“The joy in the sorrow is the grace to recover from the shock.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
I thought the 60s in London was normal, so when it stopped it was a shock. — Rita Tushingham Copy Share Image
I didn't know I was going to live for 50 years. It has come as a shock. — David Bailey Copy Share Image
If you have a very hot experience then shock yourself with cold water, it's very very good for the nervous system. — Gwyneth Paltrow Copy Share Image
It's always a shock to the people who run studios when a movie that is for women is a hit. They have… — Nora Ephron Copy Share Image
It would be meaningless to fight with you now. You're too scared and ashamed. Live with the shock. Keep it bottled up… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
That was probably the biggest shock I had in my career, coming from League Two to the Championship. — Dwight Gayle Copy Share Image
With every adversity comes a blessing because a shock acts as a reminder to oneself that we must not get stale in… — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
Personally more so than shock, I think, rap music has to be born of rebellion. — El-P Copy Share Image
The fact I was going to have to start injecting insulin came as a real shock to me. — Lindsay Hoyle Copy Share Image
The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but astonish. — Terry Southern Copy Share Image
Shock, confusion, fear, anger, grief, and defiance. On Sept. 11, 2001, and for the three days following the worst terrorist attack on… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
I love travelling, but I have to admit I didn't initially take to Agra in India. As soon as you arrive, someone… — Dexter Fletcher Copy Share Image
a fortress against ideas and against the Shuddering insidious shock of the theory-vendors The little sardine men crammed in a monster toy… — Louis MacNeice Copy Share Image
But when I first got cancer, after the initial shock and the fear and paranoia and crying and all that goes with… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
Someone like me shouldnt be diagnosed with breast cancer, thats what was going through my mind. I wasnt thinking about a diagnosis.… — Sheryl Crow Copy Share Image
I was in a state of shock, because I have never seen the pope talk about something as unimportant as Donald Trump.… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The United States stands with our friends in Britain as they recover from today's shock of terrorism. These barbaric acts strengthen our… — Mark Foley Copy Share Image
The city was bigger than its buildings, bigger than its inhabitants too. It had its own nuances. It accepted whatever came its… — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
I watched our friends' wary, intelligent faces droop at our tale. Their shock was a mere shadow of our own, resembling more… — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
Grace is always natural, though that does not prevent its being often used to hide a lie. The rude shocks and uncomfortably… — Marquis de Custine Copy Share Image
When in August 1793 a British delegation showed their hosts a terrestrial globe, it turned into a diplomatic incident, for the Chinese… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Most loverspicture to themselves, in their mistresses, a secret reality, beyond and different from what they see every day. They are in… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
When I'm naked, I really like to do push-ups. No. I think I really tackle it like everything else. If you're going… — Charlize Theron Copy Share Image
If our education had included training to bear unpleasantness and to let the first shock pass until we could think more calmly,… — Claire Weekes Copy Share Image
The most difficult thing about shooting guns instantly on film is to not pull a silly face while the gun is going… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
Will’s eyes met Tessa’s as she came closer, almost tripping again over the torn hem of her gown. For a moment, they… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Grabbing hold of facts in the midst of shock is very Erudite of him. — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“Being comfortable with the norm can make changes come as a shock.” — Steven Redhead Copy Share Image
