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Last updated on April 22, 2025.
I don't really like surprises. Not big ones anyway. Just having a pack of Revels holds enough of a surprise for me.
It surprises me every day that this (Eddie Haskell) character is still so popular. I don't completely understand it but it's nice.
A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises.
I can't imagine that, now that we have another way to look at the universe, that there isn't going to be some enormous surprises. Things that have nothing to do with what we already know.
Korean audiences are amazing. The fans scream so loud, and that really surprises skaters when they first perform in my shows.
Nothing really surprises me anymore. You put yourself out there - you're open and honest with what you have to deal with.
History is a jangle of accidents, blunders, surprises and absurdities, and so is our knowledge of it, but if we are to report it at all we must impose some order upon it.
God is always faithful to His promises, but He often surprises us in the way He fulfills them.
Comfort and familiarity were wonderful but they also dulled passion and excitement. Predictability and habit made surprises almost impossible.
The thrills, the turmoil, the passion, the stunning surprises of that roller coaster ride in '72 caused our emotions to run wild
Some days you think nothing surprises you anymore and other times I'm thinking I can't believe this journey and how it went down.
We all know that I am not a big fan of surprises, and for whatever reason my life seems to be full of them.
Ah, I'm a woman that's been clear around the world in my rocking chair, and I tell you we all get surprises now and then.
Reminiscing, with obvious emotion, on his long career: It's like the size of the crowd here today. It always surprises me. But I do appreciate it.
Alison Carr on 'Homeland.' She was such great character to play, so clever and full of surprises. I was sad to see her go.
We can know a lot. And still, no doubt, there are rash and wonderful ideas brewing somewhere; there are many surprises yet to come.
If India breaks your heart with untold inequalities, it also surprises you with the unheralded achievements of its most humble citizens.
There are so few surprises left in life. We've gotten so addicted to knowing. It's the Google generation. We want the answer to everything right now!
As the writer of this book [Lincoln in the Bardo], what I loved was the feeling of having so many surprises come at the end that I hadn't really planned or planted.
It's most presumptuous to believe we already know all the answers and will never get any more big surprises.
First of all, there is absolutely an order that we have put together to create the maximum number of surprises, but that's just part of our storytelling.
The surprises of thought are like those of love: they wear out. But here too you can carry on for a long time doing your conjugal duty.
Every now and then, a presidential candidate surprises us with a truly human and honest moment.
America .. the international Jekyll and Hyde ... the land of a thousand disguises, sneaks up on you but rarely surprises
Surprises and reverses can serve as an incentive for great accomplishment. There are no rules here, we're just trying to accomplish something.
The reach of 'Hamilton' never surprises me. It's always a delight to meet someone who's seen the show.
As soon as we abandon ourselves to God and do the task He has placed closest to us, He begins to fill our lives with surprises.
We made a film about the need for silence and withdrawal... and here we are at the epicentre of noise and excitement. Life is full of surprises.
It's this mood, these sentiments - the excitement of exploration and the surprises and delights of travel to foreign locales - that I hope to inspire with this book.
The monotony of staying in one place is the best thing for writing a novel. Having regular habits, a kind of security, but especially no big surprises, no shocks.
Fiction demands structures and recognizable shapes. Big surprises only draw attention to the writer's hand.
What surprises me about humanity is that in the end such a narrow range of plights defines our moral lives.
What surprises you in life? The marvel of consciousness -- that sudden window swinging open on a sunlit landscape amidts the night of non-being.
The whole of nature is an endless demonstration of shape and form. It always surprises me when artists try to escape from this.
Probably if you look like Tyra Banks, it probably is hard, even if you are really smart, for people to take - it surprises some.
Critics should think about how the opening weekend audience might want to discover some surprises for themselves.
To expect wickedness from human beings is the best way I know of to avoid surprises. And when I am surprised, it's always pleasantly.
There are so many surprises in my life; I don't take anything for granted. I enjoy every experience that comes; I don't think too far ahead.
The exciting thing about seeing a new show is that you are taken on a journey of surprises, if you know what's coming it takes away the fun.
Life in the movie business is like the beginning of a new love affair: it's full of surprises, and you're constantly getting f***ed.
The biggest winners are surprises to me, and takeovers are even more surprising. It takes years, not months, to produce big results.
One of the characteristics of the dream is that nothing surprises us in it. With no regret, we agree to live in it with strangers, completely cut off from our habits and friends.
I go to the movies a lot, and I regret when I see some actor that I used to like, to find them offering no more surprises.
I have the belief that all the qualified teams can create surprises at the World Cup and not just the traditional top favourites.
A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise... Because this is how life is full of surprises.
Quotologists encounter happy surprises, bright books by faded authors, treasures hidden under dust.
I love driving around east London - it's always full of surprises. Actually, I don't drive myself - I like to be driven.
Writing a novel that works is an extremely difficult thing to do. It requires a level of skill and dedication that always surprises me.
I'm particularly interested in black swan events: unprecedented surprises that destroy the conventional wisdom about how the world works.
In the midst of the disguises and artifices that reign among men, it is only attention and vigilance that can save us from surprises.
It always surprises me when I see the director's versions of films released separately, long after the film's theatrical run.
It is amazing where God will take you when you are willing to follow. Life is full of surprises when we choose mystery over security.
One needs to fully accept that surprises sometimes happen and complete control over outcome is not necessary or even desirable.
Where will I be five years from now? I delight in not knowing. That's one of the greatest things about life its wonderful surprises.
My own preference is for mixed (beds) where there are ...groups of larger shrubs on corners and elsewhere to give shape to the views and to create surprises.
If you put the time in and you do your work and you eliminate the surprises, then you give yourself the best shot.
At the top level you know most things about the best clubs, there aren't too many surprises.
I love surprises - champagne and strawberries, all that pampering, romantic stuff. Guys ought to know how to pamper their women properly.
Rising from the dead? Glowing at sunrise? What did that make him, the god of cheerful mornings and macabre surprises?
When I do a horror or a fantasy film it all boils down to something in the script that surprises me. It could be a big thing or a small moment. If it's there I'll do it.
