Surprised Quotes · Page 23

“When we come across a natural style, we are surprised and delighted; for we expected an author, and we find a man.”

— Blaise Pascal

I would be very surprised if Phil Neville didn't go into management and possibly Johnny Heitinga, too.

— David Moyes

'The Kumars'... played on five continents, and even when I came up with the idea, I was slightly surprised that no one…

— Sanjeev Bhaskar

With say The Rolling Stones you can do anything in their position so we are surprised that you always know what to…

— Russell Mael

People who think they know me would be surprised that my whole life doesn't revolve around sex,

— Sherilyn Fenn

Every time I get a role, I'm surprised. It's like, 'Alright, when am I going to stop fooling them?'

— Johnny Simmons

“Pritkin looked surprised, the way he always did at the idea that anyone might actually care about him.”

— Karen Chance

I was pleasantly surprised that south directors started creating roles for me after watching 'Rakta Charitra.'

— Abhimanyu Singh

You'd be surprised how cold you get in the water, especially surfing a place like Pipeline. If the tradewinds are blowing, it…

— Rob Machado

I am surprised by how not-adopted the video reply has been. What keeps other people from doing it, I think, is that…

— Gary Vaynerchuk

The thing that surprised me the most is just how much money women that weren't rich were paying for their hair. When…

— Chris Rock

China's history is marked by thousands of years of world-changing innovations: from the compass and gunpowder to acupuncture and the printing press.…

— Gary Locke

Once I found out that I was playing 'Deathlok,' I unearthed my old comic book collection. I was going home for Christmas,…

— J. August Richards

Nick shook his head and found to his surprise that he did have tears left after all. He wasn't surprised by a…

— Garth Nix

The best compliment came from Knopf's Sonny Mehta. We were at lunch in New York with my editor, Gary Fisketjon, it was…

— Adam Ross

I am very surprised by someone like Alexander Wang. I am amazed how he is good with fashion, with business, with public…

— Carine Roitfeld

I'm surprised some people don't like me! I think I have a good heart, so they should like me!

— Marko Arnautovic

We have a picture for how complexity arises, because if the universe is computationally capable, maybe we shouldn't be so surprised that…

— Seth Lloyd

“The great house was not what she had expected, though she had not realized she expected anything until she found herself surprised.”

— Rachel Neumeier

Many fans were surprised when they learned that the little girl in drama 'Stairway To Heaven' was me.

— Park Shin-hye

I can tell you that if I'd had an opportunity to meet with King Abdullah of the Saudis - which I have…

— Ehud Olmert

Seeing him again after so long awakened something inside me. I was surprised to find myself feeling sad rather than joyful, as…

— Arthur Golden

British people are surprised that I'm British! It's extraordinary, I get tweets every day from British people saying, 'I had no idea…

— David Harewood

Nothing surprised me more, and meant more to me, than seeing an entire class of ninth graders mob Congressman [John] Lewis at…

— Andrew Aydin

People in the legal field are always surprised when they learn I'm a Raiderette. I don't broadcast it; I don't have my…

— Emily Compagno

People would be surprised to know that I've gone to regular school my whole life, and I don't have one friend who…

— Sara Paxton

You can't send me anywhere that I wouldn't be happy to go. You'd be surprised as to how that lightens the heart.

— Alice Walker

It always surprised him when he thought of it later that he did not sink under the load of despair.

— Chinua Achebe

I'm always surprised when some director says, 'When I saw this film, that changed my life.' I don't have that.

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

When I first saw Lauren Anderson I was like 'Oh my god there are black ballerinas!' I was very surprised because I…

— Michaela DePrince

“But when I look at him, his face is surprised, like it should be obvious. "Now," he says, "we figure it out…

— Lauren Barnholdt

I want to touch the edge of the end but I'm so surprised that I'm already been standing w/ my worst head

— Catherine Chatto

“I am not surprised of your goodbye, breaking heart and leaving behind; maybe these are what angels do for fun.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

Racism exists everywhere. So when people act surprised about racism, I'm the one that's surprised.

— Romany Malco

I'm surprised by the success of anything I do, but it's gratifying when the public approves.

— Toni Basil

I surprise myself that I'm not dead in the gutter somewhere, surprised that I haven't given up.

— Miguel Syjuco

A Scorpio, it's just about peeling back the layers. And I'm always surprised at myself-there's a lot under there.

— Mark Bradford

I was very surprised that for a while I could only get cast as straight. It was that way for a few…

— Steve Buscemi

People sometimes seem surprised because often, you know, you know, there's a lot of tortured characters in the stuff I write.

— Mike White

What hasn't surprised me is that audiences, as we found starting with box sets, want control, to decide how they watch it.…

— Kevin Spacey