It doesn't surprise me that aspect of the black nationalist movement, the cultural side, has triumphed because that is the aspect of… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
Things happen in a way that surprises. That's why I'm reluctant to predict. You cannot predict. — Amira Hass Copy Share Image
It is a pleasant surprise to him (the pure mathematician) and an added problem if he finds that the arts can use… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
The politics of surprise leads through the Gates of Astonishment into the Kingdom of Hope. — Max Lerner Copy Share Image
When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It… — Hideki Tojo Copy Share Image
But why think about that when all the golden lands ahead of you and all kinds of unforseen events wait lurking to… — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
In life the only thing that you can expect is the unexpected; the only surprise is a day that has none. — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
Life off Earth is in two important respects not at all unworldly: you can choose to focus on the surprises and pleasures,… — Chris Hadfield Copy Share Image
I love driving around east London - it's always full of surprises. Actually, I don't drive myself - I like to be… — Zaha Hadid Copy Share Image
It's no surprise to me personally that monopolists, and executives associated with monopolies, would prefer that the anti-monopoly cops just go away.… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
Rising from the dead? Glowing at sunrise? What did that make him, the god of cheerful mornings and macabre surprises? — N.K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
This might surprise you, but I do feel like I have, because the shooting of all these films was spread out, for… — Zoe Kravitz Copy Share Image
Even though I teach with 35mm, my method takes people by surprise, because it isn't fast, and it isn't about hardware or… — Sam Abell Copy Share Image
What surprises me in life are not the marriages that fail, but the marriages that succeed. — Rita Hayworth Copy Share Image
I have the 'thing' worked out - the trick or the surprise or the pivotal fact. Then I just start somewhere and… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
But what if you're wrong? What if there's more? What if there's hope you never dreamed of hoping for? What if you… — Nichole Nordeman Copy Share Image
Restrooms at gas stations were an unpleasant and shocking surprise; I had never considered the serious drawbacks of such lazily-cleaned rooms. I… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image
One movie I think is just terrific is 'Bernie,' with Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine. That was a great surprise to me… — Robert Osborne Copy Share Image
Much to my surprise, there's a sense for people in the cable industry that fiction writers might actually be good at script… — Matthew Specktor Copy Share Image
My decision to go to Duke wasn't a surprise to people who really knew me because I was always a Duke fan… — Brandon Ingram Copy Share Image
In terms of the music, it feels almost like trouble's a good thing - you never know when a song is going… — Bryce Dessner Copy Share Image
Even feigning surprise, pretending it was unexpected and saying a ritual thanks, is surely wiser than just expecting everything so carelessly. — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
