Unexpected Quotes

854 Unexpected quotes by 684 unique authors

I love to create. I love to make magic. I love to create the unexpected. — Michael Jackson
When I'm asked about my work, I try to explain that there is no mystery involved. It is work. But things happen all the time… — Annie Leibovitz
There is something that happens when we leave the land and enter the ocean. It's unexpected, the environment feels strangely welcoming. The ocean almost feels… — John F. Kennedy
Build a platform - prepare for the unexpected...you' ll know you're successful when the platform you've built serves you in unexpected ways. — Pierre Omidyar
Adversity is always unexpected and unwelcomed. It is an intruder and a thief. But in the hands of God, adversity becomes the means through which… — Charles Stanley
I was walking late one night along a tree-lined path; a chestnut fell at my feet. The noise it made as it burst, the resonance… — Emile M. Cioran
The ocean is a supreme metaphor for change. I expect the unexpected but am never fully prepared. — Tim Winton
Expect the unexpected. — Bear Bryant
Everyone is interesting. Everyone has something unexpected to offer and the job of acting is to pull it out of each other. — Meryl Streep
The unexpected and the incredible belong in this world. Only then is life whole. — Carl Jung
Love comes from the most unexpected places. — Barbra Streisand
May your life be crowded with unexpected joys. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
When you live with an open heart, unexpected, joyful things happen — Oprah Winfrey
The key to a woman's heart is an unexpected gift at an unexpected time. — Sean Connery
If you know anything about me, you know that my life's taken a few unexpected curves and crashes along the way. But hey, at least… — Naomi Judd
The cream of enjoyment in this life is always impromptu. The chance walk; the unexpected visit; the unpremeditated journey; the unsought conversation or acquaintance. — Fanny Fern
It's like The Mold in Dr. Florey's Coat, about the discovery of penicillin. Out of these strange accidents come huge discoveries. A certain purple bleeds… — Carly Simon
I am not a total, complete nitwit when it comes to selling books. I promise you there will be unexpected things. Some of them I… — Mary Matalin
The unexpected action of deep listening can create a space of transformation capable of shattering complacency and despair. — Terry Tempest Williams
Very often, footage that you have shot develops its own dynamic, it's own life, that is totally unexpected, and moves away from you're original intentions.… — Werner Herzog
Extend some kind of unexpected generosity to someone, preferably a stranger, every single day for two weeks. The more you practice being generous, the more… — Wayne Dyer
We must stop regarding unpleasant or unexpected things as interruptions of real life. The truth is that interruptions are real life. — C.S. Lewis
We live in a world which in some respects is mysterious; things can be experienced which remain inexplicable; not everything which happens can be anticipated.… — Carl Jung
Whenever you find tears in your eyes, especially unexpected tears, it is well to pay the closest attention. They are not only telling you something… — Frederick Buechner
Numerical quantities focus on expected values, graphical summaries on unexpected values. — John Tukey

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