The problem with romantic comedies is you know the ending by the poster. So they're not movies you can keep doing over and over again expect satisfaction somehow.
If you're going to act and do this for a living, you want to play something that the audience didn't expect.
Writing is taking a risk, and it is actually fighting invisible and invincible enemies. They are over-confidence, stupidity, expectation and narcissism.
When there is liberty, you expect a higher degree of freedom and not human rights abuse.
To earn respect, you must earn your own self respect before you can expect others, to respect you.
A thousand moments lost because you took them for granted, just because you expected a thousand more.
Leadership is giving out far more than one expects in direct return. The rewards are intangible, yet priceless.
Too many people expect wonders from democracy, when the most wonderful thing of all is just having it.
Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.
You set up the story, but the characters start talking, and they go places that you didn't expect. You have to follow.
An American worker should not expect his pay to be cut because somebody comes to this country illegally and is willing to work for less than he or she should be paid.
No, I don't make my work in order to challenge or confuse other people's expectations - I only do what I find natural.
I always show up to work and give it everything, and some things turn out better than others - and some things you can expect that it will come out better than others.
I'm not expecting much work in Hollywood, to be honest. People stick to film because they tend to get offered the same roles over and over again, and it's safe. But I'm not interested in doing that.
It seems we always exceed even our own expectations-after a lot of hard work, though!
We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests.
One isn't born one's self. One is born with a mass of expectations, a mass of other people's ideas - and you have to work through it all.
We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters.
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