There are no guarantees, but being ready sure beats being taken by surprise — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
“It's no surprise to him what any government does, least of all his own.” — Glen Duncan Copy Share Image
“the element of surprise is more appreciated with an open mind” — Meilena Hauslendale Copy Share Image
Agreeable surprises are the perquisites of youth. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
I love the element of surprise, throwing people off of what they think they know about what I can do and who… — Brian Tyree Henry Copy Share Image
Sometimes you surprise yourself with what you can handle, and if you come out the other end with some wisdom, then it's… — Boy George Copy Share Image
“To her continued surprise, the urge to place her thumb on his skin had not diminished, even though she could not even… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
The beauty of my profession [architecture] lies in its randomness and surprise. And don't think I can choose my projects. I have… — Rem Koolhaas Copy Share Image
We think till the last minute that nothing can happen to us. But cancer will grab you by surprise, and then it's… — Manisha Koirala 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
[A] pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant. — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
Life is a series of surprises and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
It is perhaps not a surprise that photography developed as a technological medium in the industrial age, when reality started to disappear.… — Jean Baudrillard Copy Share Image
I always think back to that first night in Brooklyn, where I debuted, and it was this total surprise. I just remember… — Adam Cole Copy Share Image
The world of fashion and fine arts in New York really took me by surprise, and photography has helped me through a… — Cole Sprouse Copy Share Image
I think that taking night trains or meeting someone on the road is pretty romantic. I've done a couple of things like… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
I don't think policy makers surprise unnecessarily. You don't pick surprise as a part of your policy. Markets value a certain amount… — Raghuram Rajan Copy Share Image
I DECLARE that God has a great plan for my life. He is directing my steps. And even though I may not… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
The Gospel of Judas really has been a surprise in many ways. For one thing, there's no other text that suggests that… — Elaine Pagels Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a character actor rather than the poster boy that they tried to make me 100 years ago.… — Johnny Depp Copy Share Image
What always attracted me to [Bob] Dylan, and what has sustained me as a Dylan listener, or has always continued to surprise… — Greil Marcus Copy Share Image
A brown spotted lady-bug climbed the dizzy height of a grass blade, and Tom bent down close to it and said, "Lady-bug,… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
But, surprise - none of these blockbuster events made the slightest dent in Ben Graham's investment principles. Nor did they render unsound… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Now, bitterly, with one sweep of the front door, the compassion was spent. To the degree that Lawrence's face was familiar, it… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
The biggest surprise for me, without a doubt, was that the first black people who came to the United States weren't the… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
During my last year of college I wrote the same ten pages over and over again. Those ten pages became the first… — Patricia Briggs Copy Share Image
It's been an incredible few weeks for Emma Pooley, first winning three stages in the Giro Rosa to demonstrate that she's the… — Emma Pooley Copy Share Image
You're bored, aren't you.' 'I need constant distraction. Shall we go?' 'Uh, aren't you supposed to delegate responsibility or something? If you're… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
When you reach 95, after you get over your surprise, you start looking back. — Kirk Douglas Copy Share Image
If you can capture the element of surprise, you're way ahead of the game. — Jay Maisel Copy Share Image
The element of surprise wasn't allowed near the Periodic Table. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
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