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• A lot of my work has been about the unexpected—that kind of wanting to be the heroine and yet wanting to kill the heroine at the same time. That kind of dilemma—that push and pull—is the underlying turbulence that I bring to each of the pieces that I make.

  Kara Walker

  Pieces, Kind, Turbulence

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• Our God is Jehovah of hosts, who can summon unexpected reinforcements at any moment to aid His people. Believe that He is there between you and your difficulty, and what baffles you will flee before Him, as clouds before the gale.

  F.B. Meyer

  Believe, Clouds, People

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• In order to educate man to a new longing, everyday familiar objects must be shown to him with totally unexpected perspectives and in unexpected situations. New objects should be depicted from different sides in order to provide a complete impression of the object.

  Alexander Rodchenko

  Art, Men, Order

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• In Ireland the inevitable never happens and the unexpected constantly occurs.

  John Pentland Mahaffy

  Ireland And The Irish, Funny Irish, Inevitable

  "Mahaffy". P. 79. Book by W. B. Stanford and R. B. McDowell, 1971.

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• I detach myself from preconceived outcomes and trust that all is well. Being myself allows the wholeness of my unique magnificience to draw me in those directions most beneficial to me and to all others. This is really the only thing I have to do. And within that framework, everything that is truly mine comes into my life effortlessly, in the most magical and unexpected ways imaginable, demonstrating every day the power and love of who I truly am.

  Anita Moorjani

  Unique, And Love, Outcomes

  FaceBook post by Anita Moorjani from Apr 24, 2014

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• There’s no “correct path” to becoming a real artist. You might think you’ll gain legitimacy by going to university, getting published, getting signed to a record label. But it’s all bullshit, and it’s all in your head. You’re an artist when you say you are. And you’re a good artist when you make somebody else experience or feel something deep or unexpected.

  Amanda Palmer

  Real, Artist, Thinking

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• You travel with the hope that something unexpected will happen. It has to do with enjoying being lost and figuring it out and the satisfaction. I always get a little disappointed when I know too well where I’m going, or when I’ve lived in a place so long that there’s no chance I could possibly get lost.

  Andrew Bird

  Long, Satisfaction, Littles

  "Andrew Bird Talks ‘Break It Yourself,’ And His Obsession With Maps". Interview with Gazelle Emami, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 6, 2012.

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• If America does not use her vast resources of wealth to end poverty and make it possible for all of God's children to have the basic necessities of life, she too will go to hell.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Children, America, Doe

  Martin Luther King (Jr.), Michael K. Honey (2011). “All Labor Has Dignity”, p.143, Beacon Press

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• No matter how horrid a person may appear on the surface, if you dig deeper, you will find some nice, unexpected little quality.

  Brooke Astor

  Nice, Quality, May

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• I think theater ought to be theatrical ... you know, shuffling the pack in different ways so that it's -- there's always some kind of ambush involved in the experience. You're being ambushed by an unexpected word, or by an elephant falling out of the cupboard, whatever it is.

  Tom Stoppard

  Fall, Thinking, Elephants

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• Embrace the unpredictable and unexpected. It is the path to the infinitely creative in you.

  Deepak Chopra

  Creative, Path, Embrace

  FaceBook post by Deepak Chopra from Jun 26, 2012

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• Build a platform - prepare for the unexpected...you' ll know you're successful when the platform you've built serves you in unexpected ways.

  Pierre Omidyar

  Successful, Way, Platforms

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• Everyone is interesting. Everyone has something unexpected to offer and the job of acting is to pull it out of each other.

  Meryl Streep

  Jobs, Interesting, Acting

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• Life isn't always smooth. If it were, we would never grow & develop
  as human beings. If we succeed, we are envied; if we fail, we are
  ridiculed & attacked. Sadly, this is how people are. Unexpected
  grief & suffering may lie ahead of you. But it is precisely when you
  encounter such trying times that you must not be defeated. NEVER GIVE
  UP! NEVER RETREAT!

  Daisaku Ikeda

  Giving Up, Lying, Grief

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• Whenever you find tears in your eyes, especially unexpected tears, it is well to pay the closest attention. They are not only telling you something about the secret of who you are but, more often than not, God is speaking to you through them of the mystery of where you have come from and is summoning you to where, if your soul is to be saved, you should go to next.

  Frederick Buechner

  Eye, Soul, Secret

  Frederick Buechner (2017). “A Crazy, Holy Grace: The Healing Power of Pain and Memory”, p.60, Zondervan

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• The Christian life, and especially the contemplative life, is a continual discovery of Christ in new and unexpected places.

  Thomas Merton

  Christian, Contemplative Life, Discovery

  Thomas Merton (2002). “The Sign of Jonas”, p.294, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Nice writing isn't enough. It isn't enough to have smooth and pretty language. You have to surprise the reader frequently, you can't just be nice all the time. Provoke the reader. Astonish the reader. Writing that has no surprises is as bland as oatmeal. Surprise the reader with the unexpected verb or adjective. Use one startling adjective per page.

  Anne Bernays

  Nice, Writing, Oatmeal

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• A photograph isn't necessarily a lie, but nor is it the truth. It's more of a fleeting, subjective impression. What I most like about photography is the moment that you can't anticipate: you have to be constantly watching for it, ready to welcome the unexpected.

  Martine Franck

  Photography, Lying, Fleeting

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• Personal style is about taking a risk, trying something unexpected, and having fun with fashion, but always being true to yourself.

  Ralph Lauren

  Fashion, Fun, Risk

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• Never judge others. You both know good and well how unexpected events can change who a person is. Always keep that in mind. You never know what someone else is experiencing within their own life.

  Colleen Hoover

  Judging, Mind, Events

  Colleen Hoover (2012). “Slammed”, p.223, Simon and Schuster

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• What is so interesting about giving is not only that it pays, but that it pays in such unexpected ways. When you live with generosity, blessings come to you from corners and avenues you never would have expected.

  Bob Burg

  Blessing, Giving, Interesting

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• Discovering the unexpected is more important than confirming the known.

  George E. P. Box

  Important, Testers, Discovering

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• If I always appear prepared, it is because before entering an undertaking, I have meditated long and have foreseen what might occur. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly and secretly what I should do in circumstances unexpected by others; it is thought and preparation

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Long, Preparation, Might

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• Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains...

  Diane Ackerman

  Summer, Nature, Memories

  "A Natural History of the Senses". Book by Diane Ackerman, 1990.

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• The marvels of daily life are exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street.

  Robert Doisneau

  Movie, Photography, Directors

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