Laughter lifts our spirits, surprises and sometime shocks our expectations, allows us to cross boundaries, reorders our priorities, and gives us access… — Jean Houston Copy Share Image
To sit in solemn silence on a dull, dark dock in a pestilential prison with a life-long lock awaiting the sensation of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Let all who build beware The load, the shock, the pressure Material can bear. So, when the buckled girder Lets down the… — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
“But I can't help thinking of the shock I felt when I finally realised it was winter, on exiting Mizuko's apartment. The… — Olivia Sudjic Copy Share Image
“I drew a deep breath, trying to think of something to say, then pulled a handkerchief from my pocket and gave it… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
That's also why comedy and horror are my two favorite genres of film to write, because you get these outbursts of emotion… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
“I’ve seen daggers pierce the chest, Children dying in the road, Crawling things hooked and baited, Rapists bound and then castrated, Villains… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
I wish I had a memory of that first violent shove, the shock of cold air, the sting of oxygen into new… — Lauren DeStefano Copy Share Image
Most simply, 'present shock' is the human response to living in a world that's always on real time and simultaneous. You know,… — Douglas Rushkoff Copy Share Image
These kinds of tragedies [like shooting in Fort Lauderdale] have happened too often during the eight years that I've been president. The… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The only thing that shocks me is public interest in people who shouldn't be interesting at all, like Jade Goody. We've gone… — Marco Pirroni Copy Share Image
My first big acting performance was in the Marilyn Monroe biography piece, and it required frontal nudity. I talked to Mira Sorvino,… — Ashley Judd Copy Share Image
She laid her head against his collarbone, and he kissed her temple. To her shock, she felt a shudder roll through his… — Maya Banks Copy Share Image
“ I’m sorry , the message said. The theft was a violation of privacy. It was an unbelievable act of impudence and… — Thea Harrison Copy Share Image
Toby smiled and started to speak, but Josh adjusted his hold on Tank and reached back, covering Toby's mouth. "Wait," Grace said.… — Jill Shalvis Copy Share Image
I was about 12 or 13 years old. I picked up the Bible and read it from cover to cover one weekend… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
But while ignorance can make you insensitive, familiarity can also numb. Entering the second half-century of an information age, our cumulative knowledge… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
He bent down to her; their mouths met again, and the shock of sensation was so strong, so overpowering, that she shut… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I have been doing this since I was 10 years old. It wasn't like I was an overnight hit. I think when… — Eliza Dushku Copy Share Image
The tragedy of September 11th was so sudden, so enormous, and so horrendous, both in terms of lives lost and global consequences,… — Allen Klein Copy Share Image
I'm so many people. They shock me sometimes. I wish I was just me! I used to think I was going crazy,… — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image
“Eejit,” Ian said. “What did ye tell her that for? Now she thinks ye’re a Jew.” Jamie’s mouth fell open in shock.… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
[Janco] paused. His eyes held a distant gleam as if seeing into his past. 'My first practice was a shock. I was… — Maria V. Snyder Copy Share Image
Great tragedies have great consequences. They ripple through the fabric of this world and the next. When the loss is too great… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
We are so accustomed to the apparently rational nature of our world that we can scarcely imagine anything happening that cannot be… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
Most of the reasons for late-term abortions have to do with severe fetal deformities, but when I found out that dwarfism was… — John H Richardson Copy Share Image
Perhaps we might, within the anatomy of our imaginations, think once more of the naked body as a vessel of grace, taste… — Robert Genn Copy Share Image
I had been in the technology business for so long, I had seen the PC-bubble come and burst, I had seen the… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
You may have succeeded in shutting down the attack simulation, girl, but it was by luck alone, not skill. I would die… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Great upheavals produce shock waves that widen cracks in political, economic, and security orders. Sometimes the old orders break. Yet it can… — Robert Zoellick Copy Share Image
The type of religion which rejoices in the pious sound of traditional phrases, regardless of their meanings, or shrinks from "controversial" matters,… — John Gresham Machen Copy Share Image
It was a huge shock. I've never had hair that short in my life! I think the rest of the cast and… — Camilla Belle Copy Share Image
The raw beauty of Natalia Ginzburg’s prose compels our gaze. First we look inward, with the shock of recognition inspired by all… — Hilma Wolitzer Copy Share Image
The ouster of Jill Abramson as executive editor of 'The New York Times' sent shock waves through the media landscape. Reports that… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
A dramatist is one who from his earliest years has found that sheer gazing at the shocks and counter-shocks among people is… — Thornton Wilder Copy Share Image
Who do I think was the greatest? This might shock you: Elgin Baylor. He did so many great things. Nobody could guard… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
Shock equals discovery, and if I narrated my past, you'd be pretty grossed out too, I bet - same as if you… — D. T. Max Copy Share Image
America is the most violent democracy in the world. It's something that's met with great shock, horror, and mystery when I travel… — Patricia Cornwell Copy Share Image
I drop the other Chest to the ground in shock. "What number are you? I'm Four." He squints at me and then… — Pittacus Lore Copy Share Image
What's so touching is the way we fight the war right until the moment our business is taken care of and then… — Dennis Miller Copy Share Image
![“These kinds of tragedies [like shooting in Fort Lauderdale] have happened too often during the eight years that I've been president. The pain, the grief, the shock that they must be going through is enormous. I've asked me staff to reach out to the mayor down there and make sure that coordination…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9e0/barack-obama-17_coordination_these-kinds-of-tragedies-like-shooting-i_509305.jpg)
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