Surprise Quotes
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Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise.
Sir Robert Baden-Powell
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A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens.
Sir Robert Baden-Powell
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Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.
Boris Pasternak
Subject: Gifts Quotes :: Surprises QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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The secret to humor is surprise.
Aristotle
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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
George S. Patton
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Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, because it fills the soul with an agreeable surprise, gratifies its curiosity, and gives it an idea of which it was not before possessed.
Joseph Addison
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Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.
Julia Cameron
Subject: Creativity Quotes :: Mystery QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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I think that everybody wants to create, to do something that feels genuine and kinetic and spontaneous. I think actors want to surprise themselves. When it`s really good, you kind of transcend yourself, and that happens infrequently. Very, very rarely. Yo...
Claire Danes
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On her engagement: "It wasn`t a total surprise, but it was very spontaneous. It`s going to be a pretty small destination wedding -- next November."
Jordana Brewster
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The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
Steve Martin
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[modestly, on being promoted to a full cast member after working 45 episodes as a guest star:] "That was a complete surprise."
Andy Hallett
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It`s not really what I`d call a movie. I was stunned that Miramax wanted to buy it. I mean it`s really rude. It showed me in a really bad light. It`s also shoddily made. It`s cobbled together. -- expressing surprise that a low-budget documentary of his ba...
Russell Crowe
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[on Robert De Niro] And even now I still know of nobody who can surprise me on the screen the way he does -- and did then. No actor comes to mind who can provide such power and excitement.
Martin Scorsese
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[on Vivien Leigh] Apart from her looks, which were magical, she possessed beautiful poise; her neck looked almost too fragile to support her head and bore with it a sense of surprise, and something of the pride of the master juggler who can make a brillia...
Laurence Olivier
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I wasn`t given a whole lot in my life. I was on the bottom of the class system. But I got wisdom. I never just did what people told me. I questioned everything. When I look back, it is really no surprise that I started working at 12.
Jessica Alba
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[on being told he was being awarded an honorary knighthood] What an honor and what a surprise for a boy born in England, raised in Cleveland and schooled in vaudeville.
Bob Hope
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[When asked by his wife where he wanted to be buried] Surprise me.
Bob Hope
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At the prom this year I was voted most Hollywood-bound. Everyone was like, `Oh what a surprise.` I had a little bit of an advantage, being in the business. But I also won Mr. Congeniality. That was one that meant something.
Corey Sevier
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[on his appearance in Havana (1990/I)] All everyone talked about was aging. It took me by surprise because I have not thought of myself that way. I assumed I would age naturally, as time went on.
Robert Redford
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I don`t agree with all the boundaries we put on everything. Women are forever discounting men for all sorts of silly reasons - too old, too young, wrong haircut. Give the guy a chance and he may surprise you. I`ve definitely been pleasantly surprised by m...
Eva Longoria
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I don`t think it was a surprise that I ended up as an actor, and it was anything but a disappointment. My parents gave me the knowledge that reading isn`t a bad thing, and admitting to liking a painting doesn`t make you an arse-bandit. And that wouldn`t h...
Martin Freeman
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About actress Aishwarya Rai: "It was a pleasure working with Aishwarya in The Last Legion (2007), and her fans are in for a big surprise. She is an excellent and outstanding actor. She is a shining example of beauty from India, and I`m sure we will be see...
Ben Kingsley
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[on a pleasant surprise call from Joss Whedon:] "I was in my trailer, and one of the girls knocked on the door and said, `You`ve got a call from Joss Whedon`s office. I think it`s kind of important.` I`m like, `No, tell him I`m busy! Tell him I have a tow...
Andy Hallett
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I`m serious. I do not like the unknown or the unexpected. I cannot stand being surprised, yet as an actor I like surprise. I get very upset if my bills aren`t paid immediately.
Christopher Walken
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Not because I find fame difficult, but because I fear that if you`re too well known, you lose the ability to surprise your audience and that`s what I like my characters to do. I can still get away with it, I think. I mean, those kids in the lobby didn`t k...
John C. Reilly
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[On his character in his upcoming movie Waterproof (1999)]: He`s a 73-year-old Jewish grocery store owner on a street that`s entirely African-American. He`s the only holdout. He`s not moving. Tough old guy. I`m finding out to my own surprise, that I can d...
Burt Reynolds
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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.
Sherilyn Fenn
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I couldn`t talk as a kid because I stammered all the time, so I would just watch. I`m fascinated by human behavior. People surprise me all the time. And I love being able to morph into different characters.
Emily Blunt
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Surprise is perhaps the storyteller`s greatest weapon.
Tom Wilkinson
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I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise.
Aishwarya Rai
