I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Young kids should be doing music that has shock value. They'll grow out of it. — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
No doubt, in complete abstraction one has a feeling of a great shock, if not an explosion, and in approaching the real,… — Jean Helion Copy Share Image
“Denial exists when three beliefs intersect: 1. It cannot happen. 2. It cannot happen to you. 3. It cannot happen to you now.” — Johnnie Dent Jr Copy Share Image
I was having a lot of people ask me to update 'The Shock Doctrine' and add a chapter about Trump. — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
That earliest shock in one's life which occurs to all of us; which first makes us think. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
I am looking for the human who admits his flaws Who shocks the adversary By being kinder not stronger What would that… — Naomi Shihab Nye Copy Share Image
The shock of somebody saying something to you that you know, but that you haven't acknowledged is a really severe, intense thing. — Taylor Russell Copy Share Image
“The terrible shock of his sentence had in some way broken that wall which separates us from the mystery of things beyond… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“I was neither glad nor unhappy to see her, but maybe that's what shock does, because I was surprised, that I will… — Alan Sillitoe Copy Share Image
Some people think that my shows are just for shock value, but the provocation makes those classic pieces look different every six… — Thom Browne Copy Share Image
I'm not against shock and horror. In fact, I really belive in facing the dark realities of our time as the first… — Chris Jordan Copy Share Image
Something I've realized lately, to my shock, is that I am an optimist, in that I think humans are almost infinitely capable… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
There's very little that shocks me because I consider life a miracle so I guess what shocks me is that life exists.… — Bernie Siegel Copy Share Image
When I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder the year I turned 50, it was certainly a shock. But as a journalist, knowing… — Jane Pauley Copy Share Image
I don't attend church because I am a Meryl Streepist and we, her disciples, have not organized a place of worship yet.… — Jasika Nicole Copy Share Image
When I left the U.S. for the first time, I spent my first year abroad in Japan. That culture shock and abundance… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
That's the shock: All cliches are true. The years really do speed by. Life really is as short as they tell you… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
The actions of bad men produce only temporary evil, the actions of good men only temporary good ; and eventually the good… — Henry Thomas Buckle Copy Share Image
“Her voice seemed to loosen something in Greta’s stomach, some knot she’d been holding on to for years, and now the knot… — Jen Beagin Copy Share Image
The great virtue of a diversified food economy, like a diverse pasture or farm, is its ability to withstand any shock. The… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
But-" Maia, still looking at Alec and Magnus, broke off and rasied her eyebrows. Simon turned to see what she was looking… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Why did I not die? More miserable than man ever was before, why did I not sink into forgetfulness and rest? Death… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Isn't it curious how one has only to open a book of verse to realise immediately that it was written by a… — Edith Sitwell Copy Share Image
My daughter was a toddler. I had no idea there was anything wrong with kids' media.I started watching little preschool shows with… — Geena Davis Copy Share Image
It is obvious that art cannot teach anyone anything, since in four thousand years humanity has learnt nothing at all. We should… — Andrei Tarkovsky Copy Share Image
And then she moved from shock to grief the way she might enter another room. — Anita Shreve Copy Share Image
Once artists are expected to shock, it's that much harder for them to do so. — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
I do like to shock and surprise people. When it's all in good fun, of course. — Ruth Warrick Copy Share Image
Getting pregnant proved to be a hell of a shock but it's really exciting. — Dervla Kirwan Copy Share Image
