Surprise Quotes
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One thing we may be sure of, however: For the believer all pain has meaning; all adversity is profitable. There is no question that adversity is difficult. It usually takes us by surprise and seems to strike where we are most vulnerable. To us it often appears completely senseless and irrational, but to God none of it is either senseless or irrational. He has a purpose in every pain He brings or allows in our lives. We can be sure that in some way He intends it for our profit and His glory.
Jerry Bridges
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...I use primal imagery, so maybe it's fitting that I use the most primitive of cameras pinhole cameras. Since there's no viewfinder, the image is much more of a surprise - as if some outsider came and looked at earth for the first time.
Barbara Ess
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Twitter has been a pleasant surprise for me. I never imagined that anyone would be interested in what I have to say! It's been fun hearing from fans around the world. Hearing how much the fans still enjoy Aliens, and what my character has meant to them has been awesome. I enjoy chatting and replying when I can.
Carrie Henn
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When we got the lead, it was a surprise for the American team.
Arturs Irbe
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Is it a surprise that into the vessel, in which the mercury has no inclination and no repugnance, not even the slightest, to being there, it should enter and should rise in a column high enough to make equilibrium with the weight of the external air which forces it up?
Evangelista Torricelli
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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
George S. Patton
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The world changed while I slept, and much to my surprise, no one had consulted me.
Carlos Eire
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I like to surprise myself. I've always been attracted to projects where I don't know how they're going to turn out.
Terrence McNally
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Growing up happens so quick sometimes, that it catches us by surprise.
Cressida Cowell
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Each day is a surprise - and each day I learn something wonderful and new. Both in writing thrillers and in reporting the news, I work to change the world a little bit. I want readers - and viewers - to be surprised and captivated and even inspired.
Hank Phillippi Ryan
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I like the most provocative and most surprising partnerships on stage. Intensity and surprise.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
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When I go to the cinema, I'm often frustrated because I can guess exactly what is going to happen about ten minutes into the screening. So, when I'm working on a subject, I'm always looking for the element of surprise.
Sergio Leone
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Every word carries its own surprises and offers its own rewards to the reflective mind. Their amazing variety is a constant delight. I do not believe that I am alone in this - a fascination with words is shared by people in all countries and all walks of life.
George Armitage Miller
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Repeatedly place your pet opinions and prejudices before God. He will surprise you by showing you that the best of them need refining and some the purification of destruction.
Charles Brent
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I am absolutely over the moon. The baby's due next June. But I haven't found out the sex of the child and doubt I will. I want it to be a surprise. on news of her pregnancy.
Angela Griffin
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I love a sense of humor, I love intelligence, I love specificity, I love surprises. I'm inspired to get out of bed in the morning and fill my day with good things.
Michael Stuhlbarg
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To be honest, it was a little bit of a surprise to me that my Broadway debut was a musical.
Ethan Slater
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Surprise and differentiation have far more impact than noise does.
Seth Godin
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Extinction catches Man by surprise because no one can even imagine that such a catastrophe can happen to an intelligent species.
Bill Gaede
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It's scary to try something different when you don't know how it'll work out, but that's when the best things can happen. The things that surprise you and change you. Those things can make *you* different - Salma
Cynthia Lord
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I thought I could surprise those guys and open up a margin and steal the race.
Alan Webb
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You surprise yourself on some balls off the bat. You don't think you have a chance to catch it. And then your natural ability just takes over.
Mike Trout
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The shot will go smoothly only when it takes the archer himself by surprise.
Eugen Herrigel
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That didn't surprise me at all. Clint is just a ball magnet. He makes plays like that every day.
Bob Stoops