Unexpected Quotes
854 Unexpected quotes by 684 unique authors
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Unequal Democracy is the sort of book to which every political scientist should aspire--it is methodologically rigorous, conceptually serious, and above all, it addresses urgent…
— Robert D. Putnam
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When you don't know what to expect, prepare for the unexpected.
— Pierre Omidyar
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It's fun playing two roles. The roles provide a wonderful range of emotions. Stuart is childlike and sensitive. Adam is ruthless, outrageous. He's flamboyant. He…
— David Canary
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If you so choose, even the unexpected setbacks can bring new and positive possibilities. If you so choose, you can find value and fulfillment in…
— Ralph Marston
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All great inventions emerge from a long sequence of small sparks; the first idea often isn’t all that good, but thanks to collaboration it later…
— Scott Belsky
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Anything that is unexpected is the X-factor.
— Dante Hall
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Most short stories have but one plot. The very best, however, have what I call a plot-and-a-half – that is, a main plot and a…
— Elizabeth Sims
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I've read over 200 self improvement books. I know what to do to change my life around, but I have the fear of that change.…
— Tatsuhiko Takimoto
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Do the unexpected, attack the unprepared.
— Zhuge Liang
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When I stand on stage, I get nervous, and because unexpected situations can occur, we need even more preparation. I must have confidence on top…
— Seohyun
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Laughter, while it lasts, slackens and unbraces the mind, weakens the faculties and causes a kind of remissness and dissolution in all the powers of…
— Malcolm De Chazal
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Truly nothing is to be expected except for the unexpected.
— Alice James
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The expected is what keeps us steady. It's the unexpected that changes our lives forever.
— Shonda Rhimes
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As such, I also bear witness to the unexpected extent to which man is capable of defying and braving even the worst conditions conceivable,
— Viktor E. Frankl
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In an age in which the classic words of the Surrealists— 'As beautiful as the unexpected meeting, on a dissecting table, of a sewing machine…
— H R Giger
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When life is good do not take it for granted as it will pass. Be mindful, be compassionate and nurture the circumstances that find you…
— Ajahn Brahm
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Nothing is lost upon a man who is bent upon growth; nothing wasted on one who is always preparing for - life by keeping eyes,…
— Hamilton Wright Mabie
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At every concert I leave a lot to the moment. I must have the unexpected, the unforeseen. I want to risk, to dare. I want…
— Arthur Rubinstein
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Never let yourself think that because God has given you many things to do for Himpressing routine jobs, a life full up with duties and…
— Evelyn Underhill
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There is nothing that compares to an unexpected round of applause.
— Lynn Abbey
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