#surprise

I am surprised that I cannot recall whether my desire to become a minister transformed itself into a wish to lead the more militant life of missionary, by a slow process or suddenly. ↗

— Pierre Loti

#become #cannot #desire #i #i am

I have heard that the Saudi Arabians are paying Greenpeace to campaign against Nuclear Power. It wouldn't surprise me at all. ↗

— James Lovelock

#arabians #campaign #greenpeace #heard #i

Comedy is surprises, so if you're intending to make somebody laugh and they don't laugh, that's funny. ↗

— Norm MacDonald

#funny #intending #laugh #make #somebody

The surprise with which a detective novel concludes should set up tragic vibrations which run backward through the entire structure. ↗

— Ross MacDonald

#concludes #detective #entire #novel #run

I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#i #never #nobel #select #surprised

I get a sense that we've all been educated into one school of thought. I'm not surprised at all to find among the overwhelming majority of scientists, are people who would hold one particular view because that's all they're exposed to. ↗

— Thabo Mbeki

#because #been #educated #exposed #find

I can be quite surprised by what makes me cry, but it's usually spiritual things. ↗

— Rachel McAdams

#i #i can #makes #me #quite

My biggest surprises in my everyday job have to do with the challenges of trying to be slightly more responsible as a brand. ↗

— Stella McCartney

#brand #challenges #everyday #job #more

I love surprises - champagne and strawberries, all that pampering, romantic stuff. Guys ought to know how to pamper their women properly. ↗

— Danica McKellar

#guys #how #i #i love #know

I know we can't always know what medical surprises may happen during childbirth. But my hope is to go fully natural - no epidural, no interventions. Wish me luck. ↗

— Danica McKellar

#childbirth #during #fully #go #happen