Surprising Quotes

507 Surprising quotes by 449 unique authors

Math is the beautiful, rich, joyful, playful, surprising, frustrating, humbling and creative art that speaks to something transcendental. It is worthy of much exploration and… — Unknown Author
Considering how many fools can calculate, it is surprising that it should be thought either a difficult or a tedious task for any other fool… — Silvanus P. Thompson
So when you are faced with a decision on the euro, it is not surprising that many people are confused. They still try to squeeze… — Romano Prodi
Life is full of surprises. Why is that always surprising? — Cathleen Schine
A surprising number of government committees will make important decisions on fundamental matters with less attention than each individual would give to buying a suit. — Herman Kahn
Anyone who ever wondered how much they could love a child who did not spring from their own loins, know this: it is the same.… — Nia Vardalos
When filled with God's love, we can do and see and understand things that we could not otherwise do or see or understand. Filled with… — John H. Groberg
At any given moment there is an orthodoxy, a body of ideas of which it is assumed that all right-thinking people will accept without question.… — George Orwell
I think that, regardless of our culture, age, or even personal handicaps, we can still strive for something exceptional. Why not expand our sights instead… — Jimmy Carter
Adrienne Mayor's inquiry into the myth--and surprising reality--of Amazon women begins with the fierce Greek huntress Atalanta, but takes us deep into the past and… — Steven Saylor
In an age in which infidelity abounds, do we observe parents carefully instructing their children in the principles of faith which they profess? Or do… — William Wilberforce
Mathematical study and research are very suggestive of mountaineering. Whymper made several efforts before he climbed the Matterhorn in the 1860's and even then it… — Louis J. Mordell
Of all the wonderful things in the wonderful universe of God, nothing seems to me more surprising than the planting of a seed in the… — Celia Thaxter
It has been surprising to me that so few conservatives have voiced concern over the precedence that are being set in favor of suppression by… — James Bovard
The advantages of a uniform statistical nomenclature, however im- perfect, are so obvious, that it is surprising no attention has been paid to its enforcement… — William Farr
That a strong stimulus to such an afferent nerve, exciting most or all of its fibres, should in regard to a given muscle develop inhibition… — Charles Scott Sherrington
They fought on with a devotion which would puzzle the generation of the 1980s. More surprising, in many instances it would have baffled the men… — William Manchester
I have three best friends in this world. What's surprising is that they also happen to be your (audience) three best friends. They are Bachpan… — Kishore Kumar
Therapy isn't Radio.We don't need to constantly fill the air with sounds. Sometimes, when its quite, surprising things happen. — Mary Pipher
The Amazons is a stupendous achievement--a long-anticipated centerpiece in the great puzzle of humankind. The story of these forbidden women, silenced for so long by… — Anne Fortier
Blumenthal goes straight to the heart in these poems. Gorgeously wrought, surprising, true, wise, elegiac, they leave me with a sense of having listened to… — Lynn Freed
It was surprising that you could spend hours in the middle of the night pretending things were OK, and know in thirty seconds of daylight… — Gillian Flynn
Most good writing is clear, vigorous, honest, alive, sensuous, appropriate, unsentimental, rhythmic, without pretension, fresh, metaphorical, evocative in sound, economical, authoritative, surprising, memorable, and light. — Ken Macrorie
The pornographers are not a deviation from the norm. Their presence in the mainstream shouldn't be surprising, because they represent mainstream values: The logic of… — Robert Jensen
So it's possible that someday, by understanding a little bit more about how the world works, it will come back to help us in some… — Saul Perlmutter

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