Shock Quotes

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In the wake of the events of 11 September 2001, it now seems clear that the shock of the attacks was exploited in America. — Brian Eno
Crimes sometimes shock us too much; vices almost always too little. — Augustus Hare
I did not enjoy Cambridge. But I shouldn't blame Cambridge alone. I wasn't ready for university or for the wrench of leaving home. It was… — Naomie Harris
In the history of the treatment of depression, there was the dunking stool, purging of the bowels of black bile, hoses, attempts to shock the… — James Hillman
I am to provide the public with beneficial shocks. — Alfred Hitchcock
Anybody who instantly goes from being a poet and a graduate student to being a public figure has to be in a state of shock.… — Erica Jong
I rarely get recognised. It's always a shock when someone notices me. I always think they must be confusing me with someone else. — Anna Kendrick
It was great to be the rock comic, the shock comic. But after you've played Giants Stadium with Bon Jovi in front of 82,000 people,… — Sam Kinison
The tragedy of September 11th was so sudden, so enormous, and so horrendous, both in terms of lives lost and global consequences, that this country… — Allen Klein
The brain sits snugly inside the skull, but it's not a completely flush fit - there is still a layer of fluid between bone and… — Jeffrey Kluger
Statistics do not convey emotion. They shock us for a minute or two, and then we click again. — Madeleine M. Kunin
Young kids should be doing music that has shock value. They'll grow out of it. — Talib Kweli
I remember all too well the premiere of Ecstasy when I watched my bare bottom bounce across the screen and my mother and father sat… — Hedy Lamarr
The worst part about celebrating another birthday is the shock that you're only as well as you are. — Anne Lamott
I was perceiving myself as good as a man or equal to a man and as powerful and I wanted to look ambiguous because I… — Annie Lennox
The shock of any trauma, I think changes your life. It's more acute in the beginning and after a little time you settle back to… — Alex Lifeson
The Constitution is constant. There's not one elected official who has the power to change it. There is a way to amend the Constitution, and… — Rush Limbaugh
Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up into something harder to shock. — Ben Lindsey
We used to go around tipping outhouses over, or turning over corn shocks on Halloween. Anything to be mean. — Loretta Lynn
Each day a few more lies eat into the seed with which we are born, little institutional lies from the print of newspapers, the shock… — Norman Mailer

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