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Austin took his hog,Millhouse, to the auction hoping to raise at least $1,000, but to his surprise, he was able to bring in more than $11,000. The initial bidders came in high at $12 a pound, bringing in a total of almost $3,000 but the auctioneer informed the eager crowd they were going to open up the bidding to anyone who wanted to donate an additional dollar per pound that would go directly to charity. Austins dad said he was shocked when he saw dozens of hands go up. It was a sea of cards that just came up. – Jamie Lettner	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
My initial thought, when I found out I was pregnant, was, What am I going to do with a child ? i was living in Florida, away from all my family and friends. Having kids was never a thought of mine. I wanted to pursue my degree and establish a career. MOM SHOCKED TO FIND POLICE AT HOUSE PLAYING BASKETBALL WITH HER SONS I knew that now, my entire thought process would have to be re-evaluated, and I needed to figure out what to do next, she continued. Though the director of Majors academic program told her it would be nearly impossible to complete her studies with two babies on the way, she remained laser-focused on her studies, attending class every single day literally until the day I gave birth, as per Facebook. In May 2018, little Makenna and Makinlee were born early via C-section. One week later, Montoya Major was back in the classroom. The proud mom told Fox News that she never would have been able to weather the challenging season of life without the support of family and friends, especially her dad. Her father raised her as a widow, and always championed the importance of education as his daughter was the first in their family to attend college. Throughout this entire journey my father encouraged me the most although he was not physically there. My father and I are very close and have always been inseparable after my mother passed when I was young, Montoya Major told Fox News. Whenever I had an episode of wanting to quit school he always encouraged me that it would be worth it in the end. Nevertheless, the collegian would later reflect on that journey as the hardest year of my life balancing her studies and clinical rotations with caring for two newborns on her own. – Montoya Major	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
We are shocked by this development and our thoughts and prayers are in support of his family and loved ones. – Coffee Day Enterprises	Found on CNN 4 years ago
They told me the suspect is three houses from our house. I said, what, this teenager? They are all very nice. i would say hi to them. They are very nice kids. When I found out this morning, I was shocked. This is a quiet place. – Rosana Mendoza	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Well, the White house certainly has that ability, but Deputy Director Sue Gordon's more than capable of handling that job, i would be shocked, because that's what principal deputies are in place for. – Richard Burr	Found on CNN 4 years ago
He was shocked. He didn't think I'd be able to drive it like I did. – Jonathan Opatowsky	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I was totally shocked that it's happening so close to where I live, i very much thought it was something that only happened in America. – Sister Supporter volunteer Shanna Lennon	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I wasn't expecting any of this. A lot of celebrities were DM'ing, posting me. I'm kind of star struck. It's been hard to reset, there's so much going on. I'm still shocked that I'm even here. – Venus Williams	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I am deeply shocked by the death of Florijana Ismaili, my family and I would like to express our condolences to the Ismaili family and the near ones. – Xherdan Shaqiri	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I was totally shocked because it's such a small space. Everyone went crazy ! – Kyle Luker	Found on CNN 4 years ago
And then he hit me, he punched me here, and then again, and I was shocked. – Kenyan MP Fatuma Gedi	Found on CNN 4 years ago
In my 50 years, almost, of practicing law, I have never seen a case like this one because there is not a scintilla of criminal culpability that can be attributed to Cuba Gooding Jr. after I have extensively, with my staff, reviewed the video of almost two hours which reflects the entire event for which we are here today, mr. Gooding has not acted inappropriately in any shape or form. Nothing in the video could even be considered ambiguous and I, frankly, am shocked and horrified that this case is being prosecuted. – Mark Heller	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Tim McCormack is a well-respected, highly trained veteran pilot who also had tremendous local knowledge, having flown in this area for many years, we're all saddened and shocked. – Paul Dudley	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I think one of the by-products of the communications explosion is a sort of corruption fatigue. We've lost our ability to be shocked or enraged by the machinations of politicians. We've been battered with such frequency that we've become indifferent. We're punch drunk with scandal. – Larry Gelbart	added by Normando 4 years ago
People are not shocked when someone gets killed. – Salvador Nasralla	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
If you would have heard and seen the stuff sent and spoken to me over this last week, i was shocked -- and I have gotten a lot of hate in my life. People have told me that they will destroy me. – Michael Pfleger	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I was shocked how much attention that stuff got, hunter Biden didn't have sex with them. Hunter Biden didn't ask anyone to have sex with Hunter Biden. – Rudy Giuliani	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I was a bit shocked and surprised that The Stewards ' wrote a statement that was probably prepared by The Stewards ' lawyers and refused, literally refused, to take a single question from the media, so The Stewards ''ve been about as non-transparent about this whole thing as anything I have ever seen in my life. – Gary West	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Due to the chemicals that were in the building and the structural instability, it has been deemed unsafe for us to continue any search for the three subjects that are still unaccounted for, we are shocked and heartbroken by the tragedy. – Waukegan Fire Marshal Steven Lenzi	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Most Australians have little idea about how many data points organizations like political parties, let alone Facebook, have on each of them, they would be shocked and probably disgusted. – Glenn Kefford	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
With North Korea never promising to completely stop all missile testing — it only promised a self-imposed moratorium of testing long-range missiles such as ICBMs that can hit the U.S. homeland — we should not be shocked by North Korea's short-range launch. – Harry Kazianis	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
People are absolutely shocked that this happened, and they weren't planning for it, it has been a severe hardship for surviving families. – Ashlynne Haycock	Found on CNN 5 years ago
The American public would be shocked if the Supreme Court ruled that it's perfectly legal to fire someone because she is transgender or lesbian. That doesn't fit with American values of fair play and the idea that you should be judged on your work and not on who you are. – James Esseks	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I have NEVER knowingly taken any banned substance and when I found out the news last night I was totally shocked. – Jarrell Miller	Found on Reuters 5 years ago

Austin took his hog,Millhouse, to the auction hoping to raise at least $1,000, but to his surprise, he was able to bring in more than $11,000. The initial bidders came in high at $12 a pound, bringing in a total of almost $3,000 but the auctioneer informed the eager crowd they were going to open up the bidding to anyone who wanted to donate an additional dollar per pound that would go directly to charity. Austins dad said he was shocked when he saw dozens of hands go up. It was a sea of cards that just came up.

– Jamie Lettner

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

My initial thought, when I found out I was pregnant, was, What am I going to do with a child ? i was living in Florida, away from all my family and friends. Having kids was never a thought of mine. I wanted to pursue my degree and establish a career. MOM SHOCKED TO FIND POLICE AT HOUSE PLAYING BASKETBALL WITH HER SONS I knew that now, my entire thought process would have to be re-evaluated, and I needed to figure out what to do next, she continued. Though the director of Majors academic program told her it would be nearly impossible to complete her studies with two babies on the way, she remained laser-focused on her studies, attending class every single day literally until the day I gave birth, as per Facebook. In May 2018, little Makenna and Makinlee were born early via C-section. One week later, Montoya Major was back in the classroom. The proud mom told Fox News that she never would have been able to weather the challenging season of life without the support of family and friends, especially her dad. Her father raised her as a widow, and always championed the importance of education as his daughter was the first in their family to attend college. Throughout this entire journey my father encouraged me the most although he was not physically there. My father and I are very close and have always been inseparable after my mother passed when I was young, Montoya Major told Fox News. Whenever I had an episode of wanting to quit school he always encouraged me that it would be worth it in the end. Nevertheless, the collegian would later reflect on that journey as the hardest year of my life balancing her studies and clinical rotations with caring for two newborns on her own.

– Montoya Major

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

We are shocked by this development and our thoughts and prayers are in support of his family and loved ones.

– Coffee Day Enterprises

Found on CNN
4 years ago

They told me the suspect is three houses from our house. I said, what, this teenager? They are all very nice. i would say hi to them. They are very nice kids. When I found out this morning, I was shocked. This is a quiet place.

– Rosana Mendoza

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Well, the White house certainly has that ability, but Deputy Director Sue Gordon's more than capable of handling that job, i would be shocked, because that's what principal deputies are in place for.

– Richard Burr

Found on CNN
4 years ago

He was shocked. He didn't think I'd be able to drive it like I did.

– Jonathan Opatowsky

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I was totally shocked that it's happening so close to where I live, i very much thought it was something that only happened in America.

– Sister Supporter volunteer Shanna Lennon

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I wasn't expecting any of this. A lot of celebrities were DM'ing, posting me. I'm kind of star struck. It's been hard to reset, there's so much going on. I'm still shocked that I'm even here.

– Venus Williams

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I am deeply shocked by the death of Florijana Ismaili, my family and I would like to express our condolences to the Ismaili family and the near ones.

– Xherdan Shaqiri

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I was totally shocked because it's such a small space. Everyone went crazy !

– Kyle Luker

Found on CNN
4 years ago

And then he hit me, he punched me here, and then again, and I was shocked.

– Kenyan MP Fatuma Gedi

Found on CNN
4 years ago

In my 50 years, almost, of practicing law, I have never seen a case like this one because there is not a scintilla of criminal culpability that can be attributed to Cuba Gooding Jr. after I have extensively, with my staff, reviewed the video of almost two hours which reflects the entire event for which we are here today, mr. Gooding has not acted inappropriately in any shape or form. Nothing in the video could even be considered ambiguous and I, frankly, am shocked and horrified that this case is being prosecuted.

– Mark Heller

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Tim McCormack is a well-respected, highly trained veteran pilot who also had tremendous local knowledge, having flown in this area for many years, we're all saddened and shocked.

– Paul Dudley

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I think one of the by-products of the communications explosion is a sort of corruption fatigue. We've lost our ability to be shocked or enraged by the machinations of politicians. We've been battered with such frequency that we've become indifferent. We're punch drunk with scandal.

– Larry Gelbart

added by Normando
4 years ago

People are not shocked when someone gets killed.

– Salvador Nasralla

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

If you would have heard and seen the stuff sent and spoken to me over this last week, i was shocked -- and I have gotten a lot of hate in my life. People have told me that they will destroy me.

– Michael Pfleger

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I was shocked how much attention that stuff got, hunter Biden didn't have sex with them. Hunter Biden didn't ask anyone to have sex with Hunter Biden.

– Rudy Giuliani

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I was a bit shocked and surprised that The Stewards ' wrote a statement that was probably prepared by The Stewards ' lawyers and refused, literally refused, to take a single question from the media, so The Stewards ''ve been about as non-transparent about this whole thing as anything I have ever seen in my life.

– Gary West

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Due to the chemicals that were in the building and the structural instability, it has been deemed unsafe for us to continue any search for the three subjects that are still unaccounted for, we are shocked and heartbroken by the tragedy.

– Waukegan Fire Marshal Steven Lenzi

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Most Australians have little idea about how many data points organizations like political parties, let alone Facebook, have on each of them, they would be shocked and probably disgusted.

– Glenn Kefford

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

With North Korea never promising to completely stop all missile testing — it only promised a self-imposed moratorium of testing long-range missiles such as ICBMs that can hit the U.S. homeland — we should not be shocked by North Korea's short-range launch.

– Harry Kazianis

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

People are absolutely shocked that this happened, and they weren't planning for it, it has been a severe hardship for surviving families.

– Ashlynne Haycock

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The American public would be shocked if the Supreme Court ruled that it's perfectly legal to fire someone because she is transgender or lesbian. That doesn't fit with American values of fair play and the idea that you should be judged on your work and not on who you are.

– James Esseks

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I have NEVER knowingly taken any banned substance and when I found out the news last night I was totally shocked.

– Jarrell Miller

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

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