Many times when I stop working on a problem consciously, my mind continues to work on it below the surface. Often solutions… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
Few, if any, political analysts predicted the Arab Spring. The raw energy of millions of protestors in the streets of Tunis and… — Munira Mirza Copy Share Image
Why, for example, do the great writers use anticipation instead of surprise? Because surprise is merely an instrument of the unusual, whereas… — Roger Rosenblatt Copy Share Image
To see my wife getting inspired from my notes and thoughts, going in the direction I wanted, and have her surprise me… — Lasse Hallstrom Copy Share Image
Genuine witticisms surprise those who say them as much as those who listen to them; they arise in us in spite of… — Joseph Joubert Copy Share Image
Cognitive science is a rapidly developing area, so it could be that there are some surprises around the corner. That does seem… — Louis Menand Copy Share Image
It's no surprise to say I oppose the ban [of Donald Trump].If we only allow free speech for those we already agree… — Edward Leigh Copy Share Image
“Seriously. Poor little me can deal with having mated a millionaire.” “Oh, you found someone else? With less money?” — Vivian Arend Copy Share Image
Now, some people do this for shock value. Shock is just another uptown word for surprise. Granted it has a different quality… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
I once threw myself a surprise party on Twitter because I was lonely. It was awesome. Thousands of people showed up and… — Jenny Lawson Copy Share Image
I run a charity. If my name pops up in your call ID, chances are I'm about to ask you for something… — Nancy Lublin Copy Share Image
Today Monopoly added a new game piece: the cat. The new piece was chosen after weeks of online voting. Is that a… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
Having watched herself in the speckled mirror ... she was already shocked beyond surprise at what the flat hand of age could do. — Mary Lee Settle Copy Share Image
I never get tired of looking at her [Catherine Keener] and it always surprises me, despite how many hours of film I've… — Nicole Holofcener Copy Share Image
Agape's object is always the concrete individual, not some abstraction called humanity. Love of humanity is easy because humanity does not surprise… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can… — Alan Ball Copy Share Image
As I began to perform - songs, poems, sketches or conjuring tricks - I began to learn what children run with and… — Michael Rosen Copy Share Image
Surprises are like misfortunes or herrings - they rarely come single. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share Image
I'm a goof. I talk too much. I tell stories. I tell cheesy Dad jokes. I'm theatrical and I'll mix things up… — William Beckett Copy Share Image
What's up?" Christian asked. "Need some hairstyling tips?" "Tips you stole from me? No thanks. But I hear you've got a really… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
“She had come into the garden expecting summer roses and had instead been caught in a bank of twisted, thorny, frostbitten vines.” — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
“You might ask yourself why you want to surprise your readers in the first place. A surprise ending is sort of like… — Jincy Willett Copy Share Image
The fact that we have not yet found the slightest evidence for life - much less intelligence - beyond this Earth does… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
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