#surprise

The success of the second 'Austin Powers' caught us by surprise a little bit. We had decided not to do even a second one, unless the audience wanted it and we could do something better. ↗

— Jay Roach

#austin #austin powers #better #bit #caught

When I go to farms or little towns, I am always surprised at the discontent I find. And New York, too often, has looked across the sea toward Europe. And all of us who turn our eyes away from what we have are missing life. ↗

— Norman Rockwell

#always #am #away #discontent #europe

The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. Therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#concentrated #fact #find #fundamental #ideas

I'm writing a new love story, set in eastern North Carolina. Surprise, surprise, huh? ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#eastern #huh #i #love #love story

When you kill 500,000 children in order to impose your will on other countries, then you shouldn't be surprised when somebody responds in kind. ↗

— Ward Churchill

#countries #impose #kill #kind #order

I was a loner as a child and happiest at home, launching toy rockets and aeroplanes. When I started causing trouble in my third year at grammar school, Mum was really surprised. My parents sent me to a child psychologist, who suggested I might have Asperger's syndrome. ↗

— Gary Numan

#causing #child #grammar #grammar school #happiest

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

— Maureen O'Hara

#candy #depth #did #favorite #john

I am not surprised that this is a longer bit of work than many of us would have hoped. It is not where any of us would have hoped it is. And I think we need to give credit to the Republicans in Congress who have done everything they can to defeat every jobs bill and slow down the economy. ↗

— Martin O'Malley

#any #bill #bit #congress #credit

I think I surprise myself. ↗

— Robert Plant

#i think #myself #surprise #think

When you reach 95, after you get over your surprise, you start looking back. ↗

— Kirk Douglas

#back #get #looking #looking back #over