We are bipedal apes, and it should not be surprising to see that fact reflected in the way our ancestors lived. — Richard Leakey Copy Share Image
It is not surprising that honest and well-informed experts can disagree about facts. But beyond the disagreement about facts, there is another… — Freeman Dyson Copy Share Image
I think human beings exist in a social world. I write realistic fiction, and so it isn't that surprising that the social… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
The thing that's been really surprising about the evolution of Facebook is - I think then, and I think now - that… — Mark Zuckerberg Copy Share Image
Throughout my career, there has always been an element of surprise. Sometimes there are moments of disappointment; sometimes there are moments of… — Michael McDonald Copy Share Image
One of the many interesting and surprising experiences of the beginner in child analysis is to find in even very young children… — Melanie Klein Copy Share Image
It takes a surprising amount of courage to place one's hand into an unseen area when your mind is thinking about vermin. — R.L. LaFevers Copy Share Image
It's surprising how many people get bogged down in analysing, planning, and organizing when what they really need to do is take… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
Considering that we live in an era of evolutionary everything---evolutionary biology, evolutionary medicine, evolutionary ecology, evolutionary psychology, evolutionary economics, evolutionary computing---it was… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Sometimes it is quite surprising, the emotional intensity of it. I was in NY one day, in Barnes and Noble, and I… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
Certainly one of the surprising truths of having a book published is realizing that your book is as open to interpretation as… — Marisha Pessl Copy Share Image
It was very hard to make 'Funny Face' in Paris because making movies is difficult and making a movie in a city… — Stanley Donen Copy Share Image
Where is peace to be found? The answer is surprising but clear. In weakness. Why there? Because in our weakness, our familiar… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
Why is it surprising that scientists might have long hair and wear cowboy boots? In fields like neuroscience, where the events you… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
No educated person believes the Adam and Eve myth nowadays, but it's surprising how many parents think that it's somehow fun to… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
What I responded to, on the page, was the way a poem could liberate, by means of a word's setting, through subtleties… — Louise Gluck Copy Share Image
What scientists are attached to is journeys into the unknown and discovering things that are completely unexpected and baffling and surprising. — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
On 'EastEnders,' if someone gets surprising news on the phone, the scene ends with them looking at their handset in amazement. No… — Robert Webb Copy Share Image
When you consider how many millions of workdays begin with hangovers great and small, it is mildly surprising to find how few… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Every time I work out in the gym, every time I train, I know I'm going to do well. But I like… — Oscar De La Hoya Copy Share Image
Every country has its own perspective on the Second World War. This is not surprising when experiences and memories are so different. — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
I think that simply nudging yourself into unfamiliar settings - physical or emotional - can produce surprising results on the writing front. — Ralph Keyes Copy Share Image
Most players unfortunately go to the casinos with an attitude that makes it even easier for casinos to psyche them into losing.… — Henry Tamburin Copy Share Image
There are surprising turning points; there is the straw that breaks the camel's back, and you never know if your action could… — Frances Moore Lappé Copy Share Image
It's not surprising that you wouldn't see that side of me on television, but in real life I find the world to… — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
I think the most surprising thing about the Olympics would be the amount of interaction and partying that goes on behind the… — Misty May-Treanor Copy Share Image
The question, 'How can you believe in a God who permits suffering on this scale?' is therefore very much around at the… — Rowan Williams Copy Share Image
The most understandable thing in the world should be how minutes lead to hours, how hours lead to days, how days can… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
What is surprising is not that oppression should make its appearance only after higher forms of economy have been reached, but that… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
The often-surprising truth for many people is that we all integrate faith into our work, but most of the time we're completely… — David Kim Copy Share Image
Considering the absence of legal coercion, the surprising thing is that men have for so long, and, on the whole, so reliably,… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I can honestly say that probably 95% of the things I was afraid of, it turned out I had no reason to… — Neale Donald Walsch Copy Share Image
It is almost as if happiness is an acquired taste, like coconut cordial or ceviche, to which you can eventually become accustomed,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If the experience of science teaches anything, it's that the world is very strange and surprising. The many revolutions in science have… — John Polkinghorne Copy Share Image
I just didn't care what other people thought so much - because they were always going to think lowly of me and… — Paterson Joseph Copy Share Image
It's not surprising that truly humanitarian manifestos originate frequently in minority circles or with people whose consciences are troubled by the problems… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
A lot of my students are Asian-American, and it has been thrilling to watch them break through the stereotypes into something alive… — Robert Morgan Copy Share Image
There isn't much political coloration in my economic writing; it's not surprising that few people know my political views. They really aren't… — Christopher A. Sims Copy Share Image
What is universal can be surprising. Over time you find the kind of stuff which has people thinking 'That is just something… — Dylan Moran Copy Share Image
Finally, I have to say that the most surprising aspect has been the speed at which the folks in India adapt to… — Sanjay Kumar Copy Share Image
