#shock

Oh, what a shock. My career must be slipping. This is the first time I've been available to pick up an award. ↗

— Michael Caine

#award #been #career #first #first time

When I won in 2003, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would win Wimbledon and have my kids seeing me lift the trophy, so this is pretty surreal. And yeah, I was almost shocked in the moment that it all came together so nicely. ↗

— Roger Federer

#came #did #dreams #ever #i

I was never confident about finishing a book, but friends encouraged me. When I finished my first book, it was accepted by a publisher right away and became an instant bestseller. One male critic called it the most shocking book he ever read. ↗

— Jackie Collins

#accepted #away #became #bestseller #book

I think it is shocking that 15- and 16-year-olds leave school unable to add up and with the reading ability of a four-year-old. ↗

— Joan Collins

#add #i #i think #leave #reading

To see a lot of the smaller labels disappear or get gobbled up by the bigger labels, that's a shame. It was a bit of a shock at first to see the demise of the record stores. ↗

— Phil Collins

#bit #demise #disappear #first #get

It was quite instant that he wanted Harry's approval. Did you notice that? And the children sort of rescued him this time. It's a great turnabout. That's what happens as your children get older. They do things for you, and it's quite shocking when they do. ↗

— Robbie Coltrane

#children #did #get #great #happens

Just as the body goes into shock after a physical trauma, so does the human psyche go into shock after the impact of a major loss. ↗

— Anne Grant

#body #does #go #goes #human

When I was 24 I went to Nigeria and it was such a culture shock, growing up in Australia and suddenly being the only white man in this unit full of black men. ↗

— Bruce Beresford

#being #black #culture #full #growing

It's sometimes shocking to find out what people really believe in. ↗

— Tracey Ullman

#find #out #people #really #shocking

Today, energy prices are at historic highs. Some analysts estimate that energy price shocks this year could cost American consumers more than $40 billion. Speaking very frankly, we cannot afford this kind of expense. ↗

— Jeff Bingaman

#american #american consumers #billion #cannot #consumers