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Surprise Quotes by Famous Authors

1. “I want to get a vending machine, with fun sized candy bars, and the glass in front is a magnifying glass. You’ll be mad, but it will be too late.”

Mitch Hedberg

Pranks, Humor, Perspective, Candy, Surprise

2. “I went to the park and saw this kid flying a kite. The kid was really excited. I don’t know why, that’s what they’re supposed to do. Now if he had had a chair on the other end of that string, I would have been impressed.”

Mitch Hedberg

Kite, Flying, Chair, Surprise, Park

3. “The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident.”

Charles Lamb

Kindness, Humility, Goodness, Surprise, Deeds

4. “I parked in the tow-away zone, and when I got back, the entire neighborhood was gone.”

Steven Wright

Parking, Humor, Exaggeration, Absurdity, Surprise

5. “I woke up one morning, and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by exact duplicates.”

Steven Wright

Absurdity, Conspiracy, Mystery, Reality, Surprise

6. “Harold under his breath: “Ms. Yuka, I would love to kiss the backs of your legs while you were in line in a bank.””

Steven Wright

Flirting, Humor, Imagination, Romance, Surprise

7. “I went camping and borrowed a circus tent by mistake. I didn’t notice until I got it set up. People complained because they couldn’t see the lake.”

Steven Wright

Camping, Comedy, Mistakes, Outdoors, Surprise

8. “When I have a kid, I want to put him in one of those strollers for twins, then run around the mall looking frantic.”

Steven Wright

Parenting, Humor, Absurdity, Pranks, Surprise

9. “I wrote a song, but I can’t read music so I don’t know what it is. Every once in a while I’ll be listening to the radio and I say, “I think I might have written that.””

Steven Wright

Music, Creativity, Humor, Memory, Surprise

10. “Some friends of mine got me a sweater for my birthday. I’d have preferred a moaner or a screamer, but the sweater was OK.”

Steven Wright

Gifts, Humor, Wordplay, Clothing, Surprise

11. “While I was gone, somebody rearranged on the furniture in my bedroom. They put it in exactly the same place it was. When I told my roommate, he said: “Do I know you?””

Steven Wright

Memory, Confusion, Humor, Absurdity, Surprise

12. “Keep everybody guessing as to what your next trick is going to be. Don’t become too predictable.”

Sam Walton

Unpredictability, Strategy, Surprise, Adaptability, Leadership

13. “Whatever extra there is in me at any given moment isn’t fully formed. I am hardly aware of it; it awaits the next book. It will – with luck – come to me during the actual writing, and it will take me by surprise.”

V.S. Naipaul

Creativity, Writing, Discovery, Growth, Surprise

14. “In fact, the only person who seemed to examine the event with some astonishment was myself, who marvelled that such a turn in my life could occur so easily.”

V.S. Naipaul

Change, Reflection, Fate, Life, Surprise

15. “As we make our way toward the finish line that some of us have already crossed, I never thought I'd get a Grammy Award. In fact, I was always touched by the modesty of their interest.”

Leonard Cohen

Achievement, Recognition, Humility, Surprise, Journey

16. “No phrase can convey the idea of surprise so vividly as opening the eyes and raising the eyebrows. A shrug of the shoulders would lose much by translation into words.”

Herbert Spencer

Expression, Surprise, Communication, Gestures, Language

17. “Charm is a product of the unexpected.”

Stendhal

Charm, Surprise, Attraction, Personality, Spontaneity

18. “A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.”

Stendhal

Wisdom, Love, Happiness, Surprise, Relationships

19. “The joy that comes past hope and beyond expectation is like no other pleasure in extent.”

Sophocles

Joy, Hope, Surprise, Pleasure, Fulfillment

20. “Discount the obvious, bet on the unexpected.”

George Soros

Investment, Risk, Strategy, Surprise, Market

21. “I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise. I am Jack’s Broken Heart.”

Chuck Palahniuk

Identity, Heartbreak, Surprise, Life, Emotion

22. “Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.”

Chuck Palahniuk

Writing, Offense, Surprise, Creativity, Expression

23. “There's a moment in every book when the book turns and it surprises me.”

Chuck Palahniuk

Books, Writing, Surprise, Creativity, Storytelling

24. “I’ve never been surprised by God’s judgment, but I’m still stunned by His grace.”

Max Lucado

Grace, Judgment, Faith, Surprise, Redemption

25. “What we anticipate seldom occurs: but what we least expect generally happens.”

Benjamin Disraeli

Anticipation, Unexpected, Occurrence, Fate, Surprise

26. “A dark horse, which had never been thought of, rushed past the grandstand in sweeping triumph.”

Benjamin Disraeli

Surprise, Success, Underdog, Victory, Recognition

27. “A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.”

Francis Bacon

Truth, Questioning, Surprise, Revelation, Exposure

28. “If we do not expect the unexpected, we will never find it.”

Heraclitus

Surprise, Discovery, Awareness, Perception, Insight

29. “The day you think you know, your death has happened – because now there will be no wonder and no joy and no surprise. Now you will live a dead life.”

Osho Rajneesh

Knowledge, Wonder, Life, Death, Surprise

30. “God often does His best work in us when He catches us by surprise and introduces a change that is completely against our own desire.”

Charles R. Swindoll

God’s Work, Change, Trust, Surprise, Transformation

31. “If the enemy thinks of the mountains, attack like the sea; and if he thinks of the sea, attack like the mountains. You must research this deeply.”

Miyamoto Musashi

Tactics, Adaptability, Warfare, Strategy, Surprise

32. “What is essential is to suddenly make a move totally unexpected by the opponent, pick up on the advantage of fright, and seize the victory right then and there.”

Miyamoto Musashi

Surprise, Strategy, Tactics, Sudden Action, Psychological Warfare

33. “I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they now do.”

Will Rogers

Surprise, Sunburn, Society, Changing Times, Fashion Trends

34. “Never lose sight of this maxim, that you should establish your cantonments at the most distant and best protected point from the enemy, especially where a surprise is possible. By this means you will have time to unite all your forces before he can attack you.”

Nepolian Bonaparte

Warfare, Strategy, Protection, Unity, Surprise

35. “A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised.”

Nepolian Bonaparte

Leadership, Strength, Responsibility, Preparation, Surprise

36. “If you want to be great, deliver the unexpected. If you want to be the best, deliver a miracle.”

Tim Grover

Greatness, Excellence, Surprise, Ultimate Success, Unstoppable

37. “I never promise a woman anything nor let her know what I’m going to give her. That’s the only way to manage them. Always keep them guessing. If you cant think of any other way to surprise them, give them a bust in the jaw.”

William Faulkner

Women, Surprise, Relationships, Mystery, Power

38. “Sometimes when we aren’t looking, the holiness comes breaking through like a rainbow.”

Madeleine L'Engle

Spirituality, Awareness, Revelation, Wonder, Surprise

39. “Love is the one surprise.”

Madeleine L'Engle

Love, Surprise, Emotion, Connection, Unexpected

40. “Danger sometimes comes from a source that is least suspected.”

Aesop

Danger, Source, Suspicion, Surprise, Caution

41. “That she won the game startled me cold. The way she won, the pattern of her thought on the chessboard, charmed me warm again and then some.”

Richard Bach

Chess, Strategy, Thought Patterns, Surprise, Competition

42. “Incoming is not the thing you want to hear at Christmas.”

Robert Williams

Christmas, Humor, Surprise, Danger, Irony

43. “It never fails – you get in the bath and there’s a rub at the lamp.”

Robert Williams

Bath, Humor, Relaxation, Surprise, Imagination

44. “Copying is the greatest form of flattery, I guess. I am actually a little surprised that Vincent Lo didn’t try and make a deal to be on The Apprentice.”

Donald Trump

Copying, Flattery, The Apprentice, Surprise, Inspiration

45. “I was in a state of shock, because I have never seen the pope talk about something as unimportant as Donald Trump. OK? And I was like, the pope is talking about me? This can’t be happening. And then I said, is it good or bad? They said it’s bad.”

Donald Trump

Pope, Shock, Donald Trump, Criticism, Surprise

46. “We looked! Then we saw him. Step in on the mat! We looked! And we saw him! The Cat in the Hat!”

Dr. Seuss

Fun, Surprise, Mischief, Iconic Characters, Childhood Wonder

47. “I was elated, ecstatic and extremely surprised that we were successful.”

Neil Armstrong

Success, Elation, Ecstasy, Surprise, Achievement

48. “Attack where he is unprepared; sally forth when he does not expect you.”

Sun Tzu

Attack, Unprepared, Surprise, Enemy, Strategy

49. “When the enemy is at ease, be able to weary him; when well fed, to starve him; when at rest, to make him move. Appear at places to which he must hasten; move swiftly where he does not expect you.”

Sun Tzu

Enemy, Rest, Strategy, Surprise, Exhaustion

50. “Be where your enemy is not.”

Sun Tzu

Enemy, Strategy, Deception, Surprise, Position

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