Astounded Quotations

It was because of my deep concerns about nuclear weapons that I went to Hiroshima. And then I was astounded in Hiroshima to find that nobody had really studied it.

I was astounded to learn that Alaskan caves might be hiding secrets about the earliest people ever to enter the Americas. That's when I began to picture a story that would start with kayaking and lead into the caves.

I'm astounded by people who can listen to music when they write. I can only assume that they have multi-track brains, while mine is decidedly single.

As a member of both the energy and environment committees, I am constantly astounded by how many of my colleagues prefer to focus on what the government can do for the nuclear or coal industries rather than why the government should support clean and sustainable energy.

I've been astounded to discover how good to their teams and crew that Marvel are. They're so collaborative, so smart with their stories. They have rich, dynamic characters which are so much fun to play.

People walked out astounded by what players they are. They're comparable to many of the men who are well known.

I have colleges in programs that are somewhat similar to the GEAR UP program. But they are astounded when they look at the success that this program has had.

I'm astounded at how popular Ruby has become. There's still a large gap where you're going to need enterprise-level features and that's still missing.

I was astounded to hear there was a $17 million deficit.

People are astounded to know that 45,000 doctors' offices nationwide do surgery in their offices, but only 2,000 are accredited.

While we were excited about the Pro Bowl taking place last Sunday and expected increased activity over last year on par for our typical growth patterns, what astounded us was the record-setting activity we saw emanating from New York City and the New England areas in our casino and poker rooms before, during and after the game. We understood that these areas were being hit by one of the worst snowstorms of all time, which we now believe was a possible source for the record gaming activity just like last December's ice storm, which hit New York and gave us record-setting numbers then, too.

Trevor's a (state) runner-up, so we're real excited the way he's wrestling. But we're astounded at the way Dan Norton is wrestling. He's absolutely outstanding. ... He didn't place at all in districts last year and to become the big second in districts behind Trevor, the No. 1 seed, that's really exciting.

We are just astounded by the overwhelming support we've received, ... It is just one of the advantages of living in small town USA.

I'm not over-fond of animals. I am merely astounded by them.

When people taste our strawberries, lettuce and cucumbers, they're just astounded by the taste.

When I went to pick him up I was astounded by how much respect and reverence everyone seemed to have for him.

The government is out to destroy him. I'm actually astounded by it. I'm stunned.

I've been astounded by the reception. I knew it was going to be well-received because of focus groups we did, but this has surpassed my greatest expectations.

I've been astounded by Bush in his relationship with Republicans in Congress. In my lifetime, there has been no Republican president who has spent as much effort and as much time electing people of his own party to the Congress, or less time talking to them after they got there.

They, astounded at the flash of the armor, and the swiftness of the charge, and attacked by showers of arrows and missiles, half naked as they were, never stopped to resist but gave way.

They were as astounded as we were at how isolated it was. As far as they knew, neither of their clans had ever been to the area.

He acted as though he didn't know where he was, and he immediately got the attention of the producers and the director of the film. He was chosen for the part on that basis -- they didn't know what to think of him. They were astounded by him.

He astounded me by continually calling me 'queer'

The doctors were astounded to know she wasn't a smoker and said second-hand smoke was the cause of her illness.

All of us are astounded by the momentum of the mutual-fund industry. It's an awesome thing to behold.