Steve Martin on expectation
Steve Martin59 quotes“Always make room for the unexpected in yourself.”
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Steve MartinSteve Martin I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is.
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Steve MartinSteve Martin When I die, now don’t think that I’m a nut, don’t want no fancy funeral, just one like old King Tut.
Steve MartinSteve Martin I was deeply unhappy, but I didn’t know it because I was so happy all the time.
Steve MartinSteve Martin I’ve got to keep breathing. It’ll be my worst business mistake if I don’t.
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Steve MartinSteve Martin I actually learned about sex watching neighborhood dogs. And it was good. Go ahead and laugh. I think the most important thing I learned was: Never let go of the girl’s leg, no matter how hard she tries to shake you off.
Steve MartinSteve Martin I will do anything to look like him – except, of course, exercise or eat right.
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Help others without any reason and give without the expectation of receiving anything in return.
Roy T. BennettRoy T. Bennett I never could bear the idea of anyone’s expecting something from me. It always made me want to do the opposite.
Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre You have to learn and develop from every experience you see on the field. I might see an unscouted blitz. I might see different coverages than I’m expecting. So I need to process and make those adjustments as I go.
Patrick Mahomes IIPatrick Mahomes II Seize the Unexpected Opportunity.
XenophonXenophon Develop your team. If you know your people, are fair in setting realistic goals and expectations, and lead by example, you will develop teamwork.
Major Dick WintersMajor Dick Winters It is vain to expect virtue from women till they are in some degree independent of men.
Mary WollstonecraftMary Wollstonecraft Believe nothing of me except that I felt your beauty more closely than my own.
Leonard CohenLeonard Cohen Live the Life of Your Dreams: Be brave enough to live the life of your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the expectations and opinions of others.
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