Niklaus Wirth Quotes

I think that if you idealise someone for so long, they can only disappoint and I wouldn't want to be disappointed by those people.

My ex-wife, she really didn't like the material that I did. And that's something I regret, that I wasn't more careful about making sure that she was O.K. with it. I just sort of didn't ask. So that's how that goes.

I don't want to be a figure of disappointment.

No matter what I do, you're going to be upset by something.

Sometimes you don't see the result that you expect.

I don't want to be a part of a show that is creatively dissatisfying.

I was disappointed with 'My Friend Pinto.' Everyone put a lot of effort into it but the final product was something no one was ready for. The story was altered and a lot of scenes were edited. I got a lot of flak for my performance.

Unproductive effort is never a good thing.

My problems with 'Bonanza' were problems of communication. What we discussed would be, never was. I thought it would be a sophisticated show. Instead it never went beyond the comic strip level.

Lousy, ineffective actions lead to lousy outcomes. Terrific, effective actions lead to terrific outcomes.

My daughter is a bit annoyed with me that she didn't get to meet Baby Yoda.

I'm a fan of leaving people hungry; I don't like leaving people satisfied.

With the abuse, and wear and tear the body takes in this career, it's ridiculous to put in that time and effort and have nothing to show for it.

You work really hard on something, and you know you can't always make great work. It just doesn't happen like that, I don't think, at least not for most people, anyways.

Mark Hughes really liked me, because he played me in a lot of games, but for some reason I just couldn't hit the form I wanted. It was nothing personal against him or the way he did things.

Sometimes, despite your best efforts, the end result does not match the expectations. '10 Enradhukulla' is still a movie very close to my heart.

Being a teacher was great, but it wasn't what I wanted to do, so it was ultimately crushing.

In many ways, anger is a misdirected plea for love.

I think, a lot of times, we find ourselves in a relationship where we are on two different pages.

You know you can't satisfy anybody.

The reality is that it would be wiser and even kinder for politicians to be responsible about what they claim the NHS will do, because the pain of having raised expectations for parents who are desperate to start a family, only to see those hopes crushed, is more cruel than having said nothing at all.

The State of Alabama let me down tremendously.

I wasn't happy the way I completed 'Asuran' or abandoned the film as it isn't complete. People are liking it and it's making money and I'm glad but I'm not happy with how I had to finish it.

It's hard being with a man, it really is. They just don't 'get' you all the time.

Guys all want something beyond what they're being given - in every facet of life.