When people who are not black are interested in what I do, frankly, I’m always surprised. I don’t know if it’s my low expectations for white people or what.
I am surprised and embarrassed to be a part of the first American generation to leave the country in far worse shape than it was when we first came into it.
Hatta always gave the impression of rain. If I was in a real good mood and full of ideas and then happened to encounter Hatta, I felt I was suddenly surprised by a shower of rain and got wet all over the body. My good mood was gone, and also my ideas.
I want people to be surprised.
Most people think of me as a makeup guru, but might be surprised to know I’m also a trained artist and a huge comic book fan.
Emphasize your strengths on your resume, in your cover letters and in your interviews. It may sound obvious, but you’d be surprised how many people simply list everything they’ve ever done. Convey your passion and link your strengths to measurable results. Employers and interviewers love concrete data.
We need to intentionally invest in health, in home ownership, in entrepreneurship, in access to democracy, in economic empowerment. If we don’t do these things, we shouldn’t be surprised that racial inequality persists because inequalities compound.
I am not the least bit surprised that injustice persists. I’m also not surprised that resistance to injustice persists.
I like one nice man because he gets three tickets for the cinema so we’ve got somewhere to put our coats. He passes the test. I’ve been quite surprised because I really didn’t expect to be wined and dined, and it’s quite nice.
Do not be surprised if I adore as God what you called humanity, since you talked of humanity as if it was empty of spirit and you think in the flesh according to the flesh.
They really can’t imagine what my voice is like. Every time I sing a song, they are very surprised.
People are often surprised that I am so upbeat. I’m always hearing, ‘You’re so light and funny, and your books are so dark and twisted.’ There’s a dichotomy. I like books that are dark and creepy. I don’t control it – it’s just what I gravitate toward.
I’m surprised sometimes at the responsibilities you have as a director.
I mean, I’m pretty good in real life, but sometimes people seem surprised that I’m like a normal teenager and wear black nail polish and I’m just a little bit more edgy than the person I play on television.
You’d be surprised. Girls like sensitive, namby-pamby guys.
I compose most of my tweets with care, as if they were aphorisms – they are not usually dashed-off. Sometimes I’m surprised by the high, poetic quality of Twitter – it lends itself to a surreal sort of self-expression.
There’s a lot of good, bipartisan legislation that passes in committee and then gets bottled up. As a businessman, it surprised me.
I’m surprised when the ball doesn’t go into the hoop. I think I should make every shot.
I actually hope people don’t react to ‘Impossible’ in a way where they think it’s terribly retro. The plot needed to do what it needed to do. But I’m a little surprised to find myself looking a little bit like an advocate of teen marriage. It takes some exceptional circumstances for that to be a reasonable idea.
I guess what’s most surprised me in most of the reviews is that they don’t seem to get the noir story in the dream sequence, so they analyze it like a straight noir movie.
I’ve been acting for years. I always act surprised when Marco Rubio says something stupid.
What surprised me most about the Donner tragedy was that, given the terrible circumstances, how anyone survived at all.
I think people will be surprised to find that I’m not as much of an idiot as they think I am. I’m not a real moron.
Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.
Well, I don’t know what Ron has in mind, but I do know about the arc of the show. Looking at how intuitive and instinctive Eddie and I play, that is the sort of thing that leads into sexual chemistry. I wouldn’t be surprised if it emerged.
I am really surprised that what I am wearing on ‘Countdown’ has got into the papers.
I am surprised that anyone can profess to be an atheist.
I’ve always wanted to buy a sports car. After the England series, I went up to my dad and said that I wanted to buy a sports car and got his consent. On his birthday, I surprised him by bringing it home. It’s a Porsche Boxter Limited Edition, and my family was thrilled to see it.
I think I’m constantly surprised that adults can’t deal with illogical things or thing that are weird or psychedelic. I’ve never really lost that.
No one was very surprised when I decided to become an actor.
In the NBA, you can’t run from guys. I think a lot of teams were surprised by my interviews, how nice and well-spoken I am as a player and as a person. I’m a guy who wants to learn.
I’m quite surprised at how out of control I can be on stage because, actually, I find I like to be in control in life. It’s quite freeing, really.
No one was more surprised that that first Boston record took off than the record company itself.
I was surprised that when you get into electoral politics how scientific the analysis was in the electorate. You can identify on a state-by-state or district-by-district basis fundamental building blocks that behave in different ways. I was impressed in general with the sophistication of polling.
I’m amazed at how adventurous and how dangerous the music was, and still is. I haven’t heard anything like it since. I’m quite surprised, because a lot of the music on there we never heard at the time.
I was surprised at how cosmopolitan the Gold Rush was: prospectors were of all races, genders, and countries. I was equally surprised at how fast gold prospecting became big business.
I tried Botox one time and was permanently surprised for a couple of months. It was not a cute look for me. My feeling is, I have three children who should know what emotion I’m feeling at the exact moment I’m feeling it… that is critical.
I’m always surprised at how many people seem to like reading about what hardware and software I use.
I want to be surprised by what people do, I don’t want to work with people who need to be told what to do. I want people to show me what they’ve got.
Write yourself a permission slip to be surprised by someone’s potential. Who knows? One day that person could be you.
The founding generation would be amazed. It would be surprised. I think it would be very impressed by what has happened since then in terms of our exploding population; in terms of the success of this country economically and otherwise.
You can’t be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look on your face every morning: ‘Holy Christ, whaddya know – I’m still around!’ It’s absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career.
The process is different for every book, but there are similarities. I always draw from the inside out. I don’t plot them ahead of time, and I’m always surprised by things that happen in my books.
Walk to work, even if it’s four miles. Ride a bike to work. Drive a different way. On your way there, try to find beauty. You’d be surprised how much more of the neighborhood you can perceive and experience when you’re looking for unique spots of beauty.
This is the culture you’re raising your kids in. Don’t be surprised if it blows up in your face.
I am surprised with the reelection of Mr. Obama. The S&P is only down, like, 30 points. I would have thought that the market on his reelection should be down at least 50%.
We’re surprised, ecstatic, vibrant and exultant about the success of ‘7 Years.’
New York has surprised me a couple of times. I was a snob about pizza, but I’ve found one or two places that allow me to forget deep dish for a while.
The focus on my appearance has really surprised me. I’ve always been a size 14 to 16, I don’t care about clothes, I’d rather spend my money on cigarettes and booze.
What surprised me about the Oscars was how familiar it was – because you’re in the room with all these people that have inspired you from your childhood to adulthood in the film industry. It feels like you’ve known them all of your life.
What people are going to be surprised about is that Tia and I are really different. We’re nothing like the characters on ‘Sister, Sister.’ We’re kind of swapped. I was the crazy, mischievous one on the show – Tia was the studious, more serious one.
Working with my husband, I thought we would be at each other. As close as we are, our styles are so different. But it didn’t happen – we were surprised.
Napoleon’s plan was for his army to arrive in Egypt not as conquerors but liberators. Landing in Aboukir Bay on July 1, 1798, the French captured Alexandria the next day, overcoming the surprised Mamelukes – the despotic local rulers – with a combination of modern artillery and infantry tactics.
Sometimes an interviewer will look at me and say, ‘You’re bright!’ They’re actually surprised I might be bright.
I was surprised that everyone calls it ‘morning sickness,’ because it lasted all day. For me, it was even worse at night. During my first two pregnancies, I felt so nauseous all day that I could only eat plain toast and bland foods – no proteins.
Give warm greetings and farewells. I was surprised by how much this resolution changed the atmosphere of my home.
