Surprisingness Quotes

#1. The present never ages. Each moment is like a snowflake, unique, unspoiled, unrepeatable, and can be appreciated in its surprisingness.

Gail Sheehy

#2. The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution.

Stephen Covey

#3. Just this. I never knew anyone who fucked up their life good who didn't think they were special. The holes they dug themselves into were exactly the shape of their dreams.

Benjamin Whitmer

#4. Whilst breezy waves toss up their silvery spray.

Thomas Hood

#5. It was annoying how her voice, though never loud, pursued him. No matter how vociferous were other voices, all about, he seemed unable to prevent himself from constantly recognizing hers.

Booth Tarkington

#6. I've always made a point of playing parts where weight has nothing to do with it, and not just weight but looks. It's about being funny and being interesting, and I think there are a lot more interesting things to play than being overweight.

Sarah Baker

#7. She was very busy fighting a full-facial, saltwater cavity wash when two big hands gripped her arms and hauled her upright.

Jill Shalvis

#8. If you close your eyes on a busy urban sidewalk the sound of everybody's different footwear's footsteps all put together sounds like something getting chewed by something huge and tireless and patient.

David Foster Wallace

#9. He headed back for the door, and a smile so quick and secretive passed between him and Iko that Cinder almost missed it. Iko didn't take her gaze from him until he was gone.

Marissa Meyer

#10. It's not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.

Marilyn Monroe

#11. It's not exactly easy to save things for the future when the present is so uncertain. (Xander)

Ally Condie

#12. Charity liked brandy. She liked the way it burned her throat while soothing the ache in her heart.

Elizabeth Jane Howard

#13. We wanted to preserve as many jobs as possible, so when our sales continued to decline in August 2008, we did about a 5 percent reduction of our global staff. But in order not to cut any more jobs, we froze everybody's pay and put a hiring freeze on.

John Mackey

#14. No mind is much employed upon the present; recollection and anticipation fill up almost all our moments.

Samuel Johnson