Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

Charles Baudelaire

That which is not slightly distorted lacks sensible appeal; from which it follows that irregularity – that is to say, the unexpected, surprise and astonishment, are a essential part and characteristic of beauty.

Mark Twain

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished by how much he'd learned in seven years.

Richard Flanagan

In Tasmania, an island the size of Ireland whose primeval forests astonished 19th-century Europeans, an incomprehensible ecological tragedy is being played out.

Ben Kingsley

Hamlet is an astonishing intelligence.

Gunter Grass

I'm always astonished by a forest. It makes me realise that the fantasy of nature is much larger than my own fantasy. I still have things to learn.

When he came back he was astonished to find that the prime minister issued a letter ordering Dr. Ibrahim to stay 30 more days on holiday because of his disagreement and his threats to resign from office.

Jane Austen

I am all astonishment.

I'm astonished every time I come to see how much has happened since the last time I came, ... the changes are nothing short of breathtaking.

Michael Korda

I'm always astonished when I go into Barnes & Noble at the number of people buying books, of course, but also at the variety of books they do buy and the extent to which they are not the big bestsellers.

Kevin Starr

I don't think Hiram Johnson would condemn it, ... but I think he would be astonished at the breakdown of dialogue between the two major branches of government.

Charles Darwin

Attention, if sudden and close, graduates into surprise; and this into astonishment; and this into stupefied amazement.

We're just astonished that fishers would even be upset seeing a dog with a hook through his mouth. It does show that there's potential for them to realize that fishing is cruelty to animals.

Arthur Sullivan

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.

Mary Karr

I'm always astonished by the confidence my readers put in me.

Thomas A. Edison

If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves.

Danielle Steel

I'm astonished by my success. I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous.

Daphne Guinness

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.'

There are huge holes in it, unfortunately. But I'm astonished at how successful scientists have been in putting things together.

Vladimir Putin

Well I also want to say something to that topic. I am astonished that our internal law-making is of such great interest to foreign governments.

Chris Grayling

I think most people will be astonished at the way ministers seem to be using the Queen's Flight as a private taxi service.

Marquis de Lafayette

I am astonished but not discouraged by my enormous responsibility. Devoted both from affection and duty to the cause of the people, I shall combat with equal ardor aristocracy, despotism, and faction.

I think he was astonished he won it, ... I wasn't, of course. He considered himself a minor poet, not a major poet.

We are astonished and devastated to learn of the hidden life of Neil Entwistle. We never suspected that Neil was anything other than a loving father, a trusted son-in-law and a husband.

The desire to be singular and to astonish by ways out of the common seems to me to be the source of many virtues.

John Keats

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.

Marcus Aurelius

Are you astonished Aulus, that our friend Fabullinus is so frequently deceived? A good man has always something to learn in regard to fraud

astonished that a high public official would put the federal government at the service of a massive communications company.

Mark Twain

Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

It's just been a series of political maneuvers that leave me astonished at how much power a small number of people can ply over a large area.

It was fun to watch it the first time with your jaw open, because audiences were just astonished at what they were watching. But it's even more fun to look back on it now.

Eugene Ionesco

Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.

Bilbray is the most prominent figure out there and so he will be everybody's target. Then, he has the distinction of being a lobbyist I would have been astonished if this was not used by his opponents.