Quotes about Surprise Me

The bewildering success of my books continues to surprise me. Votes: 4

There's a moment in every book when the book turns and it surprises me. Votes: 4

I'm not making any plans. I'm just going to let the universe surprise me. Votes: 4

It always surprises me in films that killers seem so gleeful about killing people. Votes: 4

My childhood gave me resilience - and there's little that can surprise me in life. Votes: 4

The depth of John Candy's talent did surprise me. He was one of my all-time favorite leading men. Votes: 4

What surprises me most about God is that the creator of the universe should want a relationship with me. Votes: 4

What surprises me about humanity is that in the end such a narrow range of plights defines our moral lives. Votes: 4

I honestly have no strategy whatsoever. I'm waiting for that script to pop through the letterbox and completely surprise me. Votes: 4

First of all move me, surprise me, rend my heart; make me tremble, weep, shudder; outrage me; delight my eyes afterwards if you can. Votes: 4

Writing a novel that works is an extremely difficult thing to do. It requires a level of skill and dedication that always surprises me. Votes: 4

Everybody keeps telling me how surprised they are with what I've done. But I'm telling you honestly that it doesn't surprise me. I knew I could do it. Votes: 4

Maybe I don't like people as much as the rest of the world seems to...But occasionally, people will pleasantly surprise me and I'll fall in love with them, so go figure. Votes: 4

It surprises me how disinterested we are today about things like physics, space, the universe and philosophy of our existence, our purpose, our final destination. Its a crazy world out there. Be curious. Votes: 4

Obviously, it wasn't meant for me to die of cancer at 40. Every day my life surprises me, just like my cancer diagnosis surprised me. But you roll with it. That's our job as humans. Votes: 4

May it not suffice for me to say ... that of course like every other man of intelligence and education I do believe in organic evolution. It surprises me that at this late date such questions should be raised. Votes: 4

I imagined a life that turned out to be pretty much exactly like the one I've had. That fascinates me endlessly. I wake up many mornings, and it almost wouldn't surprise me if I woke up from it and it was all a dream. Votes: 4

When it comes to romance, I'm really simple. I am really a 'dinner and a movie' type of person, and I love food, so surprise me and order something different or adventurous when it comes to food, and I'm like a kid at Halloween. Votes: 4

Lord, catch me off guard today. Surprise me with some moment of beauty or pain so that at least for the moment, I may be startled into seeing that you are here in all your splendor, always and everywhere, barely hidden, beneath, beyond, within this life I breathe. Votes: 4

I'm thrilled that Wonder Woman and that character endures because every actor wants a role that has some positive affect and causes people to smile or have good memories and to endure. It doesn't just go away, fade away. It's been 25 years that it's been off the air and so it still surprises me when younger people recognize me or know my work. Votes: 4

The students always, always surprise me. Votes: 0

There are very few things that surprise me. Votes: 0

Machines take me by surprise with great frequency. Votes: 0

See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise. Votes: 0

The gift is for you...The surprise is for me. Votes: 0

Being a father is a surprise for me every day. Votes: 0

Why does it not surprise me that you talk during sex? Votes: 0

I love to watch good actors who surprise and amuse me. Votes: 0

Do not know yourself. I want to continue to surprise me. Votes: 0

The greatest surprise in life to me is the brevity of life. Votes: 0

Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me. Votes: 0

My own words take me by surprise and teach me what to think. Votes: 0

I play hard. So the critical stuff doesn't surprise me or bother me. Votes: 0

Surprise, dickhead, Mama forgot to tell you a few things about me. (Zarek) Votes: 0

I keep my clocks a little fast / so time won't take me by surprise. Votes: 0

What puts me in a vulnerable state? Beauty, wonder, surprise, mystery. Stuff like that. Votes: 0

To conclude, the tragedy of March 25 [1969] caught me by surprise. Yahya Khan fooled even me. Votes: 0

To me, all success is a delightful surprise, since one can absolutely never predict it. Votes: 0

If there's one thing I can say about my garden, it can always surprise me. Votes: 0

The world changed while I slept, and much to my surprise, no one had consulted me. Votes: 0

I love arguing with you, Claire. You always surprise me. And occasionally, you even make sense. Votes: 0

Who I am, and what I am capable of doing has always managed to surprise me. Votes: 0

I wake up every morning and I surprise myself. I wake up to a new me. Votes: 0

I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise. Votes: 0

A story to me must have some surprise...I must have a passion to write the story. Votes: 0

When we play, every day is different. All three of my bandmates surprise me all the time. Votes: 0

Love on the rocks, ain't no surprise. Pour me a drink and I'll tell you some lies. Votes: 0

I was 15, not 14, when I was inside there [Auschwitz], 15, and for me both were actually a surprise. Votes: 0

When people make the mistake of underestimating me, that's when they are really in for their biggest surprise. Votes: 0

To me, the biggest surprise is that Google still functions despite the explosion in the number of sites. Votes: 0

If they aren't real enough to surprise me, then they aren't real enough to go on the page. Votes: 0

Surprise me! Yogi's reply when he was asked by his wife, Carmen, where he would like to be buried Votes: 0

Element of surprise is really fun for me in comedy. I have to be surprised, and everything's been done. Votes: 0

Momma, you're special," Renesmee told me without any surprise, like she was commenting on the color of my clothes. Votes: 0

There is a child inside me that wants to come out and do something to surprise all the adults. Votes: 0

I don't know what the secret is when I am writing it - it really is a surprise to me. Votes: 0

A laugh is a surprise. And all humor is physical. I was always athletic, so that came naturally to me. Votes: 0

Doesn't surprise me that Christ our Lord preferred to live with whores & sinners, seeing I go in for that myself. Votes: 0

My divorce came to me as a complete surprise. That's what happens when you haven't been home in eighteen years. Votes: 0

I have heard that the Saudi Arabians are paying Greenpeace to campaign against Nuclear Power. It wouldn't surprise me at all. Votes: 0

The most interesting things that happen in my books are usually the things that arise spontaneously, the things that surprise me. Votes: 0

Funny how it kept hitting me, like each new thing was a surprise. When was I going to stop being surprised? Votes: 0

I saw a story in the Los Angeles Times that 40 percent of the viewers are men. It didn't really surprise me. Votes: 0

New Yorkers, we've seen Donald Trump for, like, 30 years; we know who he is. So he wasn't a surprise to me. Votes: 0

Sometimes my husband will surprise me with flowers for no reason. Unexpected romantic gestures are very important and keep things exciting. Votes: 0

I honestly don't remember the book well enough to register any surprise about anything. I don't remember anything being shocking to me. Votes: 0

This man's wife told him, "For Christmas, surprise me." On Christmas Eve he leaned over where she was sleeping and said, "Boo!" Votes: 0

Doesn't surprise me," Nana snorted. "I wouldn't put anything past your late husband." "He's not dead, Nana." Nana sighed. "Hope springs eternal. Votes: 0

Today would have been the birthday of Osama bin Laden. It makes me remember when Seal Team 6 threw him a surprise party. Votes: 0

It doesn't matter to me if it has a surprise ending or not. I usually go for the material or the project. Votes: 0

A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises. Votes: 0

I don't really like surprises. Not big ones anyway. Just having a pack of Revels holds enough of a surprise for me. Votes: 0

I try to leave some space in my mind for things to surprise me or change my mind, I think that's important. Votes: 0

My imagination, my ability to understand the way love and people grow over time, how passion can surprise and renew, utterly failed me. Votes: 0

More than a pleasant surprise, Danny Schmidt was no less than a revelation to me. And that's not a word I use lightly. Votes: 0

It is still a surprise when people tell me that I've had an influence on them, particularly when it's someone I really respect. Votes: 0

Letting go of its good players, like Özil, the ones who know how to play football – that did surprise me. Votes: 0

She waits for me, my lady Earth, Smiles and waits and sighs; I'll say her nay, and hide away, Then take her by surprise. Votes: 0

Nobody will finish above us in the league. It wouldn't surprise me if we were to go unbeaten for the whole of the season. Votes: 0

The number one resolution that people mention to me as something that's made them happier is - to my surprise - making the bed. Votes: 0

Did not you? I did for you. But that is one great difference between us. Compliments always take you by surprise, and me never. Votes: 0

I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being on the moon. Votes: 0

Never take your eyes off your opponent. And never think you don't have to work for a victory. Even now, you could surprise me. (Takeshi) Votes: 0

When I'm casting a picture, I think who I'd like to see in it if I was sitting in a theater. Who would surprise me? Votes: 0

Penguins mate for life. Which doesn't really surprise me, because they all look exactly alike. It's not like they're gonna meet a better-looking penguin someday. Votes: 0

I thought, after the Pulitzer, at least nothing will surprise me quite that much in my life. And another one happened. It was quite amazing. Votes: 0

I never actually expected success, but it doesn't surprise me when it comes because I know how much work I put into what I do. Votes: 0

One of the things I love, and I'm a voracious reader as well as a writer, is books that surprise me, that are not predictable. Votes: 0

Hollywood is portrayed in this super glamorous way, but when I see pictures of actresses going off the rails, it doesn't surprise me at all. Votes: 0

I don't have a set working style. Some lyrics come really slow, others come in 10 minutes while I'm watching basketball. They're always a surprise to me. Votes: 0

My favorite magazine is the 'Harvard Business Review.' If someone sat across from me in a restaurant and didn't know me, that might surprise them. Votes: 0

I start with a character and a situation, but I don't know what's going to happen until I write it. Sometimes things happen that surprise me. Votes: 0

For me, if you distill comedy down, it is surprise and the unexpected. That has to be it on its most base level, in any form. Votes: 0

Buying my wife a gun sort of like me saying, ' You know, I kinda want to kill myself, but I want it to be a surprise'. Votes: 0

Every moment of my life has a soundtrack, so I never know when some song is going to jump me by surprise and bring the memory alive. Votes: 0

The beauty of my profession [architecture] lies in its randomness and surprise. And don't think I can choose my projects. I have to build what's offered to me. Votes: 0

I was so thrilled to be in 'Doctor Who.' It's such a wonderful experience, and the fan base that that show has never fails to surprise me. Votes: 0

...went to a bar for a few drinks. The bartender asked what I wanted. "Surprise me", I said. So he showed me a naked picture of my wife. Votes: 0

To see my wife getting inspired from my notes and thoughts, going in the direction I wanted, and have her surprise me with wonderful choices was a real treat. Votes: 0

I do feel pressure. I have always been able to surprise people because they didn't know to expect anything from me. And now people are starting to have expectations. Votes: 0

For me, the short story is the depth of a novel, the breadth of a poem, and, as you come to the last few paragraphs, the experience of surprise. Votes: 0

There are no rules when it comes to love, I just try to let love surprise me because you never know who you're going to fall in love with. Votes: 0

Close to the Edge, Red, One of a kind, Discipline, Earthworks, The Sound of Surprise, all seem to me to be albums that captured the essence of the intention. Votes: 0

But you...are my sweetest gift. The life surprise that soothed all my ills and gave me my greatest joys. I feel so blessed you are mine. "”Mama Ya-Ya Votes: 0

Now, honestly, every movie set that I go on, I walk onto set with the confidence that there is nothing that they can throw at me that's gonna surprise me. Votes: 0

When I go to the movies, I do like to see things that surprise me, a little bit, in ways that seem truthful to the world that we live in. Votes: 0

That is why historians surprise me. They seem to have no talent for the likeliness of any situation. They see history like a peepshow; with two-dimensional figures against a distant background. Votes: 0

First, it doesn't surprise me that traditional music has experienced a kind of exhaustion in the 20th century - not forgetting that many musicians started to look outside the traditional structures of tonality. Votes: 0

I was well warned about English food, so it did not surprise me, but I do wonder sometimes, how they ever manage to prise it up long enough to get a plate under it. Votes: 0

I love Keri Russell. I watched every episode of Felicity, and Waitress is my favorite film. I like her voice a lot - it didn't surprise me that she would be doing voiceover work. Votes: 0

Generally, Hollywood makes the same stories over and over. I've never wanted to do the same thing twice. If a script doesn't surprise me in some way, I simply can't commit to the project. Votes: 0

The drawings that interest me most are made with closed eyes. With eyes closed, I feel my hand slide down on the paper. I have an image in mind, but the results always surprise me. Votes: 0

I judge wisely...as if nothin ever surprise me, Loungin, between two pillars of ivory. I'm lively, my dome piece is like buildin stones in Greece. My poems are deep, from ancient thrones I speak. Votes: 0