Shock Quotes

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The government believed that adherence to authority was human nature, so the Gezi protests were a real surprise to them. After the initial moment of… — Safak Pavey
We moved to Gambia from Sweden when I was six years old because my dad was from there. It was definitely a culture shock. — Seinabo Sey
In 1953, Mom and Dad, living in Toronto, discovered, to their shock, that Mom was expecting. I was born in June 1954. My parents, thrilled,… — Dan Hill
Miss Marple believes in justice and has very high standards. There is nothing you could say or do that would shock her. — Joan Hickson
We were all hit with sticker shock: $87 billion is a huge number. — Unknown Author
Many people who did not die right away came down with nausea, headache, diarrhea, malaise, and fever, which lasted several days. Doctors could not be… — John Hersey
The International Brigades provided a shock force while the Republic trained and organized an army from an assemblage of individuals. The Spanish people knew they… — Bill Alexander
In our gliding experiments we had had a number of experiences in which we had landed upon one wing, but the crushing of the wing… — Orville Wright
When I was 24 I went to Nigeria and it was such a culture shock, growing up in Australia and suddenly being the only white… — Bruce Beresford
Parenthood always comes as a shock. Postpartum blues? Postpartum panic is more like it. We set out to have a baby; what we get is… — Polly Berrien Berends
I looked at my shoulder and saw a javelin stuck in it. I was in shock. — Roman Sebrle
September the 11th was a huge shock in the United States. It was the first time you had been hit at home in your own… — John Major
Finding out that I was gay when I was older was a shock and a disappointment. — Maurice Sendak
The attacks of September 11, 2001, were spectacular, riveting, grim, costly and searing. The shock that they caused reverberated throughout the world. What happened in… — Michael Mandelbaum
But the fact that we had to devalue by 40% at once means that Malawians are feeling the shock, the impact of that huge devaluation… — Joyce Banda
I never dress to shock. — Leona Lewis
To become a doctor, you spend so much time in the tunnels of preparation - head down, trying not to screw up, trying to make… — Atul Gawande
When I left the U.S. for the first time, I spent my first year abroad in Japan. That culture shock and abundance of new stimuli… — Timothy Ferriss
I think it is a shock to people to find out that MC Hammer is a super geek. — MC Hammer
The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof, shit detector. This is the writer's radar and all great writers have had… — Ernest Hemingway

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