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Exactly The Way Quotes

Life rarely unfolds exactly as planned.

These exactly the way quotes explore how relationships and dreams rarely unfold as expected, a reminder that pairs well with Feel quotes on accepting compromise.

I knew I was destined to be a rock star. I just knew it, like I've always had the power of foresight. I feel right now exactly the way I felt after I finished mixing my first solo album 'New...

Quotes by Ace Frehley

When you're throwing the football the way you want to, you're not thinking about it. You're not thinking about your drop or your release point or the trajectory or where your feet are. It's just coming off your hand exactly...

Quotes by Aaron Rodgers

The only other things, and again these things are hearsay, is that he could be pretty rough on directors, because he knew exactly the way he wanted to play the part. And he did so.

Quotes by Tommy Bond

I'm not that in control of myself that I could be specific about exactly the way I'm doing everything as it happens. I'm just trying my best.

Quotes by Sean Lennon

Being Quotes

My feeling with my characters is that they all have a right to feel exactly the way that they do, so I never censor them. I don't judge them.

Quotes by Scott Thompson

If you really think about it, if we begin to teach history exactly the way that it happened - good, bad, ugly, no matter what - I believe that we're going to find that we are closer, more connected than...

Quotes by Ruby Bridges

If I could have had everything exactly the way I wanted, this is how I would have written it down. Win all my fights in the first round, then go to the UFC and headline a show, and have it...

Quotes by Ronda Rousey

A man will treat a woman almost exactly the way he treats his own interior feminine. In fact, he hasn't the ability to see a woman, objectively speaking, until he has made some kind of peace with his interior woman.

Quotes by Robert Johnson

I see email being used, by and large, exactly the way I envisioned. In particular, it's not strictly a work tool or strictly a personal thing. Everybody uses it in different ways, but they use it in a way they...

Quotes by Ray Tomlinson

Doing Quotes

A big part of being in a relationship or marriage or whatever is you have to eventually compromise. Your life doesn't end up exactly the way you think it's going to, and if it's the right relationship, you might have...

Quotes by Nicholas Stoller

In a perfect dream, things would be set exactly the way you would want them. But I think it's more interesting that in real life, things aren't exactly the way you planned.

Quotes by Naomi Osaka

It's in every person's life, around 27 to 29 years old, the stars and the planets align themselves to exactly the way they were when you were born. You're faced with yourself. There's no running away.

Quotes by Lykke Li

It's kind of wild for me any time anybody says, 'I love this movie with Lauren Ashley Carter. I'm going to watch all her other movies,' because that's exactly the way I feel as a fan of other actors.

Quotes by Lauren Ashley Carter

Richard Donner is one of the few directors in Hollywood that can make whatever movie he wants exactly the way he wants it. No one will stop him.

Quotes by Lana Wachowski

Feel Quotes

What can possibly be the common factor in a Kim Jee-woon film? I think what really ties a lot of my projects together is that there is always a character that believes his life is not exactly the way he...

Quotes by Kim Jee-woon

As actors, we need to do our parts exactly the way they have visualised it, because if we don't, we have to keep doing it many times over.

Quotes by Karan Singh Grover

Each new film is like a trial. Before I step in front of the camera, I do not know whether I am going to fall or whether I am going to fly - and that is exactly the way I...

Quotes by Juliette Binoche

It'll be all of our efforts together. It won't won't ever be exactly the way I imagined it. And that is, I think, an important lesson as well, is that in any group enterprise it's going to be the sum...

Quotes by James Cameron

And being away and not performing for a long time and really connecting with my audience for a long time, I have a great responsibility to myself and to them to do it exactly the way the process was when...

Quotes by Jackie DeShannon

Great Quotes

I measure everything, because I always think that if I've spent so much time making sure this recipe was exactly the way I want it, why would I want to throw things into a pot?

Quotes by Ina Garten

Frequently Asked Questions

What theme connects these exactly the way quotes?
Most contrast expectation with reality, noting that relationships, dreams, and plans rarely unfold exactly the way a person originally imagined.
Do the quotes mention compromise in relationships?
Yes, one notes that being in a relationship or marriage eventually requires compromise, since life does not end up exactly the way you first pictured it.
How do the quotes apply this idea to creative work?
One quote describes actors needing to perform a part exactly the way a director has visualized it, repeating a scene until that vision is met.
Is there a quote about someone controlling how their part is played?
Yes, one recalls a director being rough on people because he knew exactly the way he wanted a part played, and got it done that way.
Where can I find more quotes about accepting how things turn out?
For more on adjusting expectation to reality, see the related Feel collection.

A few lines look at wanting control over outcomes at work, connecting naturally to Doing and Being quotes about intention versus result.