I stand astonished at my own moderation

By God, Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own modesty.

— Robert Clive

“The world seems almost physically wider when up to just now the right-hand side was always obscured by the proximity of someone else; and…

— Robert Musil

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

— Andre Maurois

I'm astonished at how readily a great many people I know, young people, have accepted a reduced economic prospect and limited freedoms in any…

— Jaron Lanier

“To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.”

— Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette

When I saw the plane, I was absolutely astonished! Two emotions crashed over me: surging joy and crazy fear.

— Abby Sunderland

I was so astonished that another had penetrated so deeply into the secrets of my soul, and that he knew what I did not…

— Max Muller

“Her thoughts rambled, but she wasn’t daydreaming. Her senses were sharp. She caught the fall of every leaf in the garden, the rustle of…

— Kristin Cashore

Only a fool is astonished by the foolishness of mankind.

— Edward Abbey

In Tasmania, an island the size of Ireland whose primeval forests astonished 19th-century Europeans, an incomprehensible ecological tragedy is being played out.

— Richard Flanagan

Her professors were astonished by her leaps of thought, by the finesse and elegance of her insights. She arrived at hypotheses by sheer intuition…

— Deborah Eisenberg

“The orb sat, exhausted and astonished.  In a thousand years and more—it had never been thanked for failure.”

— Debora Geary

Young people have the advantage because they have their whole lives open to be astonished.

— Daniel Libeskind

I am astonished, disappointed, pleased with myself. I am distressed, depressed, rapturous. I am all these things at once and cannot add up the…

— Carl Jung

There are times when phrases such as 'totally astonished' just don't do the job. I am of course delighted and honoured and, needless to…

— Terry Pratchett