--- title: "176 Surprise me Quotes by 166 authors" description: "Browse 176 Surprise me quotes by 166 authors. Discover the best Surprise me sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59c/brett-favre-7332_anymore_nothing-for-the-most-part-surprises-me-a_1234653.png" --- > [Nothing, for the most part, surprises me anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-favre/nothing-for-the-most-part-surprises-me-anymore/) [Brett Favre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-favre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59c/brett-favre-7332_anymore_nothing-for-the-most-part-surprises-me-a_1234653.png) > [Nothing human surprises me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-willeford/nothing-human-surprises-me/) [Charles Willeford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-willeford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a2/charles-willeford-30520_human_nothing-human-surprises-me-2024931_2024931.png) > [The students always, always surprise me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorianne-laux/the-students-always-always-surprise-me/) [Dorianne Laux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorianne-laux/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e21/dorianne-laux-12252_students_the-students-always-always-surprise-me-1_1544803.png) > [I love anyone who surprises me and makes me laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-jeselnik/i-love-anyone-who-surprises-me-and-makes-me-laugh/) [Anthony Jeselnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-jeselnik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/anthony-jeselnik-1838_comedy_i-love-anyone-who-surprises-me-and-makes_281123.png) > [Nothing about me surprises me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/honor-de-balzac/nothing-about-me-surprises-me/) [Honore de Balzac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/honor-de-balzac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c14/honor-de-balzac-197_surprise_nothing-about-me-surprises-me-1520655_1520655.png) > [There are very few things that surprise me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/there-are-very-few-things-that-surprise-me/) [Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d63/judi-dench-8919_few_there-are-very-few-things-that-surprise_1343359.png) > [Its a crazy world out there. Be curious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-hawking/its-a-crazy-world-out-there-be-curious/) [Stephen Hawking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-hawking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dda/stephen-hawking-389_crazy_its-a-crazy-world-out-there-be-curious-1_1541710.jpg) > [Surprise me! Yogi's reply when he was asked by his wife, Carmen, where he would like to be buried](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yogi-berra/surprise-me-yogi-s-reply-when-he-was-asked-by-his-wife-carmen-where/) [Yogi Berra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yogi-berra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8e/yogi-berra-1349_buried_surprise-me-yogi-s-reply-when-he-was-ask_1040918.png) > [I was surprised, but I always say nothing surprises me in football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-ferdinand/i-was-surprised-but-i-always-say-nothing-surprises-me-in-football/) [Les Ferdinand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-ferdinand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/les-ferdinand-106468_football_i-was-surprised-but-i-always-say-nothing_2656680.png) > [I'm not making any plans. I'm just going to let the universe surprise me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cusack/i-m-not-making-any-plans-i-m-just-going-to-let-the-universe-surprise/) [John Cusack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cusack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf4/john-cusack-3209_plans_i-m-not-making-any-plans-i-m-just-going_2726036.png) > [Nothing surprises me. After Donald Trump, nothing matters, does it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-brooks/nothing-surprises-me-after-donald-trump-nothing-matters-does-it/) [Albert Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02b/albert-brooks-4220_surprise_nothing-surprises-me-after-donald-trump_2243584.jpg) > [What surprises me in life are not the marriages that fail, but the marriages that succeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-hayworth/what-surprises-me-in-life-are-not-the-marriages-that-fail-but-the/) [Rita Hayworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-hayworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dc/rita-hayworth-19537_failing_what-surprises-me-in-life-are-not-the-ma_324199.jpg) > [Do not know yourself. I want to continue to surprise me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arielle-dombasle/do-not-know-yourself-i-want-to-continue-to-surprise-me/) [Arielle Dombasle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arielle-dombasle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d9/arielle-dombasle-56926_continue_do-not-know-yourself-i-want-to-continue_2834254.jpg) > [What surprises me about humanity is that in the end such a narrow range of plights defines our moral lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-coupland/what-surprises-me-about-humanity-is-that-in-the-end-such-a-narrow/) [Douglas Coupland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-coupland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/269/douglas-coupland-305_ends_what-surprises-me-about-humanity-is-that_3091098.jpg) > [I love arguing with you, Claire. You always surprise me. And occasionally, you even make sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-caine/i-love-arguing-with-you-claire-you-always-surprise-me-and/) [Rachel Caine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-caine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e32/rachel-caine-217_arguing_i-love-arguing-with-you-claire-you-alway_535829.jpg) > [ I am surprising myself \[at\] each show, and the delivered piano often surprises me. Sometimes the piano is so old that I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/volker-bertelmann/i-am-surprising-myself-at-each-show-and-the-delivered-piano-often/) [Volker Bertelmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/volker-bertelmann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/volker-bertelmann-21848_concerts_i-am-surprising-myself-at-each-show-and_1913371.jpg) > [Surprise me, Atlantean. Attack. This isn’t a dance party. (Takeshi) You know, this isn’t building my confidence. In fact, I think I’m…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/surprise-me-atlantean-attack-this-isn-t-a-dance-party-takeshi-you/) [Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc7/sherrilyn-kenyon-25_building_surprise-me-atlantean-attack-this-isn-t_523264.jpg) > [I tell the actors that the biggest gift they can give me is to fail. And that the second gift they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-cianfrance/i-tell-the-actors-that-the-biggest-gift-they-can-give-me-is-to-fail/) [Derek Cianfrance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-cianfrance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8a/derek-cianfrance-28334_actors_i-tell-the-actors-that-the-biggest-gift_1406768.jpg) > [My favorite part of any event is a Q&A. I do get asked a lot of the same questions but every now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/my-favorite-part-of-any-event-is-a-q-a-i-do-get-asked-a-lot-of-the/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/jodi-picoult-45_asked_my-favorite-part-of-any-event-is-a-q-a-i_501702.jpg) > [Penguins mate for life. Which doesn't really surprise me, because they all look exactly alike. It's not like they're gonna meet a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellen-degeneres/penguins-mate-for-life-which-doesn-t-really-surprise-me-because-they/) [Ellen DeGeneres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellen-degeneres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/208/ellen-degeneres-604_life_penguins-mate-for-life-which-doesn-t-rea_1890161.jpg) > [The most interesting things that happen in my books are usually the things that arise spontaneously, the things that surprise me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-mcinerney/the-most-interesting-things-that-happen-in-my-books-are-usually-the/) [Jay McInerney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-mcinerney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48b/jay-mcinerney-7092_arise_the-most-interesting-things-that-happen_2472960.png) > [Worry is a way to pretend that you have knowledge or control over what you don't--and it surprises me, even in myself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-solnit/worry-is-a-way-to-pretend-that-you-have-knowledge-or-control-over/) [Rebecca Solnit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-solnit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af3/rebecca-solnit-569_anxiety_worry-is-a-way-to-pretend-that-you-have_1467605.png) > [May it not suffice for me to say ... that of course like every other man of intelligence and education I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woodrow-wilson/may-it-not-suffice-for-me-to-say-that-of-course-like-every-other-man/) [Woodrow Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woodrow-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c9/woodrow-wilson-534_atheism_may-it-not-suffice-for-me-to-say-that-of_2532518.jpg) > [I imagined a life that turned out to be pretty much exactly like the one I've had. That fascinates me endlessly. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/i-imagined-a-life-that-turned-out-to-be-pretty-much-exactly-like-the/) [Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/dean-koontz-118_dream_i-imagined-a-life-that-turned-out-to-be_534354.jpg) > [The Democrats are losing. And look, folks, I don't mean to beat a dead horse here. I'm not doing anything other than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/the-democrats-are-losing-and-look-folks-i-don-t-mean-to-beat-a-dead/) [Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/rush-limbaugh-28_dead-horse_the-democrats-are-losing-and-look-folks_2018958.jpg) > [The loves of women for each other grow more numerous each day, and I have pondered much why these things were. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-e-willard/the-loves-of-women-for-each-other-grow-more-numerous-each-day-and-i/) [Frances E. Willard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-e-willard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/829/frances-e-willard-25037_capable_the-loves-of-women-for-each-other-grow-m_3216774.jpg) > [ I never get tired of looking at her \[Catherine Keener\] and it always surprises me, despite how many hours of film I've… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-holofcener/i-never-get-tired-of-looking-at-her-catherine-keener-and-it-always/) [Nicole Holofcener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-holofcener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36e/nicole-holofcener-9867_casting_i-never-get-tired-of-looking-at-her-cath_954717.jpg) > [I love investigating the natural world, and I find a lot of truths there, truths about survival and beauty - nature continually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bonnie-jo-campbell/i-love-investigating-the-natural-world-and-i-find-a-lot-of-truths/) [Bonnie Jo Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bonnie-jo-campbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f06/bonnie-jo-campbell-9521_break_i-love-investigating-the-natural-world-a_1913537.png) > [I'm going to keep thinking about topping myself every time. I can say very confidently that Alice In Chains have done that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-cantrell/i-m-going-to-keep-thinking-about-topping-myself-every-time-i-can-say/) [Jerry Cantrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-cantrell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/jerry-cantrell-23468_alice-in-chains_i-m-going-to-keep-thinking-about-topping_2862829.png) > [Even I make mistakes." I put on my brash, overconfident face. "I know it's hard to believe—kind of surprises me myself—but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/even-i-make-mistakes-i-put-on-my-brash-overconfident-face-i-know-it-s/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8df/richelle-mead-46_awesomeness_even-i-make-mistakes-i-put-on-my-brash-o_2107299.jpg) > [I miss you, Eleanor. I want to be with you all the time. You’re the smartest girl I’ve ever met, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/i-miss-you-eleanor-i-want-to-be-with-you-all-the-time-you-re-the/) [Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/776/rainbow-rowell-135_birthday-cake_i-miss-you-eleanor-i-want-to-be-with-you_1116141.jpg) > [But, in the end, the books that surround me are the books that made me, through my reading (and misreading) of them;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramona-koval/but-in-the-end-the-books-that-surround-me-are-the-books-that-made-me/) [Ramona Koval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramona-koval/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/ramona-koval-39310_behinds_but-in-the-end-the-books-that-surround-m_980865.jpg) > [That I had never heard of such a bird did not surprise me… But others more experienced also did not know of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-cokinos/that-i-had-never-heard-of-such-a-bird-did-not-surprise-me-but-others/) [Christopher Cokinos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-cokinos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/christopher-cokinos-50901_bird_that-i-had-never-heard-of-such-a-bird-di_1987128.jpg) > [Paul Scholes was the jewel in the crown, the first name on the teamsheet and unquestionably one of the finest England players…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-hoddle/paul-scholes-was-the-jewel-in-the-crown-the-first-name-on-the/) [Glenn Hoddle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-hoddle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/glenn-hoddle-12747_age_paul-scholes-was-the-jewel-in-the-crown_604656.jpg) > [...you must say words, as long as there are any, until they find me, until they say me, strange pain, strange sin,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-beckett/you-must-say-words-as-long-as-there-are-any-until-they-find-me-until/) [Samuel Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-beckett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05b/samuel-beckett-365_done_you-must-say-words-as-long-as-there-are_1544106.jpg) > [Abe's face came back into focus. "Greetings, Zmey," I said weakly. Somehow, him being here didn't surprise me. "Nice of you to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/abe-s-face-came-back-into-focus-greetings-zmey-i-said-weakly-somehow/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/044/richelle-mead-46_abe_abe-s-face-came-back-into-focus-greeting_2106436.jpg) > [I find no change of consequence in grown people, I do not miss the dead. It does not surprise me to hear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/i-find-no-change-of-consequence-in-grown-people-i-do-not-miss-the/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23c/mark-twain-22_age_i-find-no-change-of-consequence-in-grown_211947.jpg) > [Sometimes I will give some very vague directions to the designer that I'm working with on a particular project and they'll come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bierut/sometimes-i-will-give-some-very-vague-directions-to-the-designer-that/) [Michael Bierut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bierut/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94d/michael-bierut-10873_clear_sometimes-i-will-give-some-very-vague-di_1945538.png) > [People are in denial all the time, hiding things. If I tell you a racist or dirty joke and you laugh, you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/people-are-in-denial-all-the-time-hiding-things-if-i-tell-you-a/) [Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/777/martin-landau-3492_about-yourself_people-are-in-denial-all-the-time-hiding_20514.jpg) > [The bewildering success of my books continues to surprise me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khaled-hosseini/the-bewildering-success-of-my-books-continues-to-surprise-me/) [Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/khaled-hosseini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfa/khaled-hosseini-251_book_the-bewildering-success-of-my-books-cont_2330199.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/surprise-me/#itemlist", "name": "Surprise me Quotes", "numberOfItems": 40, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { 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I can say very confidently that Alice In Chains have done that on every record. It surprises me. I don't go in there expecting that, but I do go in there hoping for it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Cantrell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-cantrell/i-m-going-to-keep-thinking-about-topping-myself-every-time-i-can-say/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/jerry-cantrell-23468_alice-in-chains_i-m-going-to-keep-thinking-about-topping_2862829.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/jerry-cantrell-23468_alice-in-chains_i-m-going-to-keep-thinking-about-topping_2862829.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/jerry-cantrell-23468_alice-in-chains_i-m-going-to-keep-thinking-about-topping_2862829.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm going to keep thinking about topping myself every time. 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