#surprise

The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it gives us that we are not altogether worthless. It is a pleasant surprise to ourselves. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#derive #doing #favors #feeling #gives

Do what you love; you'll be better at it. It sounds pretty simple, but you'd be surprised how many people don't get this one right away. ↗

— LL Cool J

#better #do what you love #get #how #love

I wouldn't be surprised if this game went all the way to the finish. ↗

— Ian St. John

#game #i #surprised #way #went

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. ↗

— Bill Bruford

#captured #close #discipline #edge #essence

What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be. ↗

— Ellen Burstyn

#being #being alone #discover #finally #how

By that point, I had started taking singing lessons. And after the first session, I mean, I was surprised that the windows didn't shatter. And after the third session, I really didn't know where this voice had come from. ↗

— Gerard Butler

#come #first #had #i #know

A Scout is never taken by surprise; he knows exactly what to do when anything unexpected happens. ↗

— Robert Baden-Powell

#exactly #happens #knows #never #scout

One mind can think only of its own questions; it rarely surprises itself. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#mind #only #own #questions #rarely

It may surprise people to know that I advocate the reform of the United Nations, not its abolishment. ↗

— Jesse Helms

#i #know #may #nations #people

The audience that surprised us the most was definitely Paris, when we played there last. They were just incredibly into us and we weren't expecting it at all. ↗

— Jon Crosby

#definitely #expecting #incredibly #into #just