Unexpected Quotes

854 Unexpected quotes by 684 unique authors

If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens. — Fay Weldon
If there is a mystical chord in democracy, it probably revolves around the notion that unexpected music can resonate from politics when people are pursuing… — William Greider
Let's face it, life is a constant challenge. It's full of unexpected detours that no one but you can navigate. — Sheryl Crow
I always think that we live, spiritually, By what others have given us in the significant hours of our life. These significant hours do not… — Albert Schweitzer
Did you never run for shelter in a storm, and find fruit which you expected not? Did you never go to God for safeguard, driven… — John Owen
Do they think that I am such a damned fool as to think myself fit for President of the United States? No, sir; I know… — Andrew Jackson
It's all a big hoax, honey. I never wrote a song in my life. I get one-third of the credit for recording it. It makes… — Elvis Presley
I poop in the backyard... I wear disposable diapers. — David Duchovny
People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians. — George Lucas
We believe as much in the purity of race as we think they do... We believe also that the white race of South Africa should… — Mahatma Gandhi
The swine who stole my dog doesn't realize what he did to me! — Adolf Hitler
I do not admit... that a great wrong has been done to the Red Indians of America, or the black people of Australia... by the… — Winston Churchill
This movement among the Jews is not new... this worldwide conspiracy for the overthrow of civilization and for the reconstitution of society on the basis… — Winston Churchill
I do not understand the squeamishness about the use of gas. I am strongly in favour of using poisonous gas against uncivilized tribes. — Winston Churchill
Those who actually set out to see the fall of a city or those who choose to go to a front line, are obviously asking… — James Fenton
Adversity often produces an unexpected opportunity. Look for it ! Appreciate and utilize it! This is difficult to do if you're feeling sorry for yourself… — John Wooden
History has taught us: never underestimate the amount of money, time, and effort someone will expend to thwart a security system. It's always better to… — Bruce Schneier
Whosoever wishes to know about the world must learn about it in its particular details. Knowledge is not intelligence. In searching for the truth be… — Heraclitus
Some degree of withdrawal serves to nurture man's creative powers. The artist and the scientist bring out of the dark void, like the mysterious universe… — Loren Eiseley
Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in… — Diane Ackerman
The freedom of speech and the freedom of the press have not been granted to the people in order that they may say things which… — Samuel Gompers
To ignore the unexpected (even if it were possible) would be to live without opportunity, spontaneity, and the rich moments of which "life" is made. — Stephen Covey
'It's this accursed Science,' I cried. 'It's the very Devil. The mediaeval priests and persecutors were right, and the Moderns are all wrong. You tamper… — George Herbert
[Science] is not perfect. It can be misused. It is only a tool. But it is by far the best tool we have, self-correcting, ongoing,… — Carl Sagan
At the moment I am occupied by an investigation with Kirchoff which does not allow us to sleep. Kirchoff has made a totally unexpected discovery,… — Robert Bunsen

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