Shock Quotes

783 Shock quotes by 679 unique authors

Come the three corners of the world in arms, and we shall shock them. — William Shakespeare
There are persons who, when they cease to shock us, cease to interest us. — F. H. Bradley
Slavery is founded on the selfishness of man's nature - opposition to it on his love of justice. These principles are in eternal antagonism; and… — Abraham Lincoln
Going into that race I was going for the world record, just quietly, but I wasn't feeling at my best all week so it was… — Leisel Jones
Oh the wild joys of living! The leaping from rock to rock ... the cool silver shock of the plunge in a pool's living waters. — Robert Browning
Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock. — Walter Benjamin
Perhaps passing through the gates of death is like passing quietly through the gate in a pasture fence. On the other side, you keep walking,… — Mark Helprin
We will suffer a sharp painful disullisionment before we fully surrender. When people really see themselves as the Lord sees them, it is not the… — Oswald Chambers
I am out to introduce a psychic shock into my painting, one that is always motivated by pictorial reasoning: that is to say, a fourth… — Marc Chagall
Many readers judge of the power of a book by the shock it gives their feelings - as some savage tribes determine the power of… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
In what a forge and what a heat were shaped the anchors of thy hope! Fear not each sudden sound and shock; 'Tis of the… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Anecdote: In a controversial way, Comedian and actor Bill Cosby sought to teach his son the pain of being lied to. Convinced his son had… — Bill Cosby
The lessons of science should be experimental also. The sight of a planet through a telescope is worth all the course on astronomy; the shock… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sciences usually advances by a succession of small steps, through a fog in which even the most keen-sighted explorer can seldom see more than a… — James Jeans
The key to looking great in the evening is to look original. Try to look different from others without looking out of place. When everyone… — Isaac Mizrahi
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

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