As a child, I remember asking my parents when I was five years old, "How come if you are not Zionists, you came to the country?" I was surprised at myself that I asked this question. It means that it was always in the air. Then years later I understood it was because of the Holocaust, because they were refugees. They did not come as immigrants and, because of the illusions of the '50s and the late '40s, my mother said, "The world must be better. " She could not imagine that it wouldn't be different.
Men of thoughtless actions are always surprised by consequences.
Anyone must be mainly ignorant or thoughtless, who is surprised at everything he sees; or wonderfully conceited who expects everything to conform to his standard of propriety.
People who think they know me would be surprised that my whole life doesn't revolve around sex.
I don't know why my shoes are so popular - I am always surprised and mystified by it.
I who have gone the gamut from an almost angry rejection of my dark skin by some of my brainwashed brothers and sisters to a surprised queenhood in the new Black sunam qualified to enter at least the kindergarten of new consciousness now. . . I have hopes for myself.
As many authors have said, if the writer is not surprised by events, then chances are that the reader will not be either, and grow bored.
If you want to be your own master. . . always be surprised by evil; never anticipate it.
"You need hedges. ""Hedges," I said, bemused. "Yes, Edgar. " He looked surprised and a little disappointed, as if I had failed to understand a very simple concept. "Hedges against the night. "
In Hawaii, we greet friends, loved ones or strangers with Aloha, which means love. Aloha is the key word to the universal spirit of real hospitality, which makes Hawaii renowned as the world's center of understanding and fellowship. Try meeting or leaving people with Aloha. You'll be surprised by their reaction. I believe it and it is my creed. Aloha to you.
The place was so British, I wouldn't have been surprised if the mice wore monocles.
The psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer has a simple heuristic. Never ask the doctor what you should do. Ask him what he would do if he were in your place. You would be surprised at the difference
I'm always just surprised when someone writes something about me.
On one tour, I was collecting stories about pet monkeys. You'd be surprised how many people have stories about monkeys. The problem is, most monkey stories end tragically.
My work is not for everyone, but I think if people give it a try, they may be surprised by how entertaining it is.
No one should be surprised just because somebody isn't successful 100 percent of the time.
If you are surprised at the number of our maladies, count our cooks.
Neither the mouse nor the boy was the least bit surprised that each could understand the other. Two creatures who shared a love for motorcycles naturally spoke the same language.
I am surprised you shd. say fancy and aesthetic tastes have led me to my present state of mind: these wd. be better satisfied in the Church of England, for bad taste is always meeting one in the accessories of Catholicism.
And with the right mentor, don't be afraid to expose your vulnerabilities. Admit you don't know what you don't know. When you acknowledge your weaknesses and ask for advice, you'll be surprised how much others will help.