Surprisingly Quotes

170 Surprisingly quotes by 157 unique authors

Killing is fundamentally in our nature because over the eons of human evolution murder was so surprisingly beneficial in the intense game of reproductive competition, — David Buss
It was a strange lightness, a drifting feeling. Zero gravity. I understood that everything that once seemed solid and immovable might just float away. And… — Lisa Unger
Imagine a set of people all living in the same building. Half of them think it is a hotel, the other half think it is… — C.S. Lewis
When done right - or wrong, depending on how you look at it - deficits remove liberal options from the table. Suddenly there's no money… — Thomas Frank
Take one flower that you like and get lots of them. And don't try to 'arrange' them. It's surprisingly hard to do a flower arrangement… — Ina Garten
It's a funny show. The characters are surprisingly likable, given how ugly they are. We've got this huge cast of characters that we can move… — Matt Groening
Young poets bewail the passing of love; old poets, the passing of time. There is surprisingly little difference. — Mason Cooley
Chronic malnutrition, or the lack of proper nutrition over time directly contributes to three times as many child deaths as food scarcity. Yet surprisingly, you… — Cat Cora
It is one of the more striking generalizations of biochemistry - which surprisingly is hardly ever mentioned in the biochemical textbooks - that the twenty… — Francis Crick
I think I'm past any window where I'm suddenly going to become surprisingly ripped so that people go, 'Oh, my God, what happened to you?' — Louis C. K.
Wearing a tuxedo isn't as simple as it sounds. I've been to a lot of award shows in Hollywood over the years and have seen… — Paul Feig
I think I would say 'The King's Speech' is surprisingly funny, in fact the audiences in London, Toronto, LA, New York commented there's more laughter… — Tom Hooper
I'm someone who loves romance. I always have loved it. Most people who grew up as nerds, as I was, surprisingly, have loved romance. — Mindy Kaling
For a gun-toting nation, Americans are surprisingly passive. — John Lydon
I think at times I read too much of my own press. I wish I was better at taking in how great my life is,… — Seth MacFarlane
I attend surprisingly few shows. The type of theater that is popular today just doesn't appeal to me. — Ethel Merman
Filming 'The Road to Riches' was surprisingly difficult for me. I learned that going back to career successes and failures can be emotionally exhausting as… — Kevin O'Leary
I would not take for granted that my personal life - because I knew better than anybody - that it was just a life. It… — Jane Pauley
Presidential leadership needn't always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective. — Donald Rumsfeld
Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of our times. — Mort Sahl

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