#shock

When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

#come #contact #electrical #into #occurs

It seems we are capable of immense love and loyalty, and as capable of deceit and atrocity. It's probably this shocking ambivalence that makes us unique. ↗

— John Scott

#atrocity #capable #deceit #immense #love

The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#europeans #finally #incredible #must #september

Finding out that I was gay when I was older was a shock and a disappointment. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

#finding #gay #i #older #out

I remember being shocked when I came out from under the focusing cloth after a minute or two being submerged within that, at the startling green color of those ferns. ↗

— John Sexton

#being #came #cloth #color #focusing

I don't set out to offend or shock, but I also don't do anything to avoid it. ↗

— Sarah Silverman

#anything #avoid #i #offend #out

Pop is in a shocking state at the moment. ↗

— Charlie Simpson

#pop #shocking #state

That the Iraqi Government is considering a political deal granting amnesty to insurgents who have attacked or killed American service members is not just shocking - the idea of amnesty for insurgents is an outrage. ↗

— Ike Skelton

#amnesty #attacked #considering #deal #government

Larry, I spent probably most of my professional life helping to build Enron Corporation. I don't think there was anyone that was as shocked by the - by the collapse of the company as I was. ↗

— Jeffrey Skilling

#build #collapse #company #corporation #enron

My girlfriend at the time convinced me to send these songs to Cavity Search. When they wanted to put out my record I was totally shocked. ↗

— Elliott Smith

#girlfriend #i #me #out #put