Quotes About Surprise

There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.

Reality rebounds, and things turn out the opposite of what they seem and what people expect. Strength becomes weakness; love becomes pornography; pleasure becomes boredom; and so on.

Even now it comes as a shock if by chance I notice in the street a face resembling someone I know however slightly, and I am at once seized by a shivering violent enough to make me dizzy.

Human beings are like that, though. They'll do the most unbelievably cruel things when you least expect it.

Often wisdom comes from the unlikeliest places.

The top challengers are usually understood, but there are always a few dark horses in the running for every major tournament.

Any issue, wrote he, the front page of which failed to elicit a 'Gee whiz!' from its readers was a failure, whereas the second page ought to bring forth a 'Holy Moses!' and the third an astounded 'God Almighty!

I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.

When we become certain that God is going to work in a particular way, He will never work in that way again.

Keep your life so constantly in touch with God that His surprising power can break through at any point. Live in a constant state of expectancy, and leave room for God to come in as He decides.

talking, and living—a continual surprise of the life of God. Staleness is an indication that something in our lives is out of step with God. We say to ourselves, "I have to do this thing or it will never get done." That is the first sign of staleness. Do we feel fresh this very moment or are we stale, frantically searching our minds for something to do? Freshness is not the result of obedience; it comes from the Holy Spirit.

Being born again from above is an enduring, perpetual, and eternal beginning. It provides a freshness all the time in thinking, talking, and living—a continual surprise of the life of God. Staleness is an indication that something in our lives is out of step with God.

Be ready for the sudden surprise visits of God. A ready person never needs to get ready—he is ready.

He wondered why nothing was ever like you thought it would be and then he realized it was because you never thought this would be you. She

Luck affects everything; let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it, there will be a fish

Chance is always powerful, let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.

Let your hook be always cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be fish.

Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.

Nothing's queer," stated the Virginian, "except marriage and lightning. Them two occurrences can still give me a sensation of surprise.

Shock is a very weird thing.

Wow, dude, come in,' said Tommy [Lee], when I rang the door-bell. 'I can't believe it. Ozzy Osbourne's in my house.'

I'm not absolutely certain of the facts, but I rather fancy it's Shakespeare who says that it's always just when a fellow is feeling particularly braced with things in general that Fate sneaks up behind him with the bit of lead piping.

I'm not absolutely certain of the facts, but I rather fancy it's Shakespeare who says that it's always just when a fellow is feeling particularly braced with things in general that Fate sneaks up behind him with the bit of lead piping.

If God invented marathons to keep people from doing anything more stupid, the triathlon must have taken Him completely by surprise.