Surprising Quotes

507 Surprising quotes by 449 unique authors

Curious Incident is not a book about asperger's....if anything it's a novel about difference, about being an outsider, about seeing the world in a surprising… — Mark Haddon
Science has so far been unable to tell us how self-aware dogs are, much less whether they have anything like our conscious thoughts. This is… — John Bradshaw
There is nothing surprising in a Muslim or a Pathan like me subscribing to the creed of nonviolence. It is not a new creed. It… — Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Abortion is the easy way out. It’s hardly surprising that people should choose the most convenient exit from awkward situations. — Tony Abbott
Most creativity is a transition from one context into another where things are more surprising. There’s an element of surprise, and especially in science, there… — Alan Kay
Art at its best draws attention not only to the way things are but also to the way things will be, when the earth is… — N. T. Wright
Control is never achieved when sought after directly; it is the surprising result of letting go. — James Arthur Ray
The principle factor in my success has been an absolute desire to draw constantly. I never decided to be an artist. Simply, I couldn't stop… — Winsor McCay
A surprising proportion of mathematicians are accomplished musicians. Is it because music and mathematics share patterns that are beautiful? — Martin Gardner
Pornography, then, educates the male public. It would be very surprising if it did not. — Sheila Jeffreys
Male domination, and the low and stigmatised status of women, cause teenage girls to engage in punishment of their bodies through eating disorders and self-mutilation.… — Sheila Jeffreys
It should not be a surprise to find that s/m fantasy is significant in women's sex lives. Women may be born free but they are… — Sheila Jeffreys
Crimes, sins, nightmares, hunks of hair: it was surprising how many of them has something to dispose of. The more I charged, the easier it… — Tama Janowitz
I'm not saying there's not darkness in there still, but it's happening from outward factors more than inward. Maybe things are terrifying, but they're beautiful,… — Gary Lightbody
For me winning isn`t surprising at all — Dorian Yates
After a while, a surprising theme emerged. The single most important thing you can do for your family may be the simplest of all: Develop… — Bruce Feiler
All creative art is magic, is evocation of the unseen in forms persuasive, enlightening, familiar and surprising. — Joseph Conrad
One way to tell if you're really comfortable with a person is if you can be quiet together sometimes and not feel awkward. If you… — Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
People learn by playing, thinking and amazing themselves. They learn while they're laughing at something surprising, and they learn while they're wondering 'What the heck… — Sandra Dodd
I like to do things that are surprising and different. — Rudy Rucker
Have the models been successful in predicting anything? They, of course, predict substantial global warming. This is not surprising given the expressed belief of some… — David Douglass
It isn't surprising that many children consider their parents to be a little dim, and that they sometimes try to update them. The fact that… — Peg Bracken
The inventory process and stepping back in your life can sometimes be a very dark process. But it also can be extremely funny and surprising. — Craig Charles
Perhaps the most surprising thing about mathematics is that it is so surprising. The rules which we make up at the beginning seem ordinary and… — Edward Charles Titchmarsh
The writer must always leave room for the characters to grow and change. If you move your characters from plot point to plot point, like… — Richard North Patterson

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