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Shocking Quotes

I never thought that someone would be teaching one of my fanzines. I never thought I’d be off to lecture at a college. It’s still shocking to me Picture Quote #1

R.I.P. Alexander McQueen, a kind soul and brilliant creative genius. Sad and shocking. You’ve touched us all Picture Quote #1

Look at the news stand, you know? I mean, it’s a cacophony of famous people or people who want to be famous with blurbs all around it, and it’s supposed to be, you know, that’s supposed to be creativity in journalism. My God, it’s unbelievable. It’s shocking Picture Quote #1

I think it’s cultural racism more than anything, which dovetails with actual racism, but the cultural racism to me is even more shocking Picture Quote #1

I don’t know if it’s shocking, but I’m the world’s biggest klutz. I have been dancing since I was 3, and I have modeled, and I have good balance, but you wouldn’t know it. Hanging out with me, I do everything from spill food on myself to trip up stairs. I’m the queen of that, most definitely Picture Quote #1

It was really shocking to me that when I was dating a dude I could get married and my taxes were 8 grand less, blah blah blah Picture Quote #1

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I’ve been watching ‘Walking Dead’ with my son, and there is absolutely nothing in there I find shocking, but it’s cool, and I like it Picture Quote #1

That was the thing. You never got used to it, the idea of someone being gone. Just when you think it’s reconciled, accepted, someone points it out to you, and it just hits you all over again, that shocking Picture Quote #1

People are motivated by the desires for privilege, for power, for profit. Those are not shocking revelations. Anyone who’s had any experience in life knows these things Picture Quote #1

I think one of the most shocking things is how little our elected officials knew about what the NSA was doing. Congress is learning from the reporting and that’s staggering. Snowden and [former NSA employee] William Binney, who’s also in the film as a whistleblower from a different generation, are technical people who understand the dangers Picture Quote #1

I don’t really know what is shocking. When you tell the story of a man who is beheaded, you have to show how they cut off his head. If you don’t, it’s like telling a dirty joke and leaving out the punch line Picture Quote #1

If you purposefully look to shock people, it isn’t funny. That’s what 50 million dollar Hollywood comedies do ; try to be shocking and dirty Picture Quote #1

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What’s distinctively shocking about Machiavelli is that he didn’t care. He believed not only that politicians must do evil in the name of the public good, but also that they shouldn’t worry about it. He was unconcerned, in other words, with what modern thinkers call ‘the problem of dirty hands.’ Picture Quote #1

I will do almost anything for the sake of a joke or for the sake of someone’s real belief in something to help tell a story. I will not do something shocking for the sake of being nasty. If it’s not hurting anyone’s feelings, I’m in on the joke Picture Quote #1

The percentage of people that go to drama college in the U.K. is probably just like anywhere in the world. It’s a very hard business to work in. They say that, at any one time, there’s only 5% of actors in the world that are actually working and getting paid, which is a shocking percentage, really Picture Quote #1

The shocking possibility that dumb people don’t exist in sufficient numbers to warrant the millions of careers devoted to tending them will seem incredible to you. Yet that is my central proposition: the mass dumbness which justifies official schooling first had to be dreamed of; it isn’t real Picture Quote #1

The economic and social decline of Zimbabwe is shocking and appalling. Life there is unrecognisable from that of the recent past. Each day is a struggle for basic survival Picture Quote #1

I talk a lot about strength, faith and love, but I don’t ever talk about the fact that I am one of the most sensitive people in my family. That might be the most shocking, because you always see me fighting the good fight, with the strong face on, but I am the most emotional Picture Quote #1

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People expect me to me a ‘shock rocker,’ but there’s nothing you can do anymore to be shocking Picture Quote #1

Brilliant. . . . Marriage Confidential is both laugh-out-loud funny and gasp-out-loud shocking, and nothing less than a Feminine Mystique for our time. Mark my words, your marriage will change after reading this book Picture Quote #1

If you compare the violence in ‘Happy Valley’ to the violence in something like ‘Game of Thrones,’ it’s nothing. But it is shocking because it’s so real and grounded. The characters could live next door to you - they’re not in a remote fantasy world Picture Quote #1

I’d rather get a good clean laugh with good material, than an easy laugh by swearing or shocking. That’s not clever or comedic, anybody can get a laugh that way, it’s too easy Picture Quote #1

Frankly, most governments are used to lying to each other - to a degree that most people would find shocking. Part of diplomacy is the art of strategic lying Picture Quote #1

Gun violence is almost promoted onscreen in these huge blockbusters and then sex is still so shocking. But I also can understand that people find it uncomfortable, which I think is cool Picture Quote #1

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I never thought that someone would be teaching one of my fanzines. I never thought I’d be off to lecture at a college. It’s still shocking to me. (Shocking Quotes) R.I.P. Alexander McQueen, a kind soul and brilliant creative genius. Sad and shocking. You’ve touched us all. (Shocking Quotes) Look at the news stand, you know? I mean, it’s a cacophony of famous people or people who want to be famous with blurbs all around it, and it’s supposed to be, you know, that’s supposed to be creativity in journalism. My God, it’s unbelievable. It’s shocking. (Shocking Quotes) I think it’s cultural racism more than anything, which dovetails with actual racism, but the cultural racism to me is even more shocking. (Shocking Quotes) I don’t know if it’s shocking, but I’m the world’s biggest klutz. I have been dancing since I was 3, and I have modeled, and I have good balance, but you wouldn’t know it. Hanging out with me, I do everything from spill food on myself to trip up stairs. I’m the queen of that, most definitely. (Shocking Quotes) It was really shocking to me that when I was dating a dude I could get married and my taxes were 8 grand less, blah blah blah. (Shocking Quotes) I’ve been watching ‘Walking Dead’ with my son, and there is absolutely nothing in there I find shocking, but it’s cool, and I like it. (Shocking Quotes) That was the thing. You never got used to it, the idea of someone being gone. Just when you think it’s reconciled, accepted, someone points it out to you, and it just hits you all over again, that shocking. (Shocking Quotes) People are motivated by the desires for privilege, for power, for profit. Those are not shocking revelations. Anyone who’s had any experience in life knows these things. (Shocking Quotes) I think one of the most shocking things is how little our elected officials knew about what the NSA was doing. Congress is learning from the reporting and that’s staggering. Snowden and [former NSA employee] William Binney, who’s also in the film as a whistleblower from a different generation, are technical people who understand the dangers. (Shocking Quotes) I don’t really know what is shocking. When you tell the story of a man who is beheaded, you have to show how they cut off his head. If you don’t, it’s like telling a dirty joke and leaving out the punch line. (Shocking Quotes) If you purposefully look to shock people, it isn’t funny. That’s what 50 million dollar Hollywood comedies do ; try to be shocking and dirty. (Shocking Quotes) What’s distinctively shocking about Machiavelli is that he didn’t care. He believed not only that politicians must do evil in the name of the public good, but also that they shouldn’t worry about it. He was unconcerned, in other words, with what modern thinkers call ‘the problem of dirty hands.’ (Shocking Quotes) I will do almost anything for the sake of a joke or for the sake of someone’s real belief in something to help tell a story. I will not do something shocking for the sake of being nasty. If it’s not hurting anyone’s feelings, I’m in on the joke. (Shocking Quotes) The percentage of people that go to drama college in the U.K. is probably just like anywhere in the world. It’s a very hard business to work in. They say that, at any one time, there’s only 5% of actors in the world that are actually working and getting paid, which is a shocking percentage, really. (Shocking Quotes) The shocking possibility that dumb people don’t exist in sufficient numbers to warrant the millions of careers devoted to tending them will seem incredible to you. Yet that is my central proposition: the mass dumbness which justifies official schooling first had to be dreamed of; it isn’t real. (Shocking Quotes) The economic and social decline of Zimbabwe is shocking and appalling. Life there is unrecognisable from that of the recent past. Each day is a struggle for basic survival. (Shocking Quotes) I talk a lot about strength, faith and love, but I don’t ever talk about the fact that I am one of the most sensitive people in my family. That might be the most shocking, because you always see me fighting the good fight, with the strong face on, but I am the most emotional. (Shocking Quotes) People expect me to me a ‘shock rocker,’ but there’s nothing you can do anymore to be shocking. (Shocking Quotes) Brilliant. . . . Marriage Confidential is both laugh-out-loud funny and gasp-out-loud shocking, and nothing less than a Feminine Mystique for our time. Mark my words, your marriage will change after reading this book. (Shocking Quotes) If you compare the violence in ‘Happy Valley’ to the violence in something like ‘Game of Thrones,’ it’s nothing. But it is shocking because it’s so real and grounded. The characters could live next door to you - they’re not in a remote fantasy world. (Shocking Quotes) I’d rather get a good clean laugh with good material, than an easy laugh by swearing or shocking. That’s not clever or comedic, anybody can get a laugh that way, it’s too easy. (Shocking Quotes) Frankly, most governments are used to lying to each other - to a degree that most people would find shocking. Part of diplomacy is the art of strategic lying. (Shocking Quotes) Gun violence is almost promoted onscreen in these huge blockbusters and then sex is still so shocking. But I also can understand that people find it uncomfortable, which I think is cool. (Shocking Quotes)

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