Quotes About Expectation

A che serve immaginare un mondo in cui non solo ottieni tutto ciò che vuoi, ma non devi nemmeno correre rischi? La vita non è mai perfetta come nei sogni a occhi aperti.

Io sono come un orso. Con le braccia tese in alto aspetto il sorgere del sole.

The fish you don't catch is always the biggest.

Ah, my wishes become hopes.

Did I promise you too much?

To not satisfy you would be a tragedy." - Salvatore from The Tutor by Kailin Gow

They adore you beacause they think you offer up your friendship and ask for nothing in return. But that's not true-' He took a deep breath. 'You do ask for something. You ask that we never expect you to need us.

So many things you promise yourself you won't get used to, and then you do.

Kun ihminen on yhdeksänkymmentäyksi, parasta mitä uskaltaa toivoa on se, että olisi hyvin säilynyt. Mikä tarkoittaa, että näyttää säilykkeeltä.

She was the portrait to his father's Dorian Gray – all the anxiety you'd expect him to feel was manifest in her.

For girls, becoming women was inevitability, for boys, becoming men was ambition.

That which comes from the heart is natural and satisfying. That which comes from the idea of responsibility is forced, artificial, and often produces resentment and the expectation for reciprocation.

Anger is born of unfulfilled desire. It is born of unfulfilled expectation.

Don't hope. Hope is for people who aren't prepared.

I thought I was going to do some cult, cool, late-night interviewing thing on BBC2. But everyone kept saying: 'No, Michael, you're teatime, you're not cool.'

I want you to understand, when I do these interviews, I say a lot of goofy things because that's what people expect me to say. But I never said ever that I was trying to prove the flat Earth with this rocket. It's to raise awareness, to inspire people, to dream - which is what we used to do in this country.

What is it like when you see me in all these films and then you meet me? Were you intimidated?

It's good when as a young player you're introduced to a top team like Manchester City and you need to do well.

I always had dreamed one day Bruce Buffer's going to be introducing me... Derrick 'The Black Beast' Lewis... and I just always pictured him saying it.

When I started on my research, I never expected I could invent the LED and laser diode.

I think the hardest part, and where we have to stay the most disciplined, as much as you want a player, you can't invent him if he doesn't exist.

When you sell a prospecting concession, you're only selling potential. You pay tolls for the right to invest and look for something.

People will invest in you only if they see some kind of return, and that's the dark truth.

Once I got invited to the Green Room, that's when I was like, okay, I'm first, I'm getting drafted in the first round. Because they try their best not to let guys sit in there forever.