Surprise

Famous quotes containing the word surprise:

“The surprise is half the battle. Many things are half the battle, losing is half the battle. Let’s think about what’s the whole battle.”
—David Mamet, U.S. screenwriter, and Brian DePalma. Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner)

“It’s such a surprise for the Eastern eyes to see,
That though the English are effete
They’re quite impervious to heat.”
—Noël Coward (1899–1973)

“What we were after now was the old surprise visit. That was a real kick, good for laughs and lashings of the old ultraviolence.”
—Stanley Kubrick (b. 1928)