Shock Quotes

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My life was very tenuous last year. My daughter's death, in March in 2007, was unexpected. It was a shock. I didn't know if I'd… — Phoebe Snow
There were a couple of things in the intervention that made me know I needed help. One was a letter from my daughter saying that… — Pat Summerall
I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes. — Oscar de la Renta
Who do I think was the greatest? This might shock you: Elgin Baylor. He did so many great things. Nobody could guard him, playing in… — Oscar Robertson
I think of shock as kind of an uptown form of surprise. Comedy is filled with surprise, so when I cross a line... I like… — George Carlin
Now, some people do this for shock value. Shock is just another uptown word for surprise. Granted it has a different quality to it, but… — George Carlin
It was as if nothing quite erased the initial shock of being kissed by someone who was not hers, a kiss that was stolen, claimed… — Suki Kim
It was, just as Kinski had predicted, suicide. He should never have done it. It is widely held by those who knew him, and Kinski… — Cintra Wilson
A key impact of recent events was a very persistent, if not permanent shock in the oil supply. This was caused as the oil industry… — Michael Kumhof
After the terrible events of last week, there is still the shock and disbelief; there is anger; there is fear; but there is also, throughout… — Tony Blair
Neanderthal man listened to stories, if one may judge by the shape of his skull. The primitive audience was an audience of shock-heads, gaping around… — E. M. Forster
The monotony of staying in one place is the best thing for writing a novel. Having regular habits, a kind of security, but especially no… — Paul Theroux
A bright light filled the plane. The first shock-wave hit us. We were eleven and a half miles slant range from the atomic explosion but… — Paul Tibbets
I can speak of my own criterion for judging whether or not a book is good or bad. I ask of it a single question,… — Lawrence Clark Powell
When I say that a good picture has surprise quality or shock appeal, I do not mean that it is a loud or vulgar picture… — Alexey Brodovitch
No matter how hard we try words simply cannot express the horror, the shock, and the revulsion we all feel over what took place in… — Billy Graham
When I learned that aliens really do exist, I wasn't too surprised. But what did shock me when I started investigating extra-terrestrial reports a decade… — Edgar Mitchell
The great virtue of a diversified food economy, like a diverse pasture or farm, is its ability to withstand any shock. The important thing is… — Michael Pollan
This is what holidays, travels, vacations are about. It is not really rest or even leisure we chase. We strain to renew our capacity for… — Shana Alexander
In the UK what we've found is that even businesses which prided themselves already on their efficient management find that a really beady-eyed scrutiny of… — Margaret Beckett

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