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Julius CaesarWhich death is preferably to every other? The unexpected.

—  Julius Caesar, 100-44 BC, Roman general & Consul

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Vladimir NabokovLife is a great surprise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one.

—  Vladimir Nabokov, 1899-1977, Russian-American writer

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Charles de GaulleSince a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.

—  Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President

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Sun TzuSpeed is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike him where he has taken no precautions.

—  Sun Tzu, c. 5th cent. BC, Chinese general & military strategist

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Benjamin DisraeliWhat we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens.

—  Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Prime Minister

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VoltaireThe husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

—  Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer

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Henry FordOne of the greatest discoveries a person makes, one of their great surprises, is to find they can do what they were afraid they couldn't do.

—  Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American industrialist, founder of FORD

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Charles BaudelaireThere is no sweeter pleasure than to surprise a man by giving him more than he hopes.

—  Charles Baudelaire, 1821-1867, French poet

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Saul BellowUnexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is.

—  Saul Bellow, 1914-2005, Canadian-American writer, Nobel 1976

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Eugene IonescoLife is surprising, a lot of unexpected things can happen to you. Small, not big ones.

—  Eugene Ionesco, 1912-1994, French-Romanian playwright

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Carl von ClausewitzIn war, more than anywhere else, things never turn out the way we expect them to.

—  Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831, Prussian military theorist

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Arthur Conan DoyleThe unexpected has happened so continually in my life that it has ceased to deserve the name.

—  Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930, British writer

Coco ChanelIn 1919 I woke up famous.

—  Coco Chanel, 1883-1971, French fashion designer

William MaxwellIt was the unexpected that happened, always.

—  William Maxwell, 1908-2000, American writer

Marshall McLuhanTo the blind all things are sudden.

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

Ashleigh BrilliantLook how often the unexpected happens
yet we still never expect it.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Ashleigh BrilliantMy life so far has been a long series of things I wasn't ready for.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Jules VerneIt seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning...and let anything better come as a surprise.

—  Jules Verne, 1826-1905, French writer

Philip DickI'm a strange person. Sometimes I hardly know what I'm going to do or say next. Sometimes I seem a stranger to myself. Sometimes what I do surprises me and I can't understand why I do it.

—  Philip Dick, 1928-1982, American sci-fi writer

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Terry PratchettInside every old person is a young person wondering what happened.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

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