T. S. Eliot
Poet, Playwright
"Every moment is a new and shocking transvaluation of all we have ever been."
Shocking quotes
Shocking
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Karl Lagerfeld
Fashion Designer, Photographer
"Vanity is the healthiest thing in life."
John Oliver
Comedian
"The disconnect between America and its military is shocking."
Djuna Barnes
Author, Poet
"The truth is how you say it, and to be 'one's self' is the most shocking custom of all."
Ted Hughes
Poet
"The gash in its throat was shocking, but not pathetic."
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"We live in a world where sort of nothing is shocking anymore."
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"I do not love; I do not love anybody except myself. That is a rather shocking thing to admit."
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"I am not a second option person. It is that or nothing. If it is not the way I see it I prefer not to see it."
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"It's actually shocking to me how hard it's been to get back into the movie business."
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