Surprise Quotes

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

The secret to humor is surprise.

I think fashion is about suspense and surprise and fantasy. It's not about rules.

We have 42 active volcanoes in Alaska. It shouldn't be a surprise that two are active at the same time.

There are 69 sex offenders now living in Surprise.

It still takes you by surprise. Some days you can't get out of bed. It's a down like you can't even begin to describe.

A laugh is a surprise. And all humor is physical. I was always athletic, so that came naturally to me.

It's not a surprise to me.

I've also heard that story. I don't know if it's true, but nothing would surprise me after the past few days.

Last season we took most people by surprise, ourselves included, ... and we were rightly very proud to come out on top. But this has definitely been a much tougher campaign because our opponents knew how potent we could be. We have concentrated on consistency rather than entertainment and we have amassed a group of players of varying ages who work well together.

This is no real surprise -- had been groomed to take over the job. What is more interesting is why Crosby has decided to go now. Maybe he felt it was time to go, or was it a case of giving it to Hornby now or else he would go somewhere else?

It shouldn't surprise anyone that in spite of redoubling search-and-rescue efforts, the deaths are soaring.

Occasionally, I do get stopped somewhere because people have seen the video. Sometimes it'll surprise me. I'll have my hair under a beanie, hiding it, and I'll still get stopped. Which is really like, 'Whoa! You can't really see my face!' because I have a lot of hair.

They probably surprised a little bit on the profitability of the Nine Network, which was a good surprise. Their revenue on TV was down and EBITDA was down 13.1 percent but I think a lot of people thought it would be down more than that.

Visibility and image are everything when you going public. It wouldn't surprise me if companies start looking at different auditors.

I can't believe you know. It's supposed to be a big surprise.

[?] Most people, ... saw company layoffs coming. Only a third said it was a complete surprise and about a quarter said they'd been waiting for the axe to fall on their jobs.

With the US new home sales proving to be a positive surprise, traders who are still holding short dollar positions are likely to continue adjusting their positions this week.

It doesn't surprise me that the American Family Association would be afraid of this series. It shows a family that's both deeply religious and loving and accepting of their gay son. I'm sure the AFA is terrified that a show like this might open people's eyes to the fact that anti-gay bigotry is neither a religious nor a family value.

When we open the gate, the flood begins. It's just the thrill of a surprise. To every kid, inside that egg is something really special.

The biggest surprise to us this year was the late-season surge in the week before Christmas. This occurred at a time when we usually see a pronounced drop-off in purchases. Instead, we saw a 57 percent growth surge driven by people buying online and picking up in stores as well as the commitment by online merchants to deliver in time.

It caught me by surprise, because I've never had the back end come around like that there. It's going to make it a hard day (today).

It isn't a big surprise. I think it was kind of anticipated that this would happen.

Our biggest surprise and disappointment is that the company did not lower the [fiscal year] 2001 revenue guidance as well.

The 3-point shooting didn't surprise us. We knew that was their strength last year and this year. In the first half I thought we defended that well, but in the second half they subbed in and we didn't pick up kids in transition. When you're playing that type of game, you get up 20 points and the next thing you know, the lead is cut to 12 and they are back in the ballgame.