Gwen Ifill Quotes

I never rule anything in or out; life can surprise you.

I like the not knowing of what the next job is.

The biggest threat to a better life is the desire to keep the future under control - to make the world predictable by reining in creativity and enterprise. Progress as a neat blueprint, with no deviations and no surprise, may work in children's cartoons or utopian novels. But it's just a fantasy.

The more ambivalent you are and the more uncertain you are, then you can get something that you cannot anticipate.

I'm kind of spoiled, but the great thing about life is that you never know what's around the corner.

The whole thing about the way I approach work is to be surprised by an opportunity when it comes up. So I have no idea what I will be doing next, and I kind of like that.

You never know how things are going to turn out in a movie. You can imagine a scene one way, and it can turn out to be completely the polar opposite of what you expected. You just have to roll with the punches.

I do not see myself, I never make plans, I never set goals, and I never do that kind of stuff; I don't like to futurize, I barely know what I will do tomorrow, and because there is a working plan here, I've never futurized because life always surprises me with things even better.

I am more of a surprise kind of guy. I love to find out as I go.

I couldn't tell you what I am going to do next 'cause I have no idea, but I am open to anything.

My life is so full of surprises, nothing surprises me any more.

One must not expect anything in these times, but be ready for everything.

Life is full of surprises, and you need to be ready for everything.

The thrill of not knowing what's going to happen, trained me to be prepared for anything.

Unless you expect the unexpected you will never find it, for it is hard to discover and hard to attain.

I'm ready for anything. That's probably why it never happens.

Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.

Nothing's planned. Never say never.

I like surprises. I like mystery. I’m not the kind of person who goes to the writer’s room and goes, I need to know the whole story so I can prepare. No, don’t tell me anything!

Provoke the unexpected. Expect it.

You always got to be prepared but you never know for what.

I don't like to have everything all worked out in my head because there's always a chance of it coming out different than you think it should anyway.

Shows are really strange. Sometimes you really don't know what to expect.

Do I have a long-term plan? Kind of. I have a general direction, I think. But it's funny what comes down the pike.

As much as I long for a sort of security and consistency sometimes, I do enjoy sort of being busted around. I really don't know what's happening sometimes next week, let alone this year.