Don't believe everything you hear: Real eyes, Realize, Real lies — Tupac Shakur
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
Please remember: things are not what they seem. — Haruki Murakami
Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you. — Dale Carnegie
Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction. — Bill Gates
Do not judge from mere appearances. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Don't believe in miracles -- depend on them. — Laurence J. Peter
Just cause niggas get behind you don't mean they got your back Beware of the serpent. — Xzibit
Don't overestimate the decency of the human race. — H. L. Mencken
Don't believe in miracles - depend on them. — Laurence J. Peter
Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find. — Ann Patchett
Beware of pretty faces that you find, a pretty face can hide an evil mind. — Johnny Ramistella
Don't be a hard rock when you really are a gem! — Lauryn Hill
Don't Be Surprised Image Quotes
It is surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feeling toward themselves, and if you are not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others.
Getting Surprise Quotes
Sometimes when you lose your way in the fog, you end up in a beautiful place! Don't be afraid of getting lost! — Mehmet Murat Ildan
Let us not be surprised when we have to face difficulties. When the wind blows hard on a tree, the roots stretch and grow the stronger, Let it be so with us. Let us not be weaklings, yielding to every wind that blows, but strong in spirit to resist. — Amy Carmichael
When opportunity comes, it is too late to prepare.
A woman's mind is as complex as the contents of her handbag; even when you get to the bottom of it, there is ALWAYS something at the bottom to surprise you! — Billy Connolly
Don't instill, or allow anybody else to instill into the hearts of your girls the idea that marriage is the chief end of life. If you do, don't be surprised if they get engaged to the first empty, useless fool they come across. — William Booth
It's most presumptuous to believe we already know all the answers and will never get any more big surprises. — Stanley Schmidt
I am choosing happiness over suffering. I'm making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises.
Baby steps count, as long as you are going forward. You add them all up, and one day you look back and you'll be surprised at where you might get to. — Chris Gardner
When it happens you are very surprised, and you feel that it is not real, but obviously it is real so I have to get used to it now. — Emmanuelle Charpentier
What would surprise a lot of people about me... I'm a gardener! I have a green thumb. I really like to get into the shrubs, the bushes, and really cultivate. — Jeffrey Donovan
[A] pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant. — Rex Stout
Never Be Surprised Quotes
Be Prepared... the meaning of the motto is that a scout must prepare himself by previous thinking out and practicing how to act on any accident or emergency so that he is never taken by surprise. — Robert Baden-Powell
Seeing the Earth for the first time in orbit, you will be surprised that you never noticed the quality and texture of colors. — Peggy Whitson
If youre depending on luck to change your future, dont be surprised when not much changes!
If you are afraid of death, be afraid. The point is to get with it, to let it take over - fear, ghosts, pains, transience, dissolution, and all. And then comes the hitherto unbelievable surprise; you don't die because you were never born. You had just forgotten who you are. — Alan Watts
What would be frightening about me jumping out of the bush wearing a pig mask is not the sudden surprise, not me, and not the pig mask, but that the ordinary world had split open for a moment to reveal some possibility never previously considered. — Peter Straub
Love and respect yourself and never compromise for anything. And then you will be surprised how much growth starts happening of its own accord.. as if rocks have been removed and the river has started flowing. — Osho
Even though you may not always understand how, know that your situation is not a surprise to god. He will work out every detail.
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word. — Charles De Gaulle
The psychologist Gerd Gigerenzer has a simple heuristic. Never ask the doctor what you should do. Ask him what he would do if he were in your place. You would be surprised at the difference — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
I was kind of surprised to learn how controlling I am. I never thought of myself in that way. I think the root of the control issues is usually fear, because you want to know what's going to be happening at any given moment. — Michelle Pfeiffer
I Am Surprised Quotes
True empathy is always free of any evaluative or diagnostic quality. This comes across to the recipient with some surprise. "If I am not being judged, perhaps I am not so evil or abnormal as I have thought". — Carl Rogers
I'm choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. I'm making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises. — Elizabeth Gilbert
I am not surprised that the president of the United States called this a phony scandal. I'm not surprised Secretary Clinton asked, "What difference does it make?" I'm not even surprised that Jay Carney said Benghazi happened a long time ago. I'm just surprised at how many people bought it. — Trey Gowdy
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
I am surprised that the blacklist did not include the Pope, Henry Kissinger, Noam Chomsky, Jeffrey Sachs, Stephen Walt, Barry Posen, and other prominent figures who have made arguments similar to mine and others already on the list. —
This will surprise some of your readers, but my primary interest is not with computer security. I am primarily interested in writing software that works as intended. — Wietse Venema
As an inspiration to the author, I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace, power, beauty, motion, mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats; I am only surprised that all do not. — Carl Van Vechten
You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.
I am always surprised when people read double entendres into my innocuous babble. — Nigella Lawson
I find that the more willing I am to be grateful for the small things in life, the bigger stuff just seems to show up from unexpected sources, and I am constantly looking forward to each day with all the surprises that keep coming my way! — Louise Hay
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you. — Neil deGrasse Tyson
I am often surprised by the cleverness, and now and again by the stupidity, of my dog; and I have similar experiences with mankind. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Not Surprised Quotes
Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe. Each day enrapture me with your marvelous things without number. ...I do not ask to see the reason for it all: I ask only to share the wonder of it all. — Abraham Joshua Heschel
Love is our only reason for living and the only purpose of life. We live for the sake of love, and we live seeking love... it is not surprising that we keep looking for love. All of us are nothing but vibrations of love. We are sustained by love, and in the end we merge back into love. — Swami Muktananda
Life is full of surprises and and serendipity. Being open to unexpected turns in the road is an important part of success. If you try to plan every step, you may miss those wonderful twists and turns. Just find your next adventure-do it well, enjoy it-and then, not now, think about what comes next. — Condoleezza Rice
Expect the unexpected! Let life surprise you in the most beautiful way.
Planning is an unnatural process; it is much more fun to do something. The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. — Sir John Harvey
Planning is an unnatural process; it is much more fun to do something. The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. — John Harvey-Jones
I DECLARE that God has a great plan for my life. He is directing my steps. And even though I may not always understand how, I know my situation is not a surprise to God. He will work out every detail to my advantage. In His perfect timing, everything will turn out right. This is my declaration. — Joel Osteen
The three toughest fighters I ever fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Robinson. I fought Sugar so many times, I'm surprised I'm not diabetic. — Jake LaMotta
We must not be surprised when we hear of murders, killings, of wars, or of hatred...If a mother can kill her own child, what is left but for us to kill each other? — Mother Teresa
When a torrent sweeps a man against a boulder, you must expect him to scream, and you need not be surprised if the scream is sometimes a theory. — Robert Louis Stevenson
May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself. — Neil Gaiman
There is one thing sure about life: Life will push us hardly many times! When you are pushed, don't be surprised; stay firm like a plane tree or be elastic like a bamboo! — Mehmet Murat Ildan
If you ask managers what they do, they will most likely tell you that they plan, organise, co-ordinate and control. Then watch what they do. Don't be surprised if you can't relate what you see to those four words. — Henry Mintzberg
Every time you change, you create new enemies and new allies. Don't be surprised when this happens. It's science. It's human nature. It's inevitable. — Patrick Bet-David
If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes. — Chuck Palahniuk
This is one of the most surprising insights about our habits: you don't need to be aware of the cue for a habit to begin. — James Clear
When you give a lesson in meanness to a critter or a person, don't be surprised if they learn their lesson. — Will Rogers
However desperate the situation and circumstances, don't despair. When there is everything to fear, be unafraid. When surrounded by dangers, fear none of them. When without resources, depend on resourcefulness. When surprised, take the enemy by surprise. — Sun Tzu
Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent. — Baltasar Gracian
When you're blessed, the haters come out. When you wear God's blessings well, don't be surprised if it draws jealousy out on people. — Joel Osteen
We don't have to go to wild places to find wildlife. A surprisingly wide range of species can be found in our sities and towns, from familiar animals like the raccoon to more exotic ones like the mountain lion. — Roger Tory Peterson
Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you'll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don't have a plan. That's why it's easy to beat most folks. — Bear Bryant
History is contemporary. Your understanding of history confirms what you think of the present. It's not neutral. I would be very surprised if people with a different view of the present, don't take issue with my view of the past. I just hope that people deal with the content of the film. — Ken Loach
Call me what you want b*tch, call me on my sidekick
Never answer when it's private, d*mn I hate a shy b*tch
Don't you hate a shy b*tch?
Yeah I ate a shy b*tch
She ain't shy no more, she changed her name to me b*tch
hahahaha, yeah, n*gga that's my b*tch
So when she ask for the money, when you through don't be surprised b*tch. — Lil Wayne
If you sit kids down, hour after hour, doing low-grade clerical work, don't be surprised if they start to fidget. Children are not, for the most part, suffering from a psychological condition, they're suffering from childhood. — Ken Robinson
This is the culture you're raising your kids in. Don't be surprised if it blows up in your face. — Marilyn Manson
To be an actor you have to have a certain amount of madness in you. That’s why, when people meet you and you seem very together, they are quite surprised - they don’t see you behind closed doors. — Nicole Kidman
I would say about individuals, A Individual dies when they cease to to be surprised. I am surprised every morning when I see the sunshine again. When I see an act of evil I don't accomodate, I don't accomodate myself to the violence that goes on everywhere. I am still so surprised! That is why I am against it. We must learn to be surprised. — Abraham Joshua Heschel
Don't burn bridges. You'll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Don't think of what you have to do, don't consider how to carry it out! The shot will only go smoothly when it takes the archer himself by surprise. It must be as if the bowstring suddenly cut through the thumb that held it. You mustn't open the right hand on purpose. — Eugen Herrigel
If you pay people not to work and tax them when they do, don't be surprised if you get unemployment. — Milton Friedman
Don't worry about finding your bliss right now. Not even our President knew what his bliss was, nor did I. One of these days to your own surprise, your bliss will find you. But no matter what you do, participate, be there, full force, full heart, full steam ahead. — Barbara Walters
God is preparing you for greater things. He's going to take you further than you thought possible, so don't be surprised when He asks you to think better of yourself and to act accordingly. — Joel Osteen
If you as a pastor don't have a passion for evangelism then don't be surprised if your people done either. — Aubrey Malphurs
I'm very good at delegating - people work much better when they have a real sense of responsibility. But at the same time, I don't like surprises. I don't pore over every shoot, but I do like to be aware at all times of what's going on. — Anna Wintour
Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are. — Alanis Morissette
As your employer, if I see that you have to work hard to get your results, yet your coworkers achieve their results with little effort, don't be surprised if I'm not all that impressed with your hard work. — Larry Winget
I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be surprised at the lack of competition between nominees - I think a lot of it's imposed from the outside. Can I have my champagne now? — Cate Blanchett
Calls ignored, texts unanswered, short replies, excuses made. All I can say is don't be surprised when you're not in my future. — Behdad Sami
One of the biggest and most pleasant surprises is that, even when you have that need to keep up an appearance of being right or knowing, there is life after admitting you don't know and that's beautiful. — Ben Lee
Let God have you, and let God love you - and don’t be surprised if your heart begins to hear music you’ve never heard and your feet learn to dance as never before. — Max Lucado
Don’t be surprised. There is nothing new under the sun. Only endless repackagings — John Piper
We don't have a farm-to-table food safety system. I keep saying this. It came as a big surprise to the FDA that tomatoes were being grown in the United States, sent to Mexico for packing, and then sent back. I mean, they had no idea that our food chain worked like this. — Marion Nestle
Why do they call it losing your virginity, anyway? It's Not Like I don't know where I left it." "You'd be surprised how many people don't. — Rachel Vincent
Instead of telling the world What it is supposed to do, Why don't you immediately do it yourself? In this way, I assure you, Your happiness will be surprisingly multiplied. — Sri Chinmoy
If you pray for rain, don't be surprised if you're struck by lightning. — Damien Cannon
I don't get surprised very often to be honest. I'm the kind of person who you couldn't throw a surprise party for because I'd figure it out. — Chris O'Donnell
No one should be surprised when Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda detonate a weapon of mass destruction in the United States. I don't believe in inevitability. But I think it's pretty close to being inevitable. — Michael Scheuer
I was surprised that President [Barak] Obama would be so bold to come here [UK] and tell people what to do.I think a lot of people don't like him and I think if he had not said it I think you're result might have been different. — Donald Trump
Don't be surprised if in the 21st century lectures on meditation appear in university catalogues for physics. — Gary Zukav
Remembering that life can be full of surprises is useful in any part of your life. You can try a new way of singing a song you’ve performed for years, a new way of showing your family your love for them, or a new recipe. Don’t just play the licks you know. We’re all improvising all the time — it’s good to recognize that and embrace it. — Bobby McFerrin
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