Shock Quotes

783 Shock quotes by 679 unique authors

Developing protectionism regarding trade and our reluctance to place fiscal policy on a more sustainable path are threatening what may well be our most valued… — Alan Greenspan
When in August 1793 a British delegation showed their hosts a terrestrial globe, it turned into a diplomatic incident, for the Chinese were furious to… — Margaret Thatcher
There is an element of anger among women who've been raped. There's certainly a major element of humiliation. But it really does seem like a… — Nicholas D. Kristof
In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After 'Nam, it was post-traumatic stress disorder. — Jan Karon
Divine happiness, even the tiniest particle of a grain of it, never leaves one again; and when one attains to the essence of things and… — Anandamayi Ma
I suppose, I hoped, by setting a particularly brutal ancient rite in the present and in my own village to shock the story's readers with… — Shirley Jackson
Gordon Edgley's sudden death came as a shock to everyone - not least himself. One moment he was in his study, seven words into the… — Derek Landy
People are very surprised to hear me say that a lot of my values are Christian values. I think that's part of my shock. I… — Marilyn Manson
In my naïvety, I thought people who were in rock 'n' roll bands were great artists, and it was a huge shock to the system… — Bruce Dickinson
Though liberals do a great deal of talking about hearing other points of view, it sometimes shocks them to learn that there are other points… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
Today, energy prices are at historic highs. Some analysts estimate that energy price shocks this year could cost American consumers more than $40 billion. Speaking… — Jeff Bingaman
Today's shocks are tomorrow's conventions. — Carolyn Heilbrun
And also I was brought up to believe that human beings are good, which is why it shocks me to the core when I see… — Benazir Bhutto
Writers' bedtimes vary, but few have been spared the shock of a copy editor's early wake-up call — Bill Walsh
Why is it that aggression in the name of God shocks secular liberal sensibilities, whereas the act of killing in the name of the secular… — Talal Asad
I always believed as a speechwriter that if you could persuade the president to commit himself to certain words, he would feel himself committed to… — David Frum
If the tenth of the population that is gay became visible tomorrow, the panic of the majority of people would inspire repressive legislation of a… — Jane Rule
Concentrated serum albumin fractionated from blood plasma was effective in battlefield treatment of shock. — Paul D. Boyer
Have you ever had one of those moments when you know that you're being visited by your own future? They come so rarely and with… — David Rakoff
Ryan Stout, a straight-arrow-looking kind of guy, shocks the crowd into laughter with his inventive interplay between innocence and a jarringly twisted point of view. He… — Unknown Author
And the faith that grows out of questioning is stronger than the faith born of blind acceptance. It can withstand the shocks of circumstance. Only… — James Dillet Freeman
May our land be a land of liberty, the seat of virtue, the asylum of the oppressed, a name and a praise in the whole… — Joseph Warren
Movement, change, light, growth and decay are the lifeblood of nature, the energies that I I try to tap through my work. I need the… — Andy Goldsworthy
I'm a little bit in shock, to tell you the truth. — Steven Levitan
The duty of a philosopher is clear. He must take every pain to ascertain the truth; and, having arrived at a conclusion, he should noise… — Henry Thomas Buckle

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