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Quotes About Surprising

Stranger things have happened. And do, with alarming regularity.
~ Derek Landy
You are very unexpected, do you know that?" "Is that your way of calling me stupid?" she asked wryly. "If the glove fits," he said.
~ Diana Pharaoh Francis
It is not at all surprising that the disciples imagined that the law had been abrogated, when Jesus made promises like this. For these promises reversed all popular notions of right and wrong, and pronounced a blessing on all that was accounted worthless.
~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The older I get,' said Lilian crisply, 'the more surprising life becomes.
~ Jenny Colgan
That was a lot of skin for a Tuesday.
~ Erin McCarthy
seems completely unwarranted.
~ Ernest Hemingway
The world is falling to ruins," repeated Coën, nodding his head in feigned thoughtfulness. "How many times I've heard that." "Me, too," Lambert grimaced. "And it's not surprising – it's a popular saying of late.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
Yes' – Pearce nodded – 'but I don't think Bale was. Lots of big words were used and he struggles beyond two syllables.' 'I'm not sure what's more surprising,' said Biggs. 'That you were listening, or that you just used the word syllables.
~ Andy McNab
But Adonai's ways are marvelous and unexpected.
~ Angela Elwell Hunt
was as if Pee-wee Herman had opened his mouth to speak and James Earl Jones's voice had come out.
~ Ann Christopher
The most surprising thing, honestly, is that so few Americans know about the orphan trains. I was also surprised at the resilience and fortitude of the riders I met, their pragmatism and grace. I don't know whether this is a Midwestern trait or simply a human one.
~ Christina Baker Kline
Life is crazy. It goes in directions that you could never guess.
~ Joseph Benavidez
I like to try new stuff and experiment. That's why I think it's entertaining to watch my matches, because you never know what I'm going to do, and you see things that you've never seen before.
~ Cesaro
But any big change is more likely to result if there is a disruptive event such as new technologies or platforms that have a surprising effect on market share.
~ Trip Hawkins
You know, the '80s, as crazy as the '80s were, that was a surprisingly kind and generous environment that I found myself in as a teenager.
~ Elizabeth Marvel
It is genuinely shocking to me that I'm on a television show.
~ Chris Hayes
it was weird. Would you believe it if some supermodel called you up and told you she was your sister?' Strike thought of his own bizarre family history. 'Probably,' he said.
~ Robert Galbraith
It's more than surprising," Brian said. "To me it smacks of malpractice, especially when there's a good chance they didn't do any testing because I owe them so damn much money and they were afraid they'd not get paid. And that's on top of treating us like second-class citizens, making us wait for so long.
~ Robin Cook
Given these attitudes and lack of attendance, it is hardly surprising that the German masses (and most Europeans) were ignorant of even basic Christian facts.
~ Rodney Stark
Her face brightened with a sudden flash of mischief, and without warning she punched him, surprisingly hard, in the ribs. "There!" she said. "Now I feel much better.
~ Aldous Huxley
It was surprising to consider that in fact there were signs, that is the embers of a voice destroyed by fire.
~ Alessandro Baricco
It was surprising to think that in fact they were signs, that is, the ashes of an incinerated voice. Bunlar?n gerçekte yaz? iÅŸaretleri, yani yanan bir sesin külleri olduklar?n? düÅŸünmek inan?lmaz bir ÅŸeydi.
~ Alessandro Baricco
Flash Floods are about as predictable as a crazy dream after one too many fish tacos - one minutes you're fine, and the next minute a moose is floating past you wearing a fishing hat and ladies' pajamas.
~ Doreen Cronin
Solutions nearly always come from the direction you least expect, which means there's no point trying to look in that direction because it won't be coming from there.
~ Douglas Adams