John Lewis Quotes

Before I became a chief minister, I never thought that one day I'd be the chief minister.

If I look back to when I was 20 and somebody said you'd be president, I would have said no way.

It's been real weird. It wasn't how I expected my life to turn out. Especially, mainly pertaining to the show. It never crossed my mind that one day I'm gonna be big and famous and have my own TV show, you know?

Pretty much everyday, there's a moment where I'm having to pinch myself and think, 'When did this happen to my life?'

I was never supposed to make it to Congress. I was a staff person.

I could have easily never worked again after 'Precious.' I could be back at my receptionist job and no one would be surprised, but I'm having a very crazy little career that no one thought would happen. Although that was never the plan.

There's nothing in my background that would have said I was destined to be a senior politician.

When I launched my first campaign in 1999, I knew that the arc of my public service would have many chapters.

I didn't set out with the notion of running for elective office; it sort of grew over time. And I honestly at times questioned if progressive change can be effected through elected office.

One day I'm lugging walls back and forth in Louisville, and the next day I'm at Cannes giving interviews next to Ben Kingsley. I'm nowhere near cynical or jaded enough not to be incredibly thrilled by that.

As much as you plan your career and plan your life, there are events that will change everything 180 degrees, I’ve had multiple events like that. I always wanted to be a doctor and now I’m in the theater business. But these defining moments in your life are really what builds your character.

If you had told me ten years ago that I would be able to go and make out with Will Forte one day and then Woody Harrelson the next, it would have blown my mind.

People think my family pushed me into running for office. The person who pushed me most not to run for office was my father.

If things had gone according to my plans, I'd be a lawyer. I never dreamt of being an actress.

I still remember when I was 18 and my life was completely different. I was in my apartment, and I got the call that I got Stiles for this pilot. I was just jumping around with my roommates, freaking out. It's crazy to think about.

I never in a million years thought that my life would unfold the way it has.

When Pentatonix started, my whole vision of what I thought my life was gonna be completely changed - in a great way, obviously. I never thought that I would have the confidence to do this.

If you told teenage me that I would end up supporting Tegan and Sara for a month in North America, my head would have probably exploded.

I was going to be a lawyer, and I had studied hard, but then it suddenly occurred to me in a very deep, profound way that I didn't want to keep practicing law for the rest of my life.

This entire journey from 'Balika' to 'Jhalak' to 'Humpty' has been a dream.

I never thought that I would become Nia Sharma. I never imagined I would end up earning this much money. I never thought I would earn this much in my entire life.

The biggest challenge in my life was to stay determined about my decision to join BJP and make a mark for myself without any hurdles.

If I want back in time and said 'Hey, 10-year-old Jagmeet, you're gonna grow up and in 30 years you're gonna be the leader of a national party.' I'd be like 'What are you talking about?'

[On going into politics:] My husband went to bed with Debbie Reynolds and he woke up with Eleanor Roosevelt.

But even more so, it reminded me that this was all really happening. Stanford. The end of the summer. The beginning of my real life. It was no longer just creeping up, peeking over the horizon, but instead lingering in plain sight.