Quotes About Surprises

He had not yet lived long enough to have discovered that nothing is more close at hand then the impossible, and that what must be looked for is always the unforeseen.

He had not lived long enough to have discovered that nothing is more close at hand than the impossible, and what must be looked for is the unforeseen.

The Unknown sometimes holds surprises for the spirit of man. A sudden rent in the veil of darkness will momentarily reveal the invisible and then close up again. Such visions sometimes have a transfiguring effect, turning a camel driver into a Mohammed, a goat girl into a Joan of Arc. Solitude brings out a certain amount of sublime exaltation.

Love was a funny thing, Peter thought. You grow up thinking you will have some control over it—when you will fall in love, who you will fall in love with. But then life surprises you out of nowhere, and you fall in love when the world is falling apart.

I wish you would moderate that fondness you have for your children. I do not mean you should abate any part of your care, or not do your duty to them in its utmost extent; but I would have you early prepare yourself for disappointments, which are heavy in proportion to their being surprising.

I go to the movies a lot, and I regret when I see some actor that I used to like, to find them offering no more surprises.

Life is full of surprises. Why is that always surprising?

We can't script every detail of our lives. But we can solve the riddle of fulfillment when we plan ahead while simultaneously embracing the surprises of each moment.

los imprevistos son siempre el resultado de la incompetencia

The greatest difficulties lie where we are not looking for them.

The joys of life sometime come in hidden shapes, unexpected. Great or small, short or tall, be sure to have them all collected.

Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant, filled with odd waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.

EVERYBODY HAS PLANS UNTIL THEY GET HIT. —MIKE TYSON

People are full of surprises, even for themselves, if they have been stirred enough.

None of us can predict with certainty the twists and turns our lives will take.

About 50 percent of great leadership is what you do with the unexpected.

I don't get sent anything strange like underwear. I get sent cookies.

I just want to see what life's going to throw my way. So far, it's been very unexpected. I'm kinda on a roller coaster and want to enjoy that.

If there is anything that my life has taught me is that life is unexpected and you're not always going to know the cards that you're going to be dealt.

It's silly to have a prototype, because one inevitably falls for someone unexpected. My only criterion is she shouldn't just look nice; she must have a personality, too.

And I think that even today, New York still has more of this unexpected quality around every corner than any place else. It's something quite extraordinary.

Gordon Brown doesn't often spring surprises. He's usually far too cautious to deliver the unexpected.

I don't really have an average day, and that works for me. If I knew what I had to do ahead of time, I would be so depressed. I love the unexpected. I love change. I love things being thrown at me.

I never look at twists as a way to trick the audience. Obviously, I think a good story has surprises and unexpected turns, and you always want to do that with an audience. But it has nothing to do with conning them or making them believe so strongly in one thing and then kind of going the other way.