Top Surprise Quotes

The attacks of 9/11 were the biggest surprise in American history, and for the past ten years we haven't stopped being surprised. The war on terror has had no discernible trajectory, and, unlike other...

She was the sky full of surprises. Her dreams were blue and breathtaking as a bright day and her secrets were dark and poetic as a cold night. Either way, she was the most beautiful mess that one had...

Surprise Definition

(n.) The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise.

(n.) The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some act or event which could not reasonably be foreseen; emotion excited by what is sudden and strange; a suddenly excited feeling of wonder or astonishment.

(n.) Anything that causes such a state or emotion.

(n.) A dish covered with a crust of raised paste, but with no other contents.

(n.) To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.

(n.) To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me.

(n.) To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to bring (one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as, to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into generosity.

(n.) To hold possession of; to hold.

Leave some mystery to the world and they will remember you forever.

Nick shook his head and found to his surprise that he did have tears left after all. He wasn't surprised by a talking cat. The world was crumbling around him and anything could happen.

Magic is the stunning art of surprising your audience, so that nothing else surprises them.

...I don't ever want to feel that way. Feel as if there are no surprises left. The surprises make life worth living. Expecting nothing, accepting it all. Accepting isn't the right word. ACKNOWLEDGING...

It is not a surprise that there are people we love and hate at the same time. Not as though we hate them, but we hate how they don't love us.

I think the movie business is in trouble. It's all movies that you've seen before. Everything's a remake they want things that are familiar rather than things that surprise you.

I begin to feel this tension when things that doesn't worth attention are the things that attracts attention

Nobody is exempt from the surprises of life!

I deliberately seek out the colors to keep my mind off them, but now and then, I witness the ones who are left behind, crumbling among the jigsaw puzzle of realization, despair and surprise.

Frank heard a laugh behind him. He glanced back and couldn't believe what he saw. Nico di Angelo was actually smiling.That's more like it, Nico said. Let's turn this tide!

Well, this is basically the end, so the answers should be in these next few pages. I doubt they will surprise you, but you never know. I don't know how smart or thick you are. You could be Albert Eins...

I stood on my toes and stole a soft kiss from his lips. Surprise attack, I said.Sam leaned down and kissed me back, his mouth lingering on mine, teeth grazing my lower lip, making me shiver. Surprise...

It would, Grimm thought, be a horrible surprise to find out, mid-dive, that your ship had suddenly lost the ability to diving.

Even in the familiar there can be surprise and wonder.

To my surprise, my 70s are nicer than my 60s and my 60s than my 50s, and I wouldn't wish my teens and 20s on my enemies.

It was frightening to realize how fast things could go wrong.

Well, hello there, Mother, Sebastian said in a voice like silk. Surprised to see me?

You need to wake yourself up and take a grab at life. No one is going to hand it to you.