Puzzled Quotes

• There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.

  Deepak Chopra

  Inspirational, Motivational, Spiritual

  "Oceans of Wisdom". Book by J. T. Linda, p. 91, April 23, 2013.

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• And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.

  Dr. Seuss

  Christmas, Holiday, Mean

  Dr. Seuss (1995). “Six by Seuss”, Prop Pub Juv

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• Many have puzzled themselves about the origin of evil. I am content to observe that there is evil, and that there is a way to escape from it, and with this I begin and end.

  John Newton

  Evil, Way, Ends

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• If the rose puzzled its mind over the question how it grew, it would not have been the miracle that it is.

  Jack Butler Yeats

  Flower, Rose, Miracle

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• He was already looking at their relationship through the lens of the past tense. It puzzled her, the ability of romantic love to mutate, how quickly a loved one could become a stranger. Where did the love go? Perhaps real love was familial, somehow, linked to blood, since love for children did not die as romantic love did.

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  Children, Real, Romantic Love

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2013). “Americanah”, p.314, Anchor

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• The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.

  Douglas Horton

  Art, Simplicity, Simple Life

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• I am really puzzled to understand myself.

  Lincoln Steffens

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• You must always be puzzled by mental illness. The thing I would dread most, if I became mentally ill, would be your adopting a common sense attitude; that you could take it for granted that I was deluded.

  Ludwig Wittgenstein

  Funny, Attitude, Common Sense

  "Personal Recollections" by Rush Rhees, Ch. 6, 1981.

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• [Christians] practiced moderation and chastity in marriage, for example, and Galen was puzzled at how they were able to do so. His comments are a kind of back-handed compliment, I suppose.

  Larry Hurtado

  Christian, Example, Able

  Source: www.patheos.com

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• He leaned over to kiss the top of my head, and then groaned. I looked at him, puzzled. "You smell so good in the rain," he explained. "In a good way, or in a bad way?" I asked cautiously. He sighed. "Both, always both.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Rain, Kissing, Smell

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• Because,” he said quietly as she stood up, “until you walked into it, this was an ordinary garden.” Puzzled, Elizabeth tipped her head. “What is it now?” “Heaven.

  Judith McNaught

  Garden, Heaven, Ordinary

  Judith McNaught (1991). “Almost Heaven”, p.372, Simon and Schuster

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• Let every man shovel out his own snow, and the whole city will be passable," said Gamache. Seeing Beauvoir's puzzled expression he added, "Emerson." "Lake and Palmer?" "Ralph and Waldo.

  Louise Penny

  Men, Lakes, Expression

  Louise Penny (2007). “A Fatal Grace: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel”, p.145, Macmillan

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• In any case, fire burns; that's its nature, and you can't expect to change that. You can use it to cook your meat or to burn down your neighbor's house. And is the fire you use for cooking any different from the one you use for burning? And does that mean you should eat your supper raw?" Maddy shook her head, still puzzled. "So what you're saying is . . . I shouldn't play with fire," she said at last. Of course you should," said One-Eye gently. "But don't be surprised if the fire plays back.

  Joanne Harris

  Eye, Mean, Fire

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• I am amiable. Vague. Puzzled. Messy-haired.

  Neil Gaiman

  Messy, Amiable, Vague

  Source: www.teenink.com

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• D'you ever wonder what it would be like if our positions were reversed?' I ask. At Jack's puzzled look I continue. 'If we whites were in charge instead of you Crosses?' 'Can't say it's ever crossed my mind,' Jack shrugs. 'I used to think about it a lot,' I sigh. 'Dreams of living in a world with no more discrimination, no more prejudice, a fair police force, an equal justice system, equality of education, equality of life, a level playing field.

  Malorie Blackman

  Dream, Thinking, Justice

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• You may not see it now," said the Princess of Pure Reason, looking knowingly at Milo's puzzled face, "but whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way.

  Norton Juster

  Princess, Purpose, May

  Norton Juster (2011). “The Phantom Tollbooth”, p.190, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim.

  William Feather

  Life, Thank You, Appreciation

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• The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science.

  Erich Fromm

  Art, Creation, Capacity

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• Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country - and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians.

  Charles Krauthammer

  Trust, Country, Witty

  "Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan War that is Destroying America". Book by Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel, 2007.

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• I like noise. It's always puzzled me why one of the goals of contemporary recording is to get rid of noise and to eliminate any element of a performance.

  Moby

  Goal, Elements, Noise

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• I see myself as a citizen of the planet. Even as a child, I always found it mindless to root for your own team. I was puzzled by the fact that people said their own team was better than other teams simply because it was theirs.

  Wallace Shawn

  Children, Team, Roots

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no life. When they said that God is three, I was puzzled even more but could not argue. I believed it, simply because I had to have respect for the faith of my parents.

  Cat Stevens

  Jesus, Parent, Three

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• Morgant?" Taran asked, turning a puzzled glance to Gwydion. "How can there be honor for such a man?" "It is easy to judge evil unmixed," replied Gwydion. "But, alas, in most of us good and bad are closely woven as the threads on a loom; greater wisdom than mine is needed for the judging.

  Lloyd Alexander

  Men, Evil, Judging

  Lloyd Alexander (2013). “The Chronicles of Prydain”, p.351, Macmillan

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• I think bullfights are for men who aren't very brave and wish they were. If you saw one you'll know what I mean. Remember after all the cape work when the bull tries to kill something that isn't there? Remember how he gets confused and uneasy, sometimes just stands and looks for an answer? Well, then they have to give him a horse or his heart will break. He has to get his horns into something solid or his spirit dies. Well, I'm that horse. And that's the kind of men I get, confused and puzzled. If they can get a horn into me, that's a little triumph.

  John Steinbeck

  Horse, Confused, Heart

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• People like you should be stopped, Mr. Woodrow,' she mused aloud, with a puzzled shake of her wise head. 'You think you're solving the world's problems but actually you're the problem.

  John le Carre

  Wise, Thinking, People

  John le Carre (2005). “The Constant Gardener: A Novel”, p.112, Simon and Schuster

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