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It's shocking the things we call love.

It's no surprise to say I oppose the ban [of Donald Trump].If we only allow free speech for those we already agree with, is that free speech at all?

Shoot for the secrets, develop for the surprises

I hope it won't come as a surprise to anyone that a big part of male homosexual behavior is interest in young boys.

Most archivists don't like surprises. That's why we work in the past.

This was a surprise to us, since most people assumed that you don't get periodontal problems until you are age 35 or 40. We found it's more prevalent than anyone believed at a much younger age than anyone had thought.

We did it, but it's tough to get all the way through. It won't surprise me to see somebody playing a fourth game in four days, the league is like that this year. This was the most games that came down to last three minutes, at least our most in 10 years and yet we were 27-2, which means we were there to finish the deal. But in a one-game tournament anything can happen.

Did not you? I did for you. But that is one great difference between us. Compliments always take you by surprise, and me never.

We're playing at Penn State, which is 15-14. That's a surprise to me, but stranger things have happened to me this year.

We've been here. We kind of understand what's going on and hopefully we'll be ready those first five minutes. I'd say it was a big surprise for us to see that 12 seed. But we're definitely going to take it. We're not going to argue about it.

We didn't underestimate them. We knew they moved well without the ball. They didn't surprise us.

We've shifted focus here. It's been earnings, earnings, earnings all week, now its the economic reports, ... Unfortunately, it's a mixed bag and the biggest surprise was the GDP reading.

The fact that I still have a chance to play does surprise me. I probably won't practice all week, but that's OK. I'm doing some drills and trying to stay in shape. I just want to be ready to play on Wednesday.

The fact that I'm an African-American man as a lead, it really doesn't surprise me at all because I've never seen myself as a victim or any of those things. I just thought that when I wasn't a lead before, it was just shortsighted.

We have so many great candidates. Our biggest surprise has been that our inductees who have accomplished so much are just as honored as we are to have been chosen.

There is considerable momentum here that will not be easily slowed. This economy is strong, and it is likely to surprise on the upside.

What we did last year puts a target on us. We're not going to surprise anybody this year. They know our history. We just have to not take it casually. We have to be ready for every game.

My whole life has largely been one of surprises.

A woman's mind is as complex as the contents of her handbag; even when you get to the bottom of it, there is ALWAYS something at the bottom to surprise you!

I was 15, not 14, when I was inside there [Auschwitz], 15, and for me both were actually a surprise.

You can't reinvent the wheel. You've got to just take the best from all the other shows and try to make it work, because there's the "live show Gods" that dictate if there are going to be any surprises, if there's a very commercial film that's a Best Picture. There are a lot of things that are out of my control, but I do my best.

There are worries about mechanical failures, lost ballots, all kinds of things. But I think the market is prepared for a delay in the results. I don't think it will be as much of a surprise as it was in 2000.

If you take a man by surprise, and behave with sufficient arrogance, he will generally do what you ask. -Emerson

History is full of surprises.

I can be a lady - surprise!

We won't exercise. You can write that if you want, though I don't think it will be a surprise to anybody.

Surprise yourself every day with your own courage.

We were caught by surprise when we got to the stadium and Brandon had a stomach virus. He had a 103-degree fever. We were fortunate it was this game.

When was the last time you wanted to say it all to the right person? To have it all come out right, to surprise yourself at how together you could be. When was the last time you ever met someone who made you want to give it all to them? I mean give yourself to them. Where you couldn't express yourself enough - like you wanted to cut off one of your arms to be understood. That's it - you would cut your head off to have someone understand you. You know how pointless that one is. You know how many times you've smashed yourself to bits on the rocks.

There are two different uses for a zone. Surprise and change or simplicity and execution. We use it for surprise.

Louis was going to surprise a lot of people, but he wasn't going to surprise us. What he did in that game, he can do more.

Loren is no surprise to me. He understands golf, and he knows he's not a power player. His short game is one of the best in all of golf.

So far we're playing pretty well. We knew that our offense was going to be able to produce runs and our defense has been very solid the last couple of years. The big surprise has been the pitching. We have two freshmen who have done outstanding work.

So far, the biggest surprise is how effective a job the government is doing. The case is stronger than I thought it would be. The witnesses have been more effective than I thought they would be. And the young prosecutors have more than held their own against the more experienced defense attorneys.

So it's not a surprise that he's got something to say about it and that he's getting upset. Because that's his style, and I know that.

So it didn't really surprise me a lot, ... that he's thrown that hard off the mound.

So many of today's younger generations live the digital lifestyle. So, it's no surprise to see them maximize broadband options like AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet to enjoy digital music and movies, instant messaging, streaming video, online gaming and more during special occasions -- and throughout the year. We're all experiencing the ongoing evolution -- and convergence -- of communications and entertainment as fast-paced, always-on, go-anywhere technologies, like these, continue to grow roots in the mainstream.

She's just a classy, brilliant woman. Working with her was certainly a bonus and a pleasant surprise -- I learned a lot,

She's been a surprise early. We knew she would develop as the year went on, but she's done it sooner than we thought and that's probably why we've had the success we've had early on.

On any given day, I think anybody in the top 10 could potentially be on the podium. I definitely am shooting for a medal, and I think I can surprise some people.

On a local level we certainly will look at the opportunity to weigh in on this one. It is no surprise that rates are going up but this kind of increase is a shock.

So many times, people want you to stay the way you were, be as you were before because they want to encapsulate you in a time so they can remember their youth. But you're here to continually push forward and move forward. That's where I'm at - I just want to always surprise people.

She has been a surprise in the middle distance and distance events.

She doesn't want kids to go through what she has gone through. People hear the horror stories, but don't get to see this part of the drug abuse. They don't get to see them sick like this. It doesn't surprise me that this is what she wanted to do. It was one of her last wishes, and I'm very proud of it.

Since they never showed us their hand, it's pretty obvious they didn't have a hand to show. It doesn't surprise me at all. I don't think they had anything from the beginning.

Since the US remains the biggest and most lucrative pharmaceutical market in the world, it is no surprise to find companies eager to develop individual US pricing departments. Having a US pricing department is critical because it allows companies to be more flexible and better positioned to respond to the ever- changing pharmaceutical environment in the US.

Since there were positive numbers for same-store sales, it served as a bit of a surprise that moved the stock price up. Had those sales shrunk, there would have been a surprise to the down side as well.

Since I've been in the league, it's something you've always had to spend a lot of time on as an offensive coach, ... If you're not ready, it certainly can surprise you.

She's a favorite, for sure. I think she's improved a lot from last season. It wouldn't be much of a surprise if she ended up winning state this season.

She may be a big surprise for a lot of people.

Most upside against our estimates came from equity trading as with Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. The positive surprise ... was that mortgage trading results were actually up on last year.

McAfee hasn't put any pressure on them. It would surprise me to see anyone bullying them, because sharing code is all about trust and mutual consent.

Maybe, we caught them by surprise a little bit. We're not a pressure team. Most of our games are played in the low 40s - the 30's sometimes. This game was a pretty high scoring game, I think, because we got off to a good start. After that, everything rolled together.

Maybe we are not good enough yet. Maybe we're not there. Maybe it shouldn't surprise anybody. I thought we played good 5-on-5; the power play and the penalty kill, that's where we made our mistakes. Could we have won the game? Yes. But we lost it. I don't think we are worse than they are. Maybe we're not as talented.

Media is so ubiquitous in America that we take it for granted. It's like turning on your tap and water comes out. You turn on your radio and you expect to hear music or commentary. But there are large portions of the world where people have no credible information whatsoever, and it's no surprise that these tend to be the same areas where there is endemic poverty, injustice and a lack of democracy.

My feeling is that these attacks on him are going to subside by the (end of the year), and my surprise is that the Clintons will enjoy Christmas 1997 with the highest popularity rating of any president since the 1950's,

My getting to this position is something that doesnt completely surprise me at this point,

Nobody expected this and now that it's there we will work very hard to fight back again. It's not a big surprise and that's the way it goes. It is honestly a surprise it did take that long before it happened.

One of the wonderful things about Hancock was his facial expressions. Not just his hang-dog expression, where he looks as if the whole world is going to fall on his head. He could do disgust, surprise - the camera used to pan in on his face, and he would display a whole range of emotions.

One surprise in 2005 will be that business capital spending will be back in a big way especially as cash is at record levels on balance sheets and as companies ensure that they stay competitive.

Of course, the police wanted him for some outstanding warrants against him, so it didn't surprise me he didn't voluntarily show up to the courthouse.

Occasionally, I do get stopped somewhere because people have seen the video. Sometimes it'll surprise me. I'll have my hair under a beanie, hiding it, and I'll still get stopped. Which is really like, 'Whoa! You can't really see my face!' because I have a lot of hair.

Obviously, you have days like this, but I don't think we were doing anything out of the ordinary or out of our limitations. It's just a surprise because we normally don't have engine failures.

None of these items should have come as a surprise to anyone.

One thing that tended to surprise a lot of people this year is that the market was going up on the back of very little net foreign inflow.

My favorite magazine is the 'Harvard Business Review.' If someone sat across from me in a restaurant and didn't know me, that might surprise them.

New South Wales has been getting a lot of flak for holding back the national economy, but the latest signs point to a turnaround. We think the state will surprise the doomsters.

New developers really have to do something special to get people to see what they're doing. It doesn't surprise me at all.

Nobody would've projected him to be as good as he's been. It also leads you to believe that as smart as we are sometimes, maybe it's better sometimes to let players play just to see. Sometimes guys surprise you. Sometimes you misread a player, you just don't know how he's going to respond under pressure situations.

Possible baggage system vulnerabilities do not surprise me, ... This is a serious problem that puts lives and the U.S. infrastructure at risk.

Pope Benedict XVI's resignation is big on buzz but is not the stunning surprise claimed by many pundits. It is rather a further example of the German theology professor's style that informed his years as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, his term as pope, and the formation of his legacy to the church.

My surprise was when he told me he wasn't making the flight with the rest of his unit.

One thing I love to watch is when she rides, how strong (she is) and the control (she has). She is able to just pass people at the right time and surprise everyone. She holds back and when it is crucial she pulls ahead.

Nobody in the paddock was happier to see last season end than I. I worked hard this off season and I am really looking forward to 2006. I am optimistic that this is going to be a big year for us. There is a lot of similarity between this year and 2004 in that a lot of people are overlooking us heading into the season. I think we will surprise a few of the so called experts.

One of the Irish players scooped it back after the whistle and to our surprise the referee then gave a turnover.

I was going to be left alone on my butt at the other end of the continent. But why think about that when all the golden land's ahead of you and all kinds of unforseen events wait lurking to surprise you and make you glad you're alive to see?

I wouldn't necessarily predict this would be a trigger, but I wouldn't rule it out either. It wouldn't surprise me if you see money leaving the secondary mortgage market, leading housing prices to fall.

I would have to say the chief of staff's figure does surprise me. It's an awful lot for someone who worked in a position for 4-1/2 years.

I would have to say that the modern Sam Goody store is the epitome of what has gone wrong in the music retail world. It doesn't surprise me that this has happened, although I am not happy about it.

I guess if there's any surprise it's that I would have thought exports would have grown a little more than they did. But in the second quarter everyone else had weaker economies, although more recent signs are that things abroad are picking up. So maybe June was too soon to look for an increase.

If we get a downside surprise in retail sales, everybody will shrug it off. We all know that April was a bad month for the economy; the markets are really geared toward May.

If we play in the season like we've played in Spring Training, we're going to surprise a lot of people. The thing is, we hustle. We're ready to play. We don't want to embarrass South Florida. We're going to show the people everything that we have.

If we have a key going into that game, we have to handle the pressure. We also told the kids we have to play defense. If they can't score, they don't get in the press. We have to really concentrate defensively and on taking care of the ball. Hopefully, we can come out this weekend and get on a run and surprise some people.

If they end up spending 4 or 5 weeks there, it won't surprise me.

I don't have to pinch myself. I knew we were going to have a good team from the beginning. It was only a surprise for you all. We knew about this last summer when we started practicing.

I didn't make any changes to the side ahead of the Milan game so that they could be in harmony with one another. We will play with belief. We will not allow the opponents time or space. We could spring a surprise there. We believe we can achieve something using our head and heart.

I don't expect them to stay that high for long but it wouldn't surprise me if they moved higher before they drop, just because we do have lower inventories and it's not likely OPEC's going to raise production any time soon,

I don't feel like I said anything inappropriate. I told the truth. If he doesn't know who I am, then the surprise will be on him come Sunday. If he's worried more about me than someone else, that's fine with me.

I don't feel the need to be the hot chick every second of the day. I like to be able to surprise people when I turn it on. I want it to be like the movie 'She's All That' when they unveil her.

I don't know that there's been any surprise but the one thing that is evident is that his passion to play is unbridled and it's rubbed off on some other guys.

I don't know what it was. I think we just kind of took them by surprise and our defense was real good early.

I do not view the upside surprise as being terribly significant. There were very few areas of concern within the core.

I am hopeful that this team will be able to surprise some people this season.

I am surprised at the number of kids who are leaving the school. That did surprise me. We don't know if we can ever resolve that particular problem.

Cedric Griffin, he's going to surprise some people in the draft,

But it would not surprise me. If it did happen it would be pretty much a failure of leadership.

Burglary, disturbance, oh, does that surprise me? No. No, it does not surprise me. That's a very high number.

Imagine our surprise when their hub instantly returned my signal. Since the other office was still using the factory defaults on its wireless hub, I connected just fine. No hacking, no planning - just plain, dumb chance.

I loved getting everyone together, putting my heart into it and being able to surprise her.

I hardly expect to have any surprises. The surprise will come from GE helping people understand what can be done and will be done in the future. Instead of telling you a bunch of random numbers, we in fact may have ability to build a relevant quarterly earnings model.