It surprises me constantly that my sometimes-unorthodox approach has such a large following, but I'm very grateful to my readers for allowing… — Grant Morrison Copy Share Image
Bob Marley performed the 'One Love Peace' concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. There's always been that in… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
“Don’t do that.” “Don’t do what?” “Sneak around.” “Do you mean walk around? Because that’s what I actually did. I usually crouch… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
Why are we inspired by another person's courage? Maybe because it gives us the sweet and genuine surprise of discovering some trace,… — Laurence Shames Copy Share Image
Find the best in everybody. Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you. It might even take years, but people… — Randy Pausch Copy Share Image
Generally, Hollywood makes the same stories over and over. I've never wanted to do the same thing twice. If a script doesn't… — Sherilyn Fenn Copy Share Image
Our psychological reality, which lies below the surface, frightens us because it endlessly surprises us and drives us in a direction which… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
However desperate the situation and circumstances, don't despair. When there is everything to fear, be unafraid. When surrounded by dangers, fear none… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
It should come as no surprise that writers take an interest in punctuation. I have been told that the dying words of… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
I soon began to dream. ... I heard subdued sobs, as if a number of people were weeping. ... I left my… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Women spend 30 percent more time doing household chores. No surprise. But women also spend more time volunteering in their community. And… — Valerie Jarrett Copy Share Image
You can't reinvent the wheel. You've got to just take the best from all the other shows and try to make it… — Brett Ratner Copy Share Image
We can think about how we reduce the pain in paying. So, for example, credit cards are wonderful mechanisms to reduce the… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
“Tyson okay?” I asked. The question seemed to take my dad by surprise. He’s fine. Doing much better than I expected. Though… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
A big part of making music is the discovery aspect, is the surprise aspect. That's why I think I'll always love sampling.… — Gotye Copy Share Image
Unlike previous wars, our enemy now is a stateless network of religious extremists. They do not obey the laws of war, they… — John Yoo Copy Share Image
If you use the original World Wide Web program, you never see a URL or have to deal with HTML. That was… — Tim Berners-Lee Copy Share Image
I've always liked New York, as I like towns with an edge and New York has a European feel, so when I… — Billy Childish Copy Share Image
Do you think…" He raised his eyebrows. "Do I think what?" "That Valentine might have drowned?" "Never believe the bad guy is… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I didn't picture myself as a movie actress. I began to think about it around college. I remember thinking, 'Well somebody has… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
An 'unintended pregnancy' could be a wonderful surprise, not planned but welcome. Why should the government be in the business of 'preventing'… — Wendy Wright Copy Share Image
“Tristram Shandy may perhaps go on a little longer, but we will not follow him. With all his drollery there is a… — David Hume Copy Share Image
In a normal family, surprise means presents, cake and a party. My family, surprise means homelessness, abandonment and destruction of private property.… — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
No person is free until he or she is free at the center. When we let go there, we are free indeed.… — E. Stanley Jones Copy Share Image
Don't start brooding about that, too," she says. "Everybody's got a piece of stranger inside them. It's what lets us surprise ourselves… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
Twitter has been a pleasant surprise for me. I never imagined that anyone would be interested in what I have to say!… — Carrie Henn Copy Share Image
“I'm surprised you're not freaking." "I don't freak'" he said bluntly. "You kinda did when I burst into flames earlier." "You caught… — Rick Gualtieri Copy Share Image
One pleasant surprise was when I interviewed Butch Patrick. I was expecting this bitter old drunk, and instead he had a total… — Gilbert Gottfried Copy Share Image
Many savage nations worship trees, and I really think my first feeling would be one of delight and interest rather than of… — John Lubbock Copy Share Image
The public is being spoiled by good technical quality photographs in magazines, on television, in the movies, and they have become bored.… — Alexey Brodovitch Copy Share Image
I think the thing about cooking from tins for me that I really enjoyed was... the convenience of it, the slight entertainment… — Jack Monroe Copy Share Image
I try to say one thing with my work: A book is a wonderful place to be. A book is a package,… — Ellen Raskin Copy Share Image
It's that stubborn fixation on details that has invariably prevented me from getting excited about celebrating each passing year. Which is why… — Dan Levy Copy Share Image
On my first European solo tour, I was selling maybe 50 tickets a city until I showed up in Paris and heard… — Kevin Morby Copy Share Image
The CIA now assesses that four nations - Iraq, North Korea, Russia and, to the surprise of some specialists, France - have… — Barton Gellman Copy Share Image
He shook-a me up, he took me by surprise. He had a pickup truck, and the devil's eyes. He stared at me… — Richard O'Brien 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
When you play in smaller places with a smaller symphony, sometimes there's a difference in quality. Sometimes it's murderous. Sometimes it's real… — Anne Murray Copy Share Image
Cupid is a casuist, a mystic, and a cabalist,-- Can your lurking thought surprise, And interpret your device, . . . .… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I'll never forget the first screening at the Berlin Film Festival. As soon as the film ended there was an outbreak of… — John Schlesinger Copy Share Image
