35 Astonished Quotes for You to Enjoy

I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religion - I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more - I could be martyred for my religion - Love is my religion - I could die for that. John Keats

Love Religion Love Is Men Astonished More Martyred Martyrs Could Been Die Shudder

Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many. Baruch Spinoza

You Be True Astonished True New Ideas Well Well Known Known Because Accepted Does New Ideas Cease Many Therefore Thing

Professionalism in art has this difficulty: To be professional is to be dependable, to be dependable is to be predictable, and predictability is esthetically boring - an anti-virtue in a field where we hope to be astonished and startled and at some deep level refreshed. John Updike

Hope Art Refreshed Field Difficulty Astonished Boring Some Dependable Where Predictability Predictable Deep Professional Professionalism Level Startled

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others. Andre Maurois

Love Others Astonished Dating Literature Chosen

We trace out all the veins of the earth, and yet, living upon it, undermined as it is beneath our feet, are astonished that it should occasionally cleave asunder or tremble: as though, forsooth, these signs could be any other than expressions of the indignation felt by our sacred parent! Pliny the Elder

Signs Living Other Tremble Beneath Our Astonished Earth Though Asunder Out Parent Indignation Could Sacred Veins Feet Trace Occasionally Undermined Felt Than Any Should Expressions

The nomads' egalitarian lifestyle astonished the Greeks, who kept their own women indoors weaving and minding children. The exotic Scythian lifestyle fueled the Greek imagination and led to an outpouring of myths about fierce Amazons, 'the equals of men.' Adrienne Mayor

Women Men Own Imagination Minding Astonished Weaving About Outpouring Lifestyle Myths Indoors Equals Led Exotic Greek Greeks Egalitarian Children Fierce Fueled Who Kept

Job was astonished at seeing Almighty God so intent on doing good to us that He seems to have nothing more at heart than to love us and to induce us to love Him in return. Alphonsus Liguori

For myself, I can only say that I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the results of this evening's experiments. Astonished at the wonderful power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever. Arthur Sullivan

Music Myself You Wonderful Thought Power Astonished Say Hideous Bad Record Only Somewhat Results Developed Put Terrified Am Forever May Experiments Much Evening

If I were to give you a list of names of the people, world political figures, who have been assisted by the CIA, and even assisted to office around the world, you'd be astonished and probably wouldn't believe it. But it's very long, and the names are very distinguished. Charles McCarry

I'm still astonished that somebody would offer me a job and pay me to do what I wanted to do. Chuck Jones

Me Job Somebody Pay Astonished Would Still Offer Wanted

Whenever television cameras are interviewing people in their homes, I tend to look over their shoulders and have a good snoop at their living rooms. I am always astonished at how clean they all look, with nothing out of place or unnecessary or dropped down any old how. Craig Brown

Good People Old Nothing Down Living Interviewing Astonished Television Unnecessary Out Tend Clean Dropped Over Look Always How Am Cameras Any Whenever Place Rooms Shoulders Homes

I just am who I am. And then when people label me eccentric or different, I'm kind of astonished because I think, 'This is completely normal. This is just how I am, it's how I've always been.' Daphne Guinness

Me People Think Astonished Kind Eccentric Because Always How Am Been Normal Label Just Different Then Who

I'm always astonished to see how badly people can behave when they think no one is noticing. Diane Mott Davidson

People Think Astonished See No-One Badly Always How Behave Noticing

I was absolutely astonished by an onslaught of comments expressing their absolute shock that IFLS is run by a woman. Elise Andrew

Woman Astonished Run Absolute Absolutely Shock Comments Expressing

I have this threadbare caftan from the '60s that I got at a vintage store years ago - it's basically a muumuu. My friends are astonished that I wear it, but I love it. It's this light fabric that just moves with me. Gabrielle Anwar

Love Me Light Astonished Fabric Wear Got Years Years Ago Friends Just Moves Store Vintage Basically

Harry Truman's decision to fire Douglas MacArthur at the height of the Korean War in April 1951 shocked the American political system and astonished the world. Much of the world didn't realize the president had the power to fire a five-star general; much of America didn't realize Truman had the nerve. H. W. Brands

War World Political Decision Fire Power President Astonished Harry April System Nerve General Had Korean Korean War Truman Shocked America American Political System Height Realize Much Douglas

Audiences are quite happy to be astonished, and they don't care who does that astonishing. Harold Prince

Happy Care Astonished Astonishing Does Audiences Quite Who

People do not always understand the motives of sublime conduct, and when they are astonished they are very apt to think they ought to be alarmed. The truth is none are fit judges of greatness but those who are capable of it. Jane Porter

The plane approaches Cape Town and, as always, I am astonished by the view of Table Mountain and the surrounding sea. It is so overwhelmingly beautiful that I feel the urge to belong - not necessarily to the people, but to the landscape. Justin Cartwright

Beautiful People Approaches Astonished Table Feel Town Always Am Surrounding Mountain Urge Cape Plane Landscape View Sea Necessarily Belong

You'll be a good parent when you're ready to no longer be selfish. Until I was about 35, it was all about me. I look back and I'm astonished at how I lived my life - it was totally self-involved. Lauren Holly

Life Good Me You Selfish My Life Back Astonished Good Parent Totally About Parent Longer Look Until Ready How Lived

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