Surprising Quotes

507 quotes by 449 authors

There isn't much political coloration in my economic writing; it's not surprising that few people know my political views. They really aren't very important. — Christopher A. Sims
I hate it when, by page 30, I know what the lead's going to do and then what the bad guy's gonna do. Mostly it's… — Don Cheadle
I want to work with intelligent people and look for scripts that I think are intelligent and surprising. — Adam Brody
A surprising amount of my jokes sound very implausible but are true. — Jimmy Carr
It is my considered opinion that the human race (soi disant) is cruel, idiotic, sentimental, predatory, ungrateful, ugly, conceited and egocentric to the last ditch… — Noel Coward
When air conditioning, escalators, and advertising appeared, shopping expanded its scale, but also limited its spontaneity. And it became much more predictable, almost scientific. What… — Rem Koolhaas
Japan lives with drastic segregation between the sublime, the ugly, and the utterly without qualities. Dominance of the last 2 categories makes mere presence of… — Rem Koolhaas
There's a lot of UFO sightings in New Orleans, which isn't really too surprising. There's a lotta crazy people there. The people there lack the… — Billy Corgan
The need for civility in society has never been more important. The foundation of kindness and civility begins in our homes. It is not surprising… — Quentin L. Cook
Sarah Cornwell has a brilliant eye for the telling detail, and a wonderfully original way of embodying family history. I was captivated by her memorable… — Andrea Barrett
You have to keep surprising your audience. — Shane Black
I know it may seem surprising to people, but learning dialog that has a conversational flow to it is not that difficult. — Deidre Hall
Is it surprising that prisons resemble factories, schools, barracks, hospitals, which all resemble prisons? — Michel Foucault
It was surprising that Nature had gone tranquilly on with her golden process in the midst of so much devilment. — Stephen Crane
Everyone tries to create a world he can live in, and what he can't use he often can't see. But the real world is already… — Saul Bellow
It is so often surprising, who rescues you at your lowest moments. — Aimee Bender
Are you a personâ€”with volition and maybe some stubbornness and at least the capacity if not the actual determination to do something surprisingâ€”or are you… — Stephen R. Donaldson
Coming [to Paris] has been a wonderful experience, surprising in many respects, one of them being to find how much of an American I am. — Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Pro-choice and pro-life activists live in different worlds, and the scope of their lives, as both adults and children, fortifies them in their belief that… — Unknown Author
The more the climate is forced to change, the more likely it is to hit some unforeseen threshold that can trigger quite fast, surprising and… — Richard Alley

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