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Give Bush 10 minutes before you hammer him. I think he's going to surprise people. He sounds simple and uncomplicated, but maybe… — James Woods Copy Share Image
It should come as no surprise to readers of the MAPS Bulletin that psychedelic plants are used as a sacrament by many… — Rick Doblin Copy Share Image
The essence of comedy, drama, and horror is surprise. I have an uncanny ability to surprise people because they look at my… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
Clinging to any form of conservatism can be dangerous. Become too conservative and you are unprepared for surprises. You cannot depend on… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
The Heisman attention has definitely been a little bit of a surprise. It's been out of my hands. It's something I'm not… — Johnny Manziel Copy Share Image
Poetry should surprise by a fine excess and not by singularity, it should strike the reader as a wording of his own… — John Keats Copy Share Image
On second marriage: It took me by surprise, too, because overnight, we totally changed. I think one day we had just nothing… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I'm just full of surprises." Watching her, he waved the wrapped bar from side to side. "You can have the candy if… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Somebody comes to your house. You know they're coming, so it's not a surprise. And they give you an envelope that has… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
We offer such false hopes to people that every medical problem can be fixed even when you're starting to deal with an… — Katy Butler Copy Share Image
Traditional corporations, particularly large-scale service and manufacturing businesses are organized for efficiency. Or consistency. But not joy. Joy comes from surprise and… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
It's time to admit that public education operates like a planned economy, a bureaucratic system in which everybody's role is spelled out… — Albert Shanker Copy Share Image
If there is no cost to be paid for the indiscriminate dumping of pollution into the earth's atmosphere, then it should be… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
If you have put your faith in Christ and have spent significant time in the Word of God, the tough times can… — David Jeremiah Copy Share Image
You must find some way to elevate your act of writing into an entertainment. Usually this means giving the reader an enjoyable… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
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“The passion for finding the system in experience, replacing surprise with order, is a persistent part of human nature...Science came to mean… — George Gilder Copy Share Image
Perhaps that is the real surprise of love; it exists, but one may not attribute causes and effects to it. The existence… — Faraaz Kazi Copy Share Image
I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much… — Chris Patten Copy Share Image
I was in 'Jacques Brel' Off-Broadway for many years, so I've always been a singing actress, but the songwriting was a complete… — Amanda McBroom Copy Share Image
Loss brings pain. Yes. But pain triggers memory. And memory is a kind of new birth, within each of us. And it… — Sue Miller Copy Share Image
What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to risk, find opportunities to fall on my… — Jeremy Irons Copy Share Image
First, it doesn't surprise me that traditional music has experienced a kind of exhaustion in the 20th century - not forgetting that… — Pierre Schaeffer Copy Share Image
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I find mirrors detestable; I dislike seeing myself. Of course, there's a mirror in the bathroom, but it's a magnifying one for… — Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt Copy Share Image
We are often too late with our brilliance. We are on time delay. The only instant gratification comes in the form of… — Richard Schiff Copy Share Image
One may disavow and disclaim vices that surprise us, and whereto our passions transport us; but those which by long habits are… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
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A character has a distinctive voice - you should be able to hear them in your head and conduct a conversation with… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
I got into reading a lot of noir and a lot of thrillers as well, and I really admired the plotting about… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
When we began to tour, no one expected me to be a part of the band, so I used that as a… — Lzzy Hale Copy Share Image
While the wealthiest families completely benefit from the tax cuts targeted towards the upper brackets, middle-income families were hit with the unwelcome… — Tim Bishop Copy Share Image
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When we wrote 'Avenue Q,' we worked hard to create something that could be funny and satirical but also had some surprise… — Robert Lopez Copy Share Image
It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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In L.A. Confidential, it was great to surprise the audience with Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe - two Australian actors that they… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
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