Nobody thought the Soviet Union would collapse; it was a shock for everyone. — Svetlana Alexievich Copy Share Image
If a brutal scene is shown for no reason except to shock, then it is bad. — Cornel Wilde Copy Share Image
I think it is a shock to people to find out that MC Hammer is a super geek. — MC Hammer Copy Share Image
My gayness became quietly accepted and, shock of all shocks, life went on. — Lance Loud Copy Share Image
“Am I really going to die?” Cimil’s face lit up with shock. “Jeez. What kind of goddess do you think I am?… — Mimi Jean Pamfiloff Copy Share Image
New York was my first stop after school because I thought Los Angeles would be too much of culture shock. — Matthew Bomer Copy Share Image
Defy the pundits again and reach for a high voter turnout that'll shock the establishment. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
“Maybe I feel like I need to witness a good dose of human nature at its worst before I enter the real… — Colleen Hoover Copy Share Image
I have been a practitioner of tough politics for many decades. There is little that amazes me and even less that shocks… — Ed Rollins Copy Share Image
if you are perfectly willing to shock an individual verbally, the next thing you will be doing is to shock him practically. — Katharine Fullerton Gerould Copy Share Image
When I was 24 I went to Nigeria and it was such a culture shock, growing up in Australia and suddenly being… — Bruce Beresford Copy Share Image
Rhino-mounted Bantu shock troops could have overthrown the Roman Empire. It never happened. — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
“There is a shock that comes so quickly and strikes so deep that the blow is internalized even before then skin feels… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
The SPR is intended to provide relief at times when working families are struggling to make ends meet, and to counter the… — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
Ceaseless optimism about the future only makes for a greater shock when things go wrong; by fighting to maintain only positive beliefs… — Oliver Burkeman Copy Share Image
My divorce was like a death - a genuine death of commitment and love. After I got over the shock, I was… — Shania Twain Copy Share Image
The essence of pop stardom is immaturity - a wretched little pseudo-musical gift, a development of the capacity to shock, a short-lived… — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
Try this for deviancy: fabricants are mirrors held up to purebloods' conscience; what purebloods see reflected there sickens them. So they blame… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
Digital messages and images matter less than their instantaneous delivery; the shock effect always wins out over the consideration of the informational… — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
The monotony of staying in one place is the best thing for writing a novel. Having regular habits, a kind of security,… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Lucy swayed in shock. A gust of wind moaned through the conservatory and blew out all but one of her candles. Simon… — Elizabeth Hoyt Copy Share Image
And yet we constantly reclaim some part of that primal spontaneity through the youngest among us, not only through their sorrow and… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
“And here's the shock -- when you risk it, when you do the right thing, when you arrive at the borders of… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
Every morning I woke in dread, waiting for the day nurse to go on her rounds and announce from the list of… — Janet Frame Copy Share Image
I loved the city, so the feeling in 2001 [election] first was shock, then (I was) nervous, then scared but then it's… — Kwame Kilpatrick Copy Share Image
“In a life threatening situation, whether terrorism or a rockslide, what kills most people is slowness to react. Regular lives are so… — Tom Wood Copy Share Image
What a joy it is to read a book that shocks one into remembering just how high one's literary standards should be.…… — Noah Richler Copy Share Image
I got Twin Peaks, and the part was basically written for me, which was a really big shock. I think everything really… — Sherilyn Fenn Copy Share Image
It isn't enough to shock. It's easy to shock. Real surprise is what I'm after. — John Waters Copy Share Image
I was being called a shock comic. I hated that. It's so cheap and stupid. — Bo Burnham Copy Share Image
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