“ You would be surprised how many people quit when faced with obstacles. As every good salesman knows, everything may not be possible today, but sooner or later, it is possible. ”
- Earl Graves- Copy
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“ Lead the life that will make you kindly and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will lead. ”
- Charles M. Schwab- Copy
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“ A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time. ”
- Oliver Wendell Holmes- Copy
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“ Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word. ”
- Charles de Gaulle- Copy
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“ Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law. ”
- Hubert H. Humphrey- Copy
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“ People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced. ”
- Samuel Butler- Copy
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“ When I decided to go into politics I weighed the costs. I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when virulent criticism came I wasn't surprised. I was better able to handle it. ”
- Herbert Clark Hoover- Copy
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“ When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half. ”
- Gracie Allen- Copy
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“ Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt,Surprised by unjust force, but not enthralled. ”
- John Milton- Copy
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“ Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise then you will discover the fullness of your life. ”
- David Steindl Rast- Copy
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“ In such a night Did Thisbe fearfully o'ertrip the dew, And saw the lion's shadow ere himself, And ran dismayed away. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ The words that I gave to the writer for Vanity Fair were misused and misconstrued, and I'm appalled with the way it was done. ”
- Lindsay Lohan- Copy
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“ Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts. ”
- Phil Jackson- Copy
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“ A year from now, I'll be very surprised if there is not some grand square in Baghdad that is named after President Bush. ”
- Richard Perle- Copy
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“ These results had been hinted at. What we were surprised at was how strong the signal was for benefit in both sexes, but also how strong the differences were. ”
- David Brown- Copy
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“ 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- Copy
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“ I was not surprised by the results of the Horizon experiments, but I remain willing to observe and consider any and all other tests that are done under similarly precise conditions. ”
- James Randi- Copy
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“ I would be very surprised if some of these companies that have stakes in these projects don't already have their lawyers working on lawsuits. ”
- James Williams- Copy
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“ I'm not surprised, because the manufacturing sector in our community is really feeling the pain and G. L. Bowron are heavily export-dependent. ”
- Peter Townsend- Copy
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“ I trust it will not be giving away professional secrets to say that many readers would be surprised, perhaps shocked, at the questions which some newspaper editors will put to a defenseless woman under the guise of flattery. ”
- Kate Chopin- Copy
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“ When onstage, I always try to take my audience through as many emotions as I possibly can. I want them to go from laughter to tears, be shocked and surprised and walk out the door with a renewed sense of themselves - and maybe a smile. ”
- Reba McEntire- Copy
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“ I'd heard a lot of Asian people were rooting for me, but I had no idea. I was stunned. They were… impassioned, especially compared to Japan. I couldn't even have anticipated that kind of welcome. ”
- Ayumi Hamasaki- Copy
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“ I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be surprised at the lack of competition between nominees - I think a lot of it's imposed from the outside. Can I have my champagne now? ”
- Cate Blanchett- Copy
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“ I'm a big believer in not making broad statements. The kid looks like a natural 13 (outside centre) but, until you watch him train and get a feel for his personality, you don't really know for sure but I'd be very surprised if he didn't make a successful transition. ”
- Scott Johnson- Copy
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“ He's a cancer survivor himself, and he's lost relatives and close friends, like Jim Valvano, to the disease, so I'm not surprised he's gone at this the way he has. He's the captain of this ship, leading the way for the rest of us. ”
- Rick Pitino- Copy
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“ When you see somebody who's got a complaining personality, it usually means that they had some vision of what things could be, and they're constantly disappointed by that. I think that would be the camp that I would fall into - constantly horrified by the things people do. ”
- Daniel Clowes- Copy
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