Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many.
Baruch Spinoza

For myself, I can only say that I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the results of this evening's experiments. Astonished at the wonderful power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever.
Arthur Sullivan

I am astonished each time I come to the U.S. by the ignorance of a high percentage of the population, which knows almost nothing about Latin America or about the world. It's quite blind and deaf to anything that may happen outside the frontiers of the U.S.
Eduardo Galeano

I am frequently astonished that it so often results in correct predictions of experimental results.
Murray Gell-Mann

I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religion - I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more - I could be martyred for my religion - Love is my religion - I could die for that.
John Keats

I often imagine that the longer he studies English literature the more the Japanese student must be astonished at the extraordinary predominance given to the passion of love both in fiction and in poetry.
Lafcadio Hearn

I was so astonished that another had penetrated so deeply into the secrets of my soul, and that he knew what I did not know myself, that when I recovered from it he had already been long upon the street.
Max Muller

I'm astonished by my success.
Danielle Steel

I'm still astonished that somebody would offer me a job and pay me to do what I wanted to do.
Chuck Jones

If some longing goes unmet, don't be astonished. We call that Life.
Anna Freud

If there are similarities, it's simply because the same thoughts that occurred to other people also occurred to me. I'd be astonished if anyone could come up with any truly original powers that were at all interesting any more.
Brad Bird

Immensely grateful, touched, proud, astonished, abashed.
Boris Pasternak

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
Andre Maurois

Job was astonished at seeing Almighty God so intent on doing good to us that He seems to have nothing more at heart than to love us and to induce us to love Him in return.
Alphonsus Liguori

Music is like girlfriends to me; I'm continually astonished by the choices other people make.
David Lee Roth

People do not always understand the motives of sublime conduct, and when they are astonished they are very apt to think they ought to be alarmed. The truth is none are fit judges of greatness but those who are capable of it.
Jane Porter

The name of my ailment was longing, and it was not cured till I finally went to the department store and counted out the money in small coins before the dismayed clerk. When I came to the house, I held up the instrument before the eyes of the astonished household.
William Christopher Handy

We were astonished by the beauty and refinement of the art displayed by the objects surpassing all we could have imagined - the impression was overwhelming.
Howard Carter

When we see a natural style, we are astonished and charmed; for we expected to see an author, and we find a person.
Blaise Pascal

When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
Fran Lebowitz