Terry Teachout

Not surprisingly, my parents' generation did everything they could to make life easier for their own children. Was that good for us? I wonder. It certainly didn't do us any good from a cultural point of view. I'm struck by how few boomers have embraced adult culture in middle age.

American Critic

Lewis Howes

The key in telling stories that people relate to is, not surprisingly, vulnerability and authenticity. That means that letting people know the struggle behind your brand - the failures and mistakes - and how you got through them is really important.

American Author

Seth MacFarlane

I think at times I read too much of my own press. I wish I was better at taking in how great my life is, but that's surprisingly elusive. I tend to be very hard on myself and insecure about failing no matter what happens.

American Cartoonist

Richard Thaler

As every successful parent learns, one way to encourage good behavior, from room-cleaning to tooth-brushing, is to make it fun. Not surprisingly, the same principle applies to adults. Adults like to have fun, too.

American Economist

Jacqueline Novogratz

Not surprisingly, most people feel most beautiful when they are involved in an act of service, or are doing something that makes them feel generous, connected, or seen by others.

American Businesswoman

Sallie Patrick

I was a fan of the original 'Dynasty' - the fabulous fashion, the spectacular camp, but also the characters who carried the camp into surprisingly emotional places.

American Producer

Jane Pauley

I would not take for granted that my personal life - because I knew better than anybody - that it was just a life. It was surprisingly an ordinary life.

American Journalist

Paolo Bacigalupi

Mostly I sat down and said, 'I'm not going to write a boring story.' And that actually, surprisingly, solves most of your problems.

American Writer

Roger Allam

A lot of actors are relatively shy people, surprisingly, so acting is a way of not being shy - and being paid not to be shy.

English Actor

John F. Kennedy Jr.

I have a pretty normal life, surprisingly.

American Lawyer

Use 'surprisingly' when a situation defies common expectations.

Unexpected Context

Conveys the speaker's strong emotional response to the unexpected situation.

Stress Emotion

Often introduces a statement that is ironic or opposite to what is anticipated.

Preceding Irony

Enhances the degree to which an outcome is seen as unexpected.

Intensity Level

Points out a contrast or surpasses a comparison with what was assumed.

Contrast and Compare

Attracts a listener's interest by hinting that the following information is novel.

Engage Interest

 and massive degradation of lakes and rivers. Surprisingly, agriculture is the biggest contributor to climate change. It generates 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. That's more than the emissions from all electricity and industry, or from all the world's planes, trains and automobiles. Most agricultural emissions come from tropical deforestation, methane from animals and rice fields,

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 That's helping us understand how diseases like tuberculosis have evolved over the centuries so we can build better treatments for people today. Ancient skeletons can tell us a surprisingly great deal about the past. So if your remains are someday buried intact,

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 they are also surprisingly comfortable with the insects in their fur sloths actually have a special relationship with a moth called the sloth mop and you can see him crawling all over her right now and these moths spend their entire life on the back of the

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 but many of us give surprisingly little attention and care to it. This neglect is often the result of a major misunderstanding. Sleep isn't lost time, or just a way to rest when all our important work is done. Instead, it's a critical function,

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 And surprisingly, in many people, especially those with diabetes, which affects the nerves that carry pain, a heart attack may be silent. If you think that someone might be having a heart attack, the most important thing is to respond quickly.

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 better management of limited water resources, and limiting further development, it may be possible to curb desertification while protecting our surprisingly rich desert ecosystems.

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 experiments revealed that goldfish recognize their owners they have surprisingly good memories to five months are long they're extendable jaw help suck up food the edible bets are

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 water it's early may and the tawny isle nest is surprisingly quiet only the youngest member of the family remains the rest are exploring the world

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 By early summer, the chicks are surprisingly well-developed and now look ready to take on the world.

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