Surprises Quotes

421 Surprises quotes by 367 unique authors

History is full of surprises. — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
People who think they know what is going to happen next are fools. Surprises - or what the brilliant author Nassim Taleb calls 'Black Swans'… — Martin Wolf
In Because, Joseph Riippi says he wants this book to be ‘a love letter, a prayer, a purge’ but it actually becomes even more than that.… — Kevin Sampsell
May it not suffice for me to say ... that of course like every other man of intelligence and education I do believe in organic… — Woodrow Wilson
If we are strong, and have faith in life and its richness of surprises, and hold the rudder steadily in our hands. I am sure… — Freya Stark
Life off Earth is in two important respects not at all unworldly: you can choose to focus on the surprises and pleasures, or the frustrations.… — Chris Hadfield
The biggest failures come round and spring ultimate surprises of survival. — Jack White
Life brings with it strangeness and surprises and upsets — Patricia Cornwell
Sometimes I have experienced God in extraordinary ways - in dramatic surprises or soul-expanding insights or unexplainable mystical encounters. More often, I have felt God's… — Brian D. McLaren
I'm in politics. I'm in government, so nothing surprises me — Andrew Cuomo
There are two kinds of people. One kind, you can just tell by looking at them at what point they congealed into their final selves.… — Gail Godwin
Life is so extraordinary. Wonderful surprises are just around the most unexpected corners. — Rosamunde Pilcher
The Blood She Betrayed is unique, and Shahkara, the character, is one of the most engaging strong female role models I’ve seen in a long… — L. J. Smith
I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense… — Lynn Abbey
In books, you always know what's coming next. There are no surprises. — Jodi Picoult
Risk-taking, trust, and serendipity are key ingredients of joy. Without risk, nothing new ever happens. Without trust, fear creeps in. Without serendipity, there are no… — Unknown Author
Lord, with what care hast Thou begirt us round! Parents first season us; then schoolmasters deliver us to laws; they send us bound to rules… — George Herbert
The Drop's unpredictability is organic rather than sensationalistic. The movie doesn't pull surprises out of thin air for the sole purpose of shocking an audience… — James Berardinelli
School prepares for the alienating institutionalization of life by teaching the need to be taught. Once this lesson is learned, people lose their incentive to grow… — Ivan Illich
Into all our lives, in many simple, familiar, homely ways, God infuses this element of joy from the surprises of life, which unexpectedly brighten our… — Unknown Author
The thing that surprises me most is, you cannot change who you are. — Jeff Probst
I am convinced that we as adults must constantly cling to, affirm, and celebrate with our children those things we love, sunsets, laughter, the taste… — Eliot Wigginton
But, I know enough people in that court, through the years, to know one thing: There's always somebody who surprises you, who rises above what… — Arthur Hertzberg
An essential part of the magic involves turning everyone into an enemy, to ward off surprises. — Alma Guillermoprieto
What surprises me is when people give me their mobile number. The other day, someone on a bus asked if I swear. I said I… — Christopher Parker

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