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Quotes About Amazement

Best, therefore, withhold any amazement at the strangely gallied whales before us, for there is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.
~ Herman Melville
It never ceases to amaze me that every second of every day, more than 6,000 billion neutrinos coming from nuclear reactions inside the sun whiz through my body, almost all of which will travel right through the earth without interruption.
~ Lawrence M. Krauss
The reason I can give wonder is that I feel wonder about the world: the stars, a tree, my body - everything.
~ Doug Henning
Tom Brady has given a tremendous amount of happiness joy and amazement to people all over New England and to fans outside New England as well.
~ Charlie Baker
Statistically, the probability of any one of us being here is so small that the mere fact of our existence should keep us all in a state of contented dazzlement.
~ Lewis Thomas
Understanding is a pure glass of water. All great truths have no taste. Hints of sweetness are coloured by the need for amazement.
~ Ben Okri
Wonder is humankind's primal emotion
~ Stephen Brown
Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.
~ Steve Jobs
Yes, boys and girls, today's near-death experience was brought to you by the number eight and the letters WTF!
~ Steve Vernon
His mouth had already been hanging open, but it managed to hang open further as the tiny close-set peepers crowding his nose opened with the wide-eyed innocence of a newborn suffering its first gas pain.
~ Mickey Spillane
Children live in a world of dreams and imagination, a world of aliveness… There is a voice of wonder and amazement inside all of us; but we grow to realize we can no longer hear it, and we live in silence. It isn't that God stopped speaking; it is that our lives became louder.
~ Mike Yaconelli
Waking up was sheer delight for him: he always showed a naive and simple amazement at the discovery that he was back on earth; he was sincerely pleased. She, on the other hand, awoke with great reluctance, with a desire to stave off the day by keeping her eyes closed.
~ Milan Kundera
Tereza realized, she positively enjoyed being welcome into the day by Karenin. Waking up was sheer delight for him: he always showed a naive and simple amazement at the discovery that he was back on earth; he was sincerely pleased (..describing how Karenin, Tereza's pet dog welcomed each day)
~ Milan Kundera
I'm from the East Coast. I love the city. I love the characters. I love the kind of people we are, the kind other people look at in amazement.
~ Ralph Bakshi
To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
~ Timothy Keller
Many thousands of people have had the experience of finding the first friend, and it is none the less a wonder; as great a wonder (pace the novelists) as first love, or even greater.
~ C. S. Lewis
So tel me, Mr. Science Journalist, do you still doubt the existence of miracles?""I just told you. You're my miracle.
~ Nicholas Sparks, True Believer
It was almost impossible to believe that the things which we had seen with
~ Bram Stoker
Todo lo desconocido nos parece maravilloso.
~ Bram Stoker
Is this the seedman Jasher? The commander indicated the charred remains. It's his identical twin. We know he traveled with you until recently. Where is his amar? I ate it. This is a foolish time for flippancy. I panicked. It tasted horrible. Do you have any mouthwash?
~ Brandon Mull
Only those who are aware of God's wrath are amazed by God's grace.
~ C.J. Mahaney
My wonder button is being pushed all the time.
~ Carl Sagan
So beautiful! I had no idea! I had no idea...
~ Carl Sagan as Ellie Arroway
Rincewind gave his fingers a long shocked stare, as one might regard a gun that has been hanging on the wall for decades and has suddenly gone off and perforated the cat.
~ Terry Pratchett