#surprise

There will be, I think, an attempt to grasp again the surprise and accidents of nature and a more intimate and sympathetic study of its moods, together with a renewed wonder and humility on the part of such as are still capable of these basic reactions. ↗

— Edward Hopper

#again #attempt #basic #capable #grasp

I am not surprised that they show no intention to follow in my footsteps, although if I had a second chance myself, I would certainly try to repeat my present career. ↗

— Richard Ernst

#am #career #certainly #chance #follow

I was quite surprised how easily people wanted to pigeonhole things I've done. ↗

— Bill Forsyth

#easily #how #i #people #pigeonhole

Imagine my surprise when, after a lifetime of teaching me to keep personal things to myself, Mom insisted my drawings were the start of a comic strip for millions of people to enjoy. ↗

— Cathy Guisewite

#comic #comic strip #drawings #enjoy #imagine

Do not be surprised if I adore as God what you called humanity, since you talked of humanity as if it was empty of spirit and you think in the flesh according to the flesh. ↗

— Michael Servetus

#adore #called #empty #flesh #god

Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

#going #judgments #lot #makes #posterity

But instead I usually say that, though it may surprise them, I too believe in the necessity of organization. ↗

— Robert Shea

#i #instead #may #necessity #organization

A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises. ↗

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

#full #how #life #me #means

I still think in this country, and this might surprise you, the one thing that George Bush said as president that I do agree with, I love that phrase, 'the soft bigotry of low expectations.' ↗

— Tavis Smiley

#bush #country #expectations #george #george bush

Though times have changed, it's a nice surprise to see that youthful feeling of anti-war sentiment returning once more to the cobbled main streets of Europe. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#changed #cobbled #europe #feeling #main