Famous Quotes & Sayings

Enid Bagnold

I shall continue to explore-the astonishment of living.

Cassandra Clare

He produced a handkerchief—crisply folded—and handed it to her. She took it with silent astonishment. She’d never before known anyone who carried a handkerchief.

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.

Charles Darwin

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

Jane Austen

I am all astonishment.

Stephen Dunn

Now and again I feel the astonishment of being alive like this, in this body.

Theodore Roethke

Live in a perpetual great astonishment.

Thaddeus Stevens

Retain, even in opposition, your capacity for astonishment.

Eugene Ionesco

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

Roy Walford

The only thing that retards aging is calorie restriction. As genetic studies go forward, we'll find out why.

Roy Walford

The only thing that retards aging is calorie restriction, ... As genetic studies go forward, we'll find out why.

Daniel Petrie

The second Cocoon questions that and deals much more directly with the value of living in the real world with its trials and tribulations. I would say it's about that and not about aging or death.

Rob Manuel

Hollywood is the kind of town that likes to make everything larger than life: movie premieres, aging actress' lips, and murders. Actors come from all over the world to find their sliver of fame on the street of L.A. Many stars rise, but many more fall.

Tim White

We're optimistic as an industry. We hope to keep aging baby boomers skiing as long as we can, while seeing them bring their children and grandchildren to the slopes.

Eric Takamura

I think we're all in the same ballpark; we all have aging systems. It's a big financial burden.

Frank Moss

I am especially thrilled to be working closely with an incredibly creative and passionate group of scientists, artists, designers and engineers who constitute the faculty and students of the lab. I see this exceptional community working together over the next decade to overcome some of the world's most pressing societal problems -- from providing improved health care to an aging population, to devising inexpensive digital tools for developing economies, to changing the way children learn.

Robert Redford

The tough thing about adulthood is it starts before you even know it starts.

Saul Bellow

I'm glad I haven't lived in vain.