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title: "8 Big Expectations Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [No man, everybody liked that f\*\*\*in' record. I didn't get any negative feedback. Not one person said, Why did you touch Big?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irv-gotti/no-man-everybody-liked-that-f-in-record-i-didn-t-get-any-negative/)

[Irv Gotti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irv-gotti/)

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> [Before babies, I worked very hard to make sure I understood my surroundings and figured out where I fit in the world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-patrick-harris/before-babies-i-worked-very-hard-to-make-sure-i-understood-my-2/)

[Neil Patrick Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-patrick-harris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cab/neil-patrick-harris-2281_amused_before-babies-i-worked-very-hard-to-make_443819.jpg)

> [We are grateful, as artists, as individuals, that people have such big expectations of us, and we are ready to take on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jisoo/we-are-grateful-as-artists-as-individuals-that-people-have-such-big/)

[Jisoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jisoo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e3/jisoo-18514_art_we-are-grateful-as-artists-as-individual_751996.jpg)

> [You start out with big dreams and I mean, big dreams artistically. You want to work with the greatest living directors, make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-kidman/you-start-out-with-big-dreams-and-i-mean-big-dreams-artistically-you/)

[Nicole Kidman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-kidman/)

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> [Being born in New York City, tends to lead to big expectations, expectations that I only started to realize after I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pisani/being-born-in-new-york-city-tends-to-lead-to-big-expectations/)

[Joseph Pisani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pisani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d5/joseph-pisani-50209_bigs_being-born-in-new-york-city-tends-to-lea_1330730.jpg)

> [I know most of my records are real good but I know that there are definitely things I would've changed at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vile/i-know-most-of-my-records-are-real-good-but-i-know-that-there-are/)

[Kurt Vile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vile/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/kurt-vile-4131_bigs_i-know-most-of-my-records-are-real-good_2033849.jpg)

> [Sometimes when you come to a new club, you know that everybody has big expectations for you and they want you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timo-werner/sometimes-when-you-come-to-a-new-club-you-know-that-everybody-has-big/)

[Timo Werner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timo-werner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/timo-werner-6271_big_sometimes-when-you-come-to-a-new-club-yo_2144687.jpg)

> [I love L.A. Some people arrive with big expectations and are inevitably disappointed, but I can audition in the day, which can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aisling-bea/i-love-l-a-some-people-arrive-with-big-expectations-and-are/)

[Aisling Bea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aisling-bea/)

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