#surprising

Somebody out there is going to do something that's far more surprising than anything that I would do. I was surprised by the whole web thing in the first place. ↗

— Larry Wall

#far #first #going #i #more

I was dealing with craft, and that's the surprising thing, the number of people who have literally broken down on our stage, because when you're talking about the thing that is most important to someone, they're liable to feel something strong. ↗

— James Lipton

#because #broken #craft #dealing #down

I couldn't have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mother's death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I feel for strangers on walkers. The deeper love I have for my siblings and friends. The desire to play the mandolin. The gift of a visitation. ↗

— Mary Schmich

#deeper #desire #energy #feel #followed

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of pleasure. If we find it in one place today, it is vain to seek it there tomorrow. You can not lay a trap for it. ↗

— Alexander Smith

#departures #find #lay #life #more

There are all kinds of letters and protests that come from, not surprisingly, Japanese fishermen, the fishermen's wives; there are student groups, all different types of people; the protest against the Americans' use of the Pacific for nuclear testing. ↗

— Martha Smith

#come #different #different types #fishermen #groups

Young poets bewail the passing of love; old poets, the passing of time. There is surprisingly little difference. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#difference #little #little difference #love #old

I rarely come away from presenting the 'Today' programme without some sense of regret. There is always some question that I should have asked, or some point that I should have made. This is annoying but not surprising. Perfection is hard to achieve in a three-hour live programme. ↗

— Evan Davis

#always #annoying #asked #away #come

It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others. ↗

— Sydney J. Harris

#determined #ever #feelings #go #how

It's surprising to me how many of my friends send Christmas cards, or holiday cards, including my atheist and secular friends. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#cards #christmas #friends #holiday #how

Surprising as it may seem, this study indicates that similar conditions are best for all sorts of races. ↗

— Ellsworth Huntington

#conditions #indicates #may #races #seem