#surprise

Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt. ↗

— Holly Near

#being #hurt #part #shocked #surprised

To my great surprise and pleasure, I have had dinner with most of the people living with whom I would like to have dinner. ↗

— Holly Near

#great #had #i #like #living

I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness. ↗

— Oscar Niemeyer

#art #cause #emotion #i #newness

It's to surprise people about something that is extremely well known. I mean human reproduction, the human body, nature and so on. To surprise them with a new technique. ↗

— Lennart Nilsson

#body #extremely #human #human body #i

It has pleased no less than surprised me that of the many studies whereby I have sought to extend the field of general chemistry, the highest scientific distinction that there is today has been awarded for those on catalysis. ↗

— Wilhelm Ostwald

#been #catalysis #chemistry #distinction #extend

I'm sure there are a few things in my CD collection that might surprise people. I like classical music, the blues, and I'm a big fan of alternative rock. ↗

— Brad Paisley

#big #big fan #blues #cd #classical

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#ever #every #every time #i #i always

I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics. ↗

— Chris Patten

#background #cerebral #cut #even #goes

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. ↗

— George S. Patton

#how #ingenuity #never #people #surprise

It is only by drawing often, drawing everything, drawing incessantly, that one fine day you discover to your surprise that you have rendered something in its true character. ↗

— Camille Pissarro

#day #discover #drawing #everything #fine