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• I am astounded ... 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, -- on seeing a demonstration of Edison's new talking machine in 1888...
• When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.
  But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years....
• Jacques: First, you must get to know your lane. Feel the slickness, feel the slippery finish.
  Caresses it, experience it. Quite smooth, isn't it?...
• You're unusually limber this morning. "I'll say. Devinoni Rai.
  It's ridiculous and wonderful. I feel completely out of control....
• Only a fool is astonished by the foolishness of mankind. -- Edward Abbey
• Sir, he is reading as fully human. What is there, an echo in here?
  I am sensing an emotional presence, Captain. I would normally describe it as being terrified....
• I accept chaos. I am not sure whether it accepts me.
  I know some people are terrified of the bomb. But then some people are terrified to be seen carrying a modern screen magazine....
• Joey: All right. [gets up] Monica: [stopping him] No!
  Joey, we swore we'd never tell! Chandler: [running over and joining Monica] They'll never understand!...
• I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it.