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Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not...

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

Quote by James Russell Lowell about pleasure, things

Every so often I'd be able to write a scene with greater...

Every so often I'd be able to write a scene with greater flourish because I'd gotten lucky with my words as I was writing them down, but no surprises.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about writing

I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about writers, books, writing, common sense, sense, god

A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times...

A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.

Quote by Francis Bacon about unforeseen, question, man

As a Texan, I know we have a very maverick way of...

As a Texan, I know we have a very maverick way of thinking, and Bush just might come up with something that will surprise a lot of people.

Quote by F. Murray Abraham about thinking, people

The difficulty is capturing surprise on film.

The difficulty is capturing surprise on film.

Quote by F. Murray Abraham about difficulties, film

I've always been surprised at the degree of success of The Mirror and the Lamp and duration of esteem for it. I had no reason to expect in 1953 that it would appeal to more than a specialized group interested in literary criticism.

Quote by M. H. Abrams about criticism, literary critic, reason

Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills the soul with an agreeable surprise, gratifies its curiosity, and gives it an idea of which it was not before possessed.

Quote by Joseph Addison about curiosity, pleasure, imagination, idea, soul

There was a time that no one knew me as an artist. They...

There was a time that no one knew me as an artist. They just knew me as a songwriter. I guess people are surprised.

Quote by Michael Bolton about artists, time, people

The secret to humor is surprise.

The secret to humor is surprise.

Quote by Aristotel about humor, secret

One mind can think only of its own questions; it rarely...

One mind can think only of its own questions; it rarely surprises itself.

Quote by Orson Scott about mind

I was surprised that my wife thought it was a good idea, then again with my agent, another woman, then my editor, another woman - in spite of the fact that all three of them reacted positively I still have this fear.

Quote by Michael Chabon about woman, wife, fear, idea, thinking, good, good luck

I was surprised to see people in England wearing clothes that didn't look as if they'd just come from the dry cleaners but as if they might have been worn for more than one day.

Quote by Julie Christie about clothes, day, people

I go to the movies a lot, and I regret when I see some...

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.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about regret, actors

People are surprised at how down-to-earth I am. I like to...

People are surprised at how down-to-earth I am. I like to stay home on Friday nights and listen to 'The Art of Happiness' by the Dalai Lama.

Quote by Carmen Electra about earth, home, happiness, art, magic, people

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.

Quote by Richard Ernst about intention, career, present, chance

There are some things that we are always thinking about. For example, when will speech recognition be good enough for everybody to use that? And we have made a lot more progress this year on that. I think we will surprise people a bit on how well...

Quote by Bill Gates about example, progress, thinking, use, things, good, good luck, people

My wife is healthy, she's in the prime of her life and you think that it happens to other people but it happens to everyone and at some point in everyone's life they're going to have to deal with something... some earlier than later and I promise...

Quote by Brett Favre about tragedy, promise, wife, life, people

One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his...

One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do.

Quote by Henry Ford about man

I was quite surprised how easily people wanted to...

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

Quote by Bill Forsyth about things, people

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