Unexpected Quotes

854 Unexpected quotes by 684 unique authors

Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places. — Brian Aldiss
We will learn that computers, amazing as they are, still cannot come close to being as effective as human beings. A computer isn't creative on… — Masaru Ibuka
Of all the unexpected qualities of an unexpected universe, the sheer organizing power of animal and plant metabolism is one of the most remarkable. .… — Loren Eiseley
It's been predictable, in the sense of 'expect the unexpected'. — John McEnroe
I've always liked a formal layout and informal planting," she explained. "First get the structure right, like the bones in a face, then plant it… — Nancy Lancaster
The key is to set realistic customer expectations, and then not to just meet them, but to exceed them - preferably in unexpected and helpful… — Richard Branson
It's easy to live the expected and conventional. It's when you live the unexpected that you start having fun with your life. — Richard Bach
Many live in dread of what is coming. Why should we? The unknown puts adventure into life. ... The unexpected around the corner gives a… — E. Stanley Jones
Look how often the unexpected happens - yet we still never expect it. — Ashleigh Brilliant
The cause of the break with the tradition of antiquity was the rapid and unexpected advance of Islam. The result of this advance was the… — Henri Pirenne
The unexpected is always likely to happen. — John Motson
Of all the unexpected things in contemporary literature, this is among the oddest: that kids have an inordinate appetite for very long, very tricky, very… — Adam Gopnik
When you face unexpected events, you have to try to overcome those problems, but at the same time, you have to continue working according to… — Laura Chinchilla
When you see beauty all around you, beauty will seek and find you, even in the most unexpected places. — Alberto Villoldo
Curiosity’s primal. Our senses scan our surroundings, alerting us most urgently about sudden change. Useful, that. Change can mean opportunity. It can mean danger. Finding… — Julie Czerneda
Literature for me… tries to heal the harm done by stories. (How much harm? Most of the atrocities of history have been created by stories,… — Geoff Ryman
You know, I've learned that sometimes you can only see what you want to see by changing where you stand. And standing somewhere unexpected can… — Lisa Mangum
An unanticipated destination, perhaps, but you must admit,all the best journeys take unexpected detours. — Lisa Mangum
The Washington Nationals‘ unexpected deal for free agent pitcher Max Scherzer is worth $210 million over seven years, according to two people with direct knowledge… — Max Scherzer
Conversations are like dances. Two people effortlessly move in step with one another, usually anticipating the other person's next move. If one of the dancers… — James W. Pennebaker
I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life… — Henry David Thoreau
I always say the next big thing will happen in unexpected places - up and coming cities that aren't necessarily boom markets. — Anna Sui
Adventure is allowing the unexpected to happen to you. Exploration is experiencing what you have not experienced before. How can there be any adventure, any… — Richard Aldington
When we encounter an unexpected challenge of threat the only way to save ourselves is to hold on tight to the people around us and… — Shawn Achor
A lot of my work has been about the unexpected—that kind of wanting to be the heroine and yet wanting to kill the heroine at… — Kara Walker

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