During my past career as a journalist, I relished writing obits and equally dreaded phoning relatives for the necessary facts. But to… — Tom Rachman Copy Share Image
The really nice thing with 'Future Past' is that you actually have a superhero film - much to everyone's surprise, I will… — Chris Claremont Copy Share Image
As the writer of this book [Lincoln in the Bardo], what I loved was the feeling of having so many surprises come… — George Saunders 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
It's about being proud of who you are, being proud of your situation and just being stoked that things are always going… — Bert McCracken Copy Share Image
There are a lot of things that American fans don't know about me yet! I would say they don't know me at… — Omar Chaparro Copy Share Image
“After a moment, she said, "Yes. I think she will be good for you." "You do?" He couldn't keep the surprise out… — Suzanne Harper Copy Share Image
Each one seems to be, in some way, essentially different from the others, and each is a surprise to me. I think… — Mordicai Gerstein Copy Share Image
Life is short and tedious, and is wholly spent in wishing; we trust to find rest and enjoyment at some future time,… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Parenting is not logical. If it were, we would never have to read a book, never need a family therapist, and never… — Jeanne Elium Copy Share Image
I've always loved books. I'm passionate about them. I think books are sexy. They are smooth and solid and contain delightful surprises.… — Sue Townsend Copy Share Image
You lose your sense of wonder the more you learn, right? When you go to film school and learn about moviemaking, you… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
When I was six or seven years old, growing up in Pittsburgh, I used to take a precious penny of my own… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
The different policies reduce damages by only a modest amount. Indeed, one of the surprises is how little the policies affect the… — Henry Sylvester Jacoby Copy Share Image
In this article we begin to address the subject of vaccinosis, the general name for chronic dis-ease caused by vaccines. For some… — Richard Pitcairn Copy Share Image
I think the beauty of documentary work is that it's a mystery - you never know where it's going to lead you.… — Gail Levin Copy Share Image
It is all a question of weeding out what you yourself like best to do, so that you can live most agreeably… — M. F. K. Fisher Copy Share Image
When one door closes another opens. Expect that new door to reveal even greater wonders and glories and surprises. Feel yourself grow… — Eileen Caddy Copy Share Image
Nor need it cause surprise that things disagreeable to the good man should seem pleasant to some men; for mankind is liable… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
“As odd as it seemed, I learned that people may disappoint you, yes, but the one thing they also did was surprise… — Holly Hood Copy Share Image
And pray, who are you?" Said the Violet blue To the Bee, with surprise, At his wonderful size, In her eyeglass of… — John B. Tabb Copy Share Image
It's such a pleasant surprise when you come on set and you find someone in charge like Ken Branagh or James Ivory.… — Anthony Hopkins 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
Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change. Kindness that catches us by surprise brings… — Bob Kerrey Copy Share Image
Having done several of them and also loving other kinds of movies, I'm also tougher on suspense stories in terms of finding… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
When I say that a good picture has surprise quality or shock appeal, I do not mean that it is a loud… — Alexey Brodovitch Copy Share Image
The "happening" operates by creating an asymmetrical network of surprises, without climax or consummation, this is the alogism of dreams rather than… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
Holland is a fairly small country, and in a weird way, somewhat conservative. That might surprise people because it is a very… — Ari Marcopoulos Copy Share Image
Listening is like running down a mountain on a switchback trail, the sound of surprise generating its own momentum. There’s a punk… — Greil Marcus Copy Share Image
The name says it all. That's where Dad (Hades) tries out his new punishment ideas, but he says the traditional ones still… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills the soul with an agreeable surprise, gratifies… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Lionel Richie, love song, OK, thank you very much, good-bye. And all of a sudden I realized that, in my career, what… — Lionel Richie Copy Share Image
Something that would probably surprise my fans is that I wear contact lenses, and nobody really knows that because I guess I've… — Laurie Hernandez Copy Share Image
In retrospect, I can see that President Brezhnev was quite proud of the limited agreement that he had concluded in Vladivostok; and… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Probably not a surprise that, among the people of Mexico, just 4 percent say that they have a positive opinion of [Donald]… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
Most jokes are based on surprise. They take advantage of a confusion of language, or a twist in logic, or a contradiction… — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
Someone who surprises me, someone who makes me laugh, and someone who has her own life and wants to share that with… — Diego Luna Copy Share Image
The bristling eyebrows shot up in mock surprise. Mesmerized. the boy watched them disappear under the hanging white thatch of hair. There,… — Jonathan Stroud Copy Share Image
I personally take cues directly from the script, then I like to surprise the other actors. But you must maintain control on… — Lusia Strus Copy Share Image
Because we all know one of the main factors of war is the element of surprise. And what could be more surprising… — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image