You'll live longer.

I was pretty realistic about my chances of being drafted.

I was always realistic about the fact I wanted to be involved with big films.

How many girls, models or not, are secure about their bodies? I think I'm more realistic about what to expect of myself now. I also have a lot of other things than modeling going on in my life that I'm proud of.

There were some who wanted all the benefits of E.U. membership without any of the costs. I'm not sure that's very realistic.

I've always looked at 2016, but 2020 is realistic for me. I'll be 23 in 2016, but if I keep on progressing, hopefully 2016 will be a medal chance as well for me.

As far as value goes, obviously it's nicer to be in an environment where you feel comfortable. But it's also clear that it's probably not the most realistic thing.

I wish a book could reach as many people as film, but we have to be realistic about it.

We have to be very realistic as a party as to what we're promising Canadians going into the 2019 election.