Shocks Quotes

114 quotes by 103 authors

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
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
My gayness became quietly accepted and, shock of all shocks, life went on. — Lance Loud
Sometimes you just have to get a shock to grow up and wake up, and I've had lots of shocks because it's as though I… — Marianne Faithfull
All still when summer is over stand shocks in the field, nothing left to whisper, not even good-bye, to the wind. After summer was over… — William Stafford
We will continue to ignore political and economic forecasts, which are an expensive distraction for many investors and businessmen. Thirty years ago, no one could… — Warren Buffett
Yes, business really does change. 400 years ago, corporations were formed by royal decree. 300 years ago, many countries were powered by slave labour, or… — Umair Haque
Folks still remember the day ole Bob Riley came bouncing down that dirt road in his pickup. Pretty soon, it was bouncing higher and higher.… — Jack Handey
The growing tide of anti-Semitism shocks the conscious of everyone who values freedom, and the ugly, hateful acts particularly stain the character of democracies where… — Mike Ferguson
What a joy it is to read a book that shocks one into remembering just how high one's literary standards should be.â€¦ a tour de… — Noah Richler
I love America, and I love American women. But there is one thing that deeply shocks me - American closets. I cannot believe one can… — Andree Putman
It is the same India which has withstood the shocks of centuries, of hundreds of foreign invasions of hundreds of upheavals of manners and customs.… — Swami Vivekananda
This is how most stories end in the hospital. Not with crash carts and sirens and electric shocks to the chest, but with an empty… — Jacob M. Appel
Prospects for growth in the year ahead are solid at the national level, and of course, this can only be good news for the Bay… — Janet Yellen
Far from being a drag on growth, making our energy sources more sustainable, our energy consumption more efficient, and our economy more resilient to energy… — David Cameron
Unless a picture shocks, it is nothing. — Marcel Duchamp
Cruelty to men and to the lower animals as well, which would have passed unnoticed a century ago, now shocks the sensibilities and is regarded… — Elihu Root
It shocks me when young kids still say, 'I want to do a magazine,' — Scott Schuman
What shocks the virtuous philosopher, delights the chameleon poet. — John Keats
Over the years, the U.S. economy has shown a remarkable ability to absorb shocks of all kinds, to recover, and to continue to grow. — Ben Bernanke

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