"We cannot depend on change, but we can depend on surprise. However, we cannot always depend on surprise either. This keeps us on our toes."

-- Vivian Gornick

#Expectations Quotes #Toes Quotes #Surprise Quotes

“The fate of the universe is a decision yet to be made, one which we will intelligently consider when the time is right.”
“With deregulation, one sector of the economy after another is "liberated" to capital's unmonitored authority. The very notion that there is a public interest is contested.”

Source : "Living In The Number One Country". Book by Herbert Schiller, 2000.
“It is strange that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.”

Source : Elizabeth Taylor (1968). “A wreath of roses”
“No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.”
“When you slick back your hair, you get a really good idea of just how melon-like your head actually is.”

Source : "Michelle Monaghan Interviews Nathan Fillion About Tyler Shields 'Historical Fiction' Photo Exhibit (Exclusive)". Interview with Michelle Monaghan, www.justjared.com. May 18, 2016.
“There are some great questions to ask your doctor. If he says 'no,' then you find yourself a different doctor. There really has to be a change in how we medically look at women at this time. I mean, this is not just baby gloom.”
“I've always dreamed of growing up to be Amy Poehler.”
“I focus, I invent, I transform, I challenge, I attempt, I observe, I perform.”

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