Granit Xhaka Quotes

Reaching for the stars, perfectionists may end up clutching at air.

I knew I wanted to play 'Dr Cox' really bad, which is always a huge mistake because as soon as you want something really bad, maybe you rip up a little bit.

Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations.

It is by attempting to reach the top in a single leap that so much misery is produced in the world.

Failure was built into it by an extraordinary of exaggerated expectations.

Perfectionism rarely begets perfection, or satisfaction - only disappointment.

I really do think that putting expectations on a holiday is setting yourself up for failure.

Why did I keep hitching myself to dreams as big as that Montana sky? I was like Rooster Jim's chickens, with no way to fly that high.

Architects of grandeur are often the master builders of disillusionment.

So many times, I have a speech ready but no dice. Always a bridesmaid, never a mother.

Who is ever adequate? We all create situations each other can't live up to, then break our hearts at them because they don't.

I had such high expectations of myself. I was going to be the best mother, the best housewife, the best entertainer, the best nurse, you know - what it was, I was going to be the best. And I could never live up to my expectations.

Don't keep reaching for the stars because you'll just look like an idiot stretching that way for no reason.

You can't have a perfect show every time.

People who look for easy money invariably pay for the privilege of proving conclusively that it cannot be found on this sordid earth.

High expectations produce high frustrations.

I'm very hard on myself. Sometimes too hard on myself. When I lost in the Wimbledon finals, I was so sad, I cried. I had the runner-up trophy! It's still a great accomplishment, but I was so mad.

Trying to design the perfect plan is the perfect recipe for disappointment.

There are so many people who try so hard and have such big dreams, and it doesn't happen for them.

You don't want to dream too big in case it doesn't happen.

We live in a world that builds people's expectations so high, so when the downside comes there is a knee-jerk reaction.

A lot of times you can fall into the trap of expecting too much before things actually happen.

A lot of people make the mistake of setting the bar too high.

You just want fame so bad. You want success so bad. You just believe anybody who conjures up a pretty contract and they're telling you all these sweet nothings I guess.

Not many people get that 'happily ever after' they want in life. There are disappointments every step of the way, no matter how hard one strives for the best.