Quotes about Surprise
Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.
— Samuel Johnson
Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.
— Samuel Johnson
The world is not yet exhaused; let me see something tomorrow which I never saw before.
— Samuel Johnson
God is raising up His heroes and the time will come when they will appear and the world will wonder where they came from.
— AW Tozer
Ninety percent of the time things turn out worse than you thought they would. The other ten percent of the time you had no right to expect that much.
— St. Augustine
It is sometimes fortunate, that the means which are taken to produce certain effects upon the mind have a tendency directly opposite to what is expected.
— Maria Edgeworth
Prayer adds an element of surprise to your life that is more fun than a surprise party or surprise gift or surprise romance. In fact, prayer turns life into a party, into a gift, into a romance.
— Mark Batterson
The secret to humor is surprise.
— Aristotle
Now, how did you know that I was going to propose? I asked in genuine wonder. Don't women always know? Do you suppose any woman in the world was ever taken unawares?
— Arthur Conan Doyle
I have found that the most significant experiences of our lives rarely come when we're expecting them and oftentimes when we're not even paying attention.
— Richard Paul Evans
God shows up in whirlwinds, starry skies, burning bushes, and perfect strangers.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
Part of what you learn about life is that a wrecking ball can come out of nowhere, and it isn't just going to take out your left toe. It can hit you right in the middle and take you down.
— Dinesh D'Souza