Shock Quotes

I work in show business - there's nothing that shocks me anymore!

Just as the body goes into shock after a physical trauma, so does the human psyche go into shock after the impact of a major loss.

It's a shock for me to go through and see all those years of painting my life, which is very personal for me. It's a very difficult thing for an artist to look back at his work.

Going gray is like ejaculating: you know it can happen prematurely, but when it does it comes as a total shock.

The shock caused by the September 11 events has also lead to a thorough reflection on the existing disparity between rich and poor countries, on the misery of populations of the South.

Most theists are deists most of the time, in practice if not in theory. They practice the absence of God instead of the presence of God.

By the way, if you get mad at your Mac laptop and wonder who designed this demonic device, notice the manufacturer's icon on top: an apple with a bite out of it.

There is only one kind of shock worse than the totally unexpected: the expected for which one has refused to prepare.

There is a feeling of disbelief that comes over you, that takes over, and you kind of go through the motions. You do what you're supposed to do, but in fact you're not there at all.

Concentrated serum albumin fractionated from blood plasma was effective in battlefield treatment of shock.

It is so friendly so simply friendly and though inevitable not a sadness and though occurring not a shock.

Humor is based on surprise, and surprise is a milder way of saying shock. It's surprise that makes the joke.

Civilized society is one huge bourgeoisie: no nobleman dares now shock his greengrocer.

The shock of photographed atrocities wears off with repeated viewings, just as the surprise and bemusement felt the first time one sees a pornographic movie wear off after one sees a few more.

Many readers judge of the power of a book by the shock it gives their feelings.

Satire of satire tends to be self-canceling, and deliberate shock tactics soon lose their ability to shock, especially when they're too deliberate.

I am still in shock and awe at being fired.

My divorce was like a death - a genuine death of commitment and love. After I got over the shock, I was like, tell me theres some way we can save this. We can save this, right?

I had always loved John Ford's pictures. And I came to love him, too, but I was frightened to death working for him. He used the shock treatment while directing me.

The shock of any trauma, I think changes your life. It's more acute in the beginning and after a little time you settle back to what you were. However it leaves an indelible mark on your psyche.

One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.

Most of us are about as eager to change as we were to be born, and go through our changes in a similar state of shock.

There is, though, nothing that prepares us for the worst things in our life. There is nothing you can do to stop the shock, or buffer the pain.

I had rather stand the shock of a basilisk than the fury of a merciless pen.

I drop the other Chest to the ground in shock. "What number are you? I'm Four." He squints at me and then offers his hand. "I'm Nine. Good job staying alive, Number Four.

I was a Reagan backer. It was a shock for some people that I could agree with anything that man would say.

His letter was like the shock produced by a cold bath.

Parenthood always comes as a shock. Postpartum blues? Postpartum panic is more like it. We set out to have a baby; what we get is a total take-over of our lives.

I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.

Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable.

Better to sink beneath the shock Than moulder piecemeal on the rock!

I've been on shows that go for shock value

I don't like the phrase shock value. Surprise is essential in comedy, and if people are shocked by what I consider merely surprising, then that's their shock. But there is no joke without surprise.

What you end up with is outrageousness without the laugh - comedy as electro shock therapy.

Really, we don't relate our Atlanta setup to here. I feel like the shock [absorber] package will be different and the springs will certainly be different than Atlanta.

My gayness became quietly accepted and, shock of all shocks, life went on.

Young kids should be doing music that has shock value. They'll grow out of it.

As an individual becomes aware of subliminal phenomena, the shock may cause him some initial physical or emotional discomfort - possibly even concern over his sanity.

When I first went on tour with PJ in '98, I was still in shock having gone through the Soundgarden break up.

No severe or prolonged bodily illness followed this incident of the red-room: it only gave my nerves a shock, of which I feel the reverberation to this day.

The march of human progress seemed mainly a matter of getting over that initial shock of being here.

For me, noise is not something I use to shock, or because it's funny, or weird, or whatever. I use it because I find it beautiful.

Come the three corners of the world in arms, and we shall shock them.

When my name started popping up I was quite irritated and a little bit in shock.

Information is shock resistance. Arm yourself.

Remember that a man, a true man, never hates. His rages and his bad moods never last beyond the present moment-like electric shocks.

If you send your work to the magazines, you may be in for a shock. You may get a rejection note. The worst kind. A printed form. And probably you will be shattered. Shattered.

Around the time of 'The Lord of the Rings,' it was a shock to me just how big it is to be on that kind of media juggernaut. It was a big thing and the scrutiny was shocking.

What a thrill, what a shock, to be alive on a morning in June, prosperous, almost scandalously privileged, with a simple errand to run.

It's a pretty big shock to realise that the only people you can identify with are psychopathic killers.