“How often do our heroes stand still? It's hard to imagine Spock and Kirk landing on a planet and just relaxing for a month or two. Just hanging out has nothing to do with boldly going where no one has gone before. What makes us different from every other creature is that we go places, places we've not gone before. We do it willingly, and often. What makes our work and our life interesting is discovery, surprise, and the risk of exploration.” StillsTwoDifferentHardInterestingGoneOur LivesImagineRiskPlanetsMonthsHeroCreaturesDiscoverySurpriseHanging OutExplorationLandingKirk Book:Poke The Box: When Was the Last Time You Did Something for the First Time? Source: Poke The Box: When Was the Last Time You Did Something for the First Time?
“Imagine my surprise when, after a lifetime of teaching me to keep personal things to myself, Mom insisted my drawings were the start of a comic strip for millions of people to enjoy.” PeopleEnjoyMillionsImagineTeachingMomSurpriseLifetimeDrawingComicPersonal ThingsComic Strips Author:Cathy Guisewite
“Life ... is never the way one imagines it. It surprises you, it amazes you, and it makes you laugh or cry when you don't expect it.” WayLife IsLaughingImagineCrySurpriseMake You Laugh Author:Niki de Saint Phalle
“Imagine my surprise when it turned out the main thing that I was qualified for was to get another degree and teach Political Science to other people, who would, in turn, teach it to other people! This wasn't higher education, this was Amway with a football team!” PeoplePoliticalTurnsPoliticsTeachImagineTeamFootballHigherDegreesSurpriseQualifiedPolitical ScienceHigher EducationFootball TeamAmway Author:Richard Jeni
“I've seen the end of the universe, and it happens to be in the United States and, oddly enough, it's in Houston, Texas. I know - I was shocked, too. Imagine my surprise when I left a comedy club one day and walked to the end of the block, and there on one corner was a Starbucks, and across the street from that Starbucks, in the exact same building as that Starbucks, there was - a Starbucks. I looked back and forth, thinking the sun was playing tricks with my eyes. That there was a Starbucks across from a Starbucks - and that, my friends, is the end of the universe.” ThinkingKnowsEndsStatesEnoughHappensEyeUniverseLeftUnitedUnited StatesSunComedyImagineStreetsBuildingOne DayMy FriendsSurpriseClubsCornersTricksBlockTexasShockedBack And ForthStarbucksHoustonComedy Clubs Author:Lewis Black
“Between 1995 and 2005, the prison population grew by 30 percent, meaning an additional half million criminals were behind bars, rather than lurking in dark alleys with switchblades. You can well imagine liberals' surprise when the crime rate went down as more criminals were put in prison. The New York Times was reduced to running querulous articles with headlines like Number in Prison Grows Despite Crime Reduction and As Crime Rate Drops, the Prison Rate Rises and the Debate Rages.” WellsRunningGrowsDarkNumbersBehindsHalfMillionsImagineCrimeNew YorkGrewPercentPrisonSurpriseRatePopulationRageCriminalsDebateBarsDespiteArticlesHeadlinesNew York TimesReductionAlleysLurkingCrime RatesDark AlleysPrison Population Book:Godless: The Church of Liberalism Source: Godless: The Church of Liberalism
“It's not going to surprise me if our kids end up running on the beach in Florida when they're 100 years old on regrown body parts with a much higher quality of life than we can begin to imagine.” IfsYearsEndsBodyRunningKidsQualityImagineHigherSurpriseBeachFloridaQuality Of LifeSurprise Me Author:Juan Enriquez
“I think it took us all by surprise. I mean, I knew that people in New Zealand would like [Hunt for the Wilderpeople], but no one really anticipated how much they would embrace it as it is. And it's playing widely in Australia now; they're running it as well. It's going to be interesting to see how it does it in the States, but I think if Sundance was any indication, I imagine it could do well.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsMeanDoeStatesRunningInterestingImagineEmbraceSurpriseAustraliaHuntsIndicationNew ZealandSundance Author:Sam Neill