Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won't take the potholes out of the road, but it sure… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Shock Can Do Two ThingsTo You : Either Set You Back And Make You Weak, It Can Make You Stronger And… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Any natural, normal human being, when faced with any kind of loss, will go from shock all the way through acceptance. — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Copy Share Image
I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious views of anyone. — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
The attacks on Sept. 11 really sent a shock wave through our economy, and the full reverberation of that is not yet known, — Elaine Chao Copy Share Image
Sometimes a shock to the system is a good thing, you know? Like a reminder that you're alive. — Jessi Kirby Copy Share Image
“A sudden shock rattles your soul. The ground shifts. In minutes it is over, but it takes a long time to find… — Susan Spencer-Wendel Copy Share Image
Sometimes I get so immersed in my own company, if I unexpectedly run into someone I know, it's a bit of a… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
We look so very different from the way we sound. It’s a shock, similar to hearing your own voice for the first… — Elizabeth Hay Copy Share Image
Just like any other company, Samsung can fail, and if that happens, how will the South Korean economy overcome the shock? If… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
What shocks me is that so many people leave care and become homeless, and when you're homeless you get into crime, prostitution… — Samantha Morton Copy Share Image
My kind [vampires] does not surprise easily," he said. "You surprised me, this morning. I have thus used up my full quota… — Robin McKinley Copy Share Image
I started my cooking 'career' aged 15, almost 20 years ago. At the time it was quite a shock suddenly working 75… — Rene Redzepi Copy Share Image
I begin my pictures under the effect of a shock which I feel and which makes me escape from reality... I need… — Joan Miro Copy Share Image
The first sentence of a book is a handshake, perhaps an embrace. Style and personality are irrelevant. They can be formal or… — Jhumpa Lahiri Copy Share Image
But the fact that we had to devalue by 40% at once means that Malawians are feeling the shock, the impact of… — Joyce Banda 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
Cling tooth and nail to the following rule: Not to give in to adversity, never to trust prosperity, and always to take… — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
“War?" Something cold touched my cheek, and I glanched up to see snowflakes swirling in a lightning-riddled sky. It was eerily beautiful,… — Julie Kagawa 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
[Kubrick] was unique in the sense that with each new film he redefined the medium and its possibilities. But he was more… — Martin Scorsese 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 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
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
When I got into politics, it was a shock. People promise all sorts of things and then never deliver. — Matt Gonzalez Copy Share Image
I never thought I'd be making a living off of acting - it's still kind of a shock for my family and… — Matthew Gray Gubler Copy Share Image
When the day of misfortune comes and (comes it must sooner or later to all )we may be prepared with Christian fortitude… — Henry Kirke White Copy Share Image
My plan is to shock people with what I can do, because I've got a few sides to me that I've never… — Lucy Lawless Copy Share Image
Culture shock is often felt sharply at the borders between countries, but sometimes it doesn't hit fully until you've been in a… — Henri Cartier-Bresson Copy Share Image
Certain subjects may no longer be taboo in cinema. But there are ways to treat them that still create shock. — Park Chan-wook Copy Share Image
Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round. — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“As for the bishop, the sight of the guillotine was a great shock to him, from which he recovered only slowly.” — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
The People's Liberation Army should play the role of shock troops, overcoming fatigue and sharpening vigilance to make new contributions. — Jiang Zemin Copy Share Image
The free market allowed shock jocks to flourish, and millions of listeners apparently enjoyed the rant. — Christine Pelosi Copy Share Image
I peered deeper and found my soul. A little tattered and with some holes, but there all the same. It had always… — Maria V. Snyder Copy Share Image
It might shock you, but I haven't been to that many fashion shows, and I'd never done a commissioned piece for a… — Mike D Copy Share Image
The first time I saw Istvan Szabo's 'Mephisto,' I came out and I was in shock. I was shaking. — Stellan Skarsgard Copy Share Image
When art becomes merely shock value, our sense of humanity is slowly degraded. — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
As an adult, it's a huge shock to be orphaned; as a child it's just hideous, ghastly. — Kristin Scott Thomas Copy Share Image
Insofar as poetry has a social function it is to awaken sleepers by other means than shock. — Denise Levertov Copy Share Image
![“My kind [vampires] does not surprise easily," he said. "You surprised me, this morning. I have thus used up my full quota of shock and consternation for some interval." I stared at him. "You made a *joke*." "I have heard this kind of thing may happen...” quote by Robin McKinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37c/robin-mckinley-1591_consternation_my-kind-vampires-does-not-surprise-easil_1654431.png)
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