Surprise Quotes · Page 55

The universe does not behave according to our pre-conceived ideas. It continues to surprise us.

— Stephen Hawking

Extinction catches Man by surprise because no one can even imagine that such a catastrophe can happen to an intelligent species.

— Bill Gaede

For a person who lives 100 years in the future, the present comes as no surprise.

— Viktor Schauberger

More than a pleasant surprise, Danny Schmidt was no less than a revelation to me. And that's not a word I use…

— Keith Morris

I try to leave some space in my mind for things to surprise me or change my mind, I think that's important.

— Veronica Roth

In moments of surprise we catch at least a glimpse of the joy to which gratefulness opens the door.

— David Steindl-Rast

Surprise, surpris.e Never something I could hide. When I see we made it through another day.

— Norah Jones

'Shadow and Bone' was the first. Siege and Storm' was challenge and surprise. Ruin and Rising' was the opportunity to see a…

— Leigh Bardugo

What's the impulse behind art? It's saying in whatever language is the language of your work, “If I could move you as…

— Greil Marcus

I don't really get hate mail, which surprises me, but people have better things to do than to write hate mail to…

— Jhonen Vasquez

I guess I just always want to surprise myself and say something that I'm not really quite sure where it came from,…

— David Shrigley

It shouldn't come as any surprise that those who choose acting as a profession are phonies who live in a fantasy world.…

— Julie Burchill

There is much that science doesn't understand, many mysteries still to be resolved. In a Universe tens of billions of light-years across…

— Carl Sagan

Love is the motivating principle by which the Lord leads us along the way towards becoming like Him, our perfect example. Our…

— Henry B. Eyring

To be an anarchist only means that you believe that aggression is not justified, and that states necessarily employ aggression. And, therefore,…

— Stephan Kinsella

There's some [films] where I do a lot of homework and then there's some, where it's supposed to take you by surprise.…

— Ron Livingston

Nothing is a surprise to God; nothing is a setback to His plans; nothing can thwart His purposes; and nothing is beyond…

— Joni Eareckson Tada

I don't even think about having a "rock-star profile." But sure, I always think, "Wouldn't it be great to have your friends…

— John Britt Daniel

Being in deep devotion comes as a surprise the first time, because it is so difficult for people to feel even love,…

— Anonymous

“Afterward the Captain was to tell himself that in this one instant he knew everything. Actually, in a moment when a great…

— Carson McCullers

I could cut silhouettes almost as soon as I could manage to hold a pair of scissors. I could paint, too, and…

— Lotte Reiniger

“There is a distinct difference between "suspense" and "surprise," and yet many pictures continually confuse the two. I'll explain what I mean.…

— Alfred Hitchcock

Nonsense prevails, modesty fails Grace and virtue turn into stupidity While the calendar fades almost all barricades to a pale compromise And…

— Elvis Costello

In war the chief incalculable is the human will, which manifests itself in resistance, which in turn lies in the province of…

— B. H. Liddell Hart

We need to live our truth. We need to discover ourselves. And no matter how much you prepare for everything, life will…

— Manisha Koirala

I climbed down the outside of a Holiday Inn once just to surprise one of my crew by getting on his balcony…

— Lemmy Kilmister

I find as an actor, it's such a joy to be surprised. You're sort of looking for surprise.

— Fred Hechinger

The Lilly girl is always full of surprises. She lives everyday like it's a celebration, never has a dull moment, and makes…

— Lilly Pulitzer

I really like it when you can step outside of what's come before and find a surprise for the reader and find…

— Dave Gibbons

I think many young actors want to be daring. They want to surprise their fellow actors as well as their audiences.

— Karl Glusman

It's all about creation and surprise. It just needs to be appreciated and watered like flowers. You have to water flowers. These…

— Sonny Rollins

It's not a surprise that the mental health epidemic is affecting so many people because we can't escape this bubble from being…

— Ben Fogle

Life takes us by surprise and orders us to move toward the unknown -even when we don't want to and when we…

— Paulo Coelho

We will be a consultative, collegial government. No surprises, no excuses. That's what you'll get under the Coalition.

— Tony Abbott

I love driving around east London - it's always full of surprises. Actually, I don't drive myself - I like to be…

— Zaha Hadid

I'm afraid that surprise, shock, and regret is the fate of authors when they finally see themselves on the page.

— Julia Child

There's no longer any surprise in noting that China has grave environmental problems.

— James Fallows

I think as an actor you've got to try to preserve some of your mystery so that there's still an element of…

— Freddie Fox

I believe that, by and large, people are good and everybody you meet is more likely to surprise you in a positive…

— Anthony Horowitz

“They may surprise you. Traumatic events change people. Makes them say and do unexpected things. So”

— Harper Bliss