Top 311 Astonished Quotes & Sayings

This contract is so one-sided that I am astonished to find it written on both sides of the paper.

I'm just so grateful and astonished that I'm still respected and listened to.

The wise man is astonished by anything.

... we ought to be astonished at nothing; for what do we not meet with in our journey through life?

I'm astonished at how quickly the Great Recession came and went.

Just as I am astonished that a bank clerk never eats a cheque, so too am I astonished that no painter before me ever thought of painting a soft watch.

Young people have the advantage because they have their whole lives open to be astonished.

I'm hoping to be astonished tomorrow by I don't know what.

Montaigne [puts] not self-satisfied understanding but a consciousness astonished at itself at the core of human existence.

I'm astonished by my success. I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous.

Do you know what astonished me the most in this world? The inability of force to create anything.

I stand astonished at my own moderation

I'm always astonished to see how badly people can behave when they think no one is noticing.

We were astonished by the beauty and refinement of the art displayed by the objects surpassing all we could have imagined - the impression was overwhelming.

If you'll begin to develop and maintain an attitude that says yes to life and the world, you'll be astonished at the changes you'll see.

I'm always astonished by the confidence my readers put in me.

We've been astonished by how good groups working together can predict the outcomes of events.

I was absolutely astonished by an onslaught of comments expressing their absolute shock that IFLS is run by a woman.

When I saw the plane, I was absolutely astonished! Two emotions crashed over me: surging joy and crazy fear.

My demon's a girl? Gideon said, astonished.

In order not to be astonished at obtaining victories, one ought not to think only of defeats.

I was so astonished that I could think of nothing to say, but wondered irrelevantly if I was to be caught with a teapot in my hand on every dramatic occasion.

Do not be astonished at anything, even happiness.

According to the Buddha's teaching the beginning of the life-stream of living beings is unthinkable. THe believer in the creation of life by God may be astonished at this reply. But if you were to ask him 'What is the beginning of God?' he would answer without hesitation 'God has no beginning', and he is not astonished at his own reply.

It is a mark of genius not to astonish but to be astonished.

You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.

Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.

If you are not astonished that you exist, your humanity is not complete.

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

Many words befall men, mean and noble alike; do not be astonished by them, nor allow yourself to be constrained.

Chicago has disappointed her enemies and astonished the world

We are not sufficiently astonished by the fact that any science may be possible.

Music is like girlfriends to me; I'm continually astonished by the choices other people make.

Audiences are quite happy to be astonished, and they don't care who does that astonishing.

I have a life that did not become, that turned aside and stopped, astonished

The amazing heroic women in labor, they are the truest inspiration, and when they push their babies into the light... I am astonished every time.

I'm astonished at the speed of social media as it can get things done really fast.

Wordlessly I looked back at him, astonished that a kiss on the palm could be so intimate.

It's alarming how quickly people adjust to adventures when they are in one. You really have to work at being astonished by life.

If you aren't constantly astonished at God's grace in your solitude, there's no way it can happen in public.

I am astonished at the ease with which uninformed persons come to a settled, a passionate opinion when they have no grounds for judgment.

If a woman shows too often the Medusa's head, she must not be astonished if her lover is turned into stone.

I was absolutely astonished and could not believe my eyes at the outrageous interest rates that people in need have to pay to get loans.

For myself, I can only say that I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the results of this evening's experiments. Astonished at the wonderful power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever.

If I'm astonished by what I've done, then I know I've been somewhere in the making of it but not during the making of it. Only after the fact. If I'm not astonished, then I've failed in the making of it.

I'm astonished by my success.

She wondered whether there would ever come an hour in her life when she didn't think of him -- didn't speak to him in her head, didn't relive every moment they'd been together, didn't long for his voice and his hands and his love. She had never dreamed of what it would feel like to love someone so much; of all the things that had astonished her in her adventures, that was what astonished her the most. She thought the tenderness it left in her heart was like a bruise that would never go away, but she would cherish it forever.

Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.

I am astonished by the amount and quality of love that is available if we will ask, and participate and show up for life.

Only a fool is astonished by the foolishness of mankind.

It is almost a sadness to my soul that men should be astonished and surprised at an ordinary, tangible evidence of the power of God.

It is the pleasure of astonishing others, and the proud satisfaction of never being astonished by them.

By God, Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own modesty.

If some longing goes unmet, don't be astonished. We call that Life.

I feel like the earth, astonished at fragrance borne in the air, made pregnant with mystery from a drop of rain.

After all, that's why we read historical fiction-to be transported to another time, and to be astonished at ancient people's lives and traditions, just as they would probably be astonished at ours.

We are astonished at thought, but sensation is equally wonderful.

I am both astonished and honored beyond expression to be chosen as your 2011 Christian Statesman of the Year.

Immensely grateful, touched, proud, astonished, abashed.

We must accustom ourselves to the follies of others and not be astonished at the foolishness that takes place in our presence.