In a capitalist society, persons who create capital, like Michael Eisner, are given the staggering rewards. — Carroll O'Connor Copy Share Image
A staggering 63 percent of Americans say that addiction to alcohol or other drugs has had an impact on them at some… — Patrick J. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The vast knowledge we have to prevent cancer, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses is staggering. — Tom Rath Copy Share Image
My decision on this matter is as certain and final as death and the staggering New Deal taxes. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
That's the staggering, humorous thing about money. If you haven't got taste, money doesn't matter: You'll always look ghastly. — Joanna Lumley Copy Share Image
The most staggering linguistic turnabout for me is the one that equates green economy with 'sustained economic growth.' — Tim Jackson Copy Share Image
I mean, there is amazing amount of oil and gas and other resources out beneath the sea. It's staggering. — Robert Ballard Copy Share Image
Frazzled and delirious, as I've just finished a new book of stories. I feel like Moses staggering down the mountainside with the… — Kevin Barry Copy Share Image
It was a staggering moment when I first heard the news. Lennon was a most talented man and above all, a gentle… — Frank Sinatra Copy Share Image
I've evolved enough that I've learned to not subject others to the fallout of my own unhappiness. I think that's a significant,… — Keith Murray Copy Share Image
Over the years, Charlie [Munger, Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman] and I have observed many accounting-based frauds of staggering size. Few of the… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
When it comes to salt, what was really staggering to me is that the industry itself is totally hooked on salt. It… — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
The simplicity of photography lies in the fact that it is very easy to make a picture. The staggering complexity of it… — John Szarkowski Copy Share Image
The first thing you notice about women in Hollywood, besides their low percentage of body fat, is how few are married. And… — Lynda Obst Copy Share Image
Perforation! Shout it out! The deliberate punctuated weakening of paper and cardboard so that it will tear along an intended path, leaving… — Nicholson Baker Copy Share Image
The truth is that this universe is gassy and unpredictable. It still has not said excuse me for The Big Bang. Sometimes… — Buddy Wakefield Copy Share Image
As Jeremy Bentham had asked about animals well over two hundred years ago, the question was not whether they could reason or… — Chris Bohjalian Copy Share Image
There's something very noble about bringing home a paycheck to provide for oneself and one's family. However, there's so much more to… — David Kim Copy Share Image
What really annoys me are the ones who write to say, I am doing your book for my final examinations and could… — Margaret Drabble Copy Share Image
Sure, you can choose the safety and predictability of the cage, forfeiting the adventure God has destined for you. But you won't… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
Getting ahead in a difficult profession - singing, acting, writing, whatever requires avid faith in yourself. You must be able to sustain… — Sophia Loren Copy Share Image
Not all introductions worked well. Rabbits were an unmitigated environmental disaster. Unchecked by any natural predator, they bred at a staggering rate… — Bee Dawson Copy Share Image
The new sound-sphere is global. It ripples at great speed across languages, ideologies, frontiers and races. The economics of this musical Esperanto… — George Steiner Copy Share Image
An oil crisis looms, prices are spiking - and our president is extolling algae. After Solyndra, Keystone and promises of seaweed in… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
The semi-colon is a burp, a hiccup. It's a drunk staggering out of the saloon at 2 a.m., grabbing your lapels on… — James Scott Bell Copy Share Image
Fight the staggering rise of type-2 diabetes by simply learning to cook healthy fresh food - it's fun, and it could save… — Jamie Oliver Copy Share Image
Small daily - seemingly insignificant - improvements and innovations lead to staggering achievements over time. — Robin Sharma Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I just wonder. Do we believe that God revolves around us? Or, do we believe that we revolve around God? These… — Brandon Andress Copy Share Image
My young friend, I wish that science would intoxicate you as much as our good Göttingen beer! Upon seeing a student staggering… — Carl Friedrich Gauss Copy Share Image
These numbers are staggering, in fact incomprehensible. By all accounts, we are dealing with the greatest health crisis in human history. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The most amazing achievement of the computer software industry is its continuing cancellation of the steady and staggering gains made by the… — Henry Petroski Copy Share Image
Each year, food companies use an amount of salt that is every bit as staggering as it sounds: 5 billion pounds. — Michael Moss Copy Share Image
The odds against an adoptee ending up as the child of the President of the United States are staggering. But then, so… — Michael Reagan Copy Share Image
If I know the way home and am walking along it drunkenly, is it any less the right way because I am… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Yes, aging can be tough and rough... But it is possible to approach the ultimate without staggering and even with a kind… — Norman Corwin Copy Share Image
People with fertility problems are not alone. It is a very very common problem for couples today. I've seen statistics that are… — Michael Zaslow Copy Share Image
The problems of inventing a new language are staggering. But what else can one do if one needs to express one's feeling… — Robert Motherwell Copy Share Image
The statistics of mines that need clearance are staggering but the truth is it's a challenge that is absolutely doable. — David Knopfler Copy Share Image
If I were to believe in a god l would believe in gods. I think monotheism is the really ghastly thing. That… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
“Sometimes a book isn't a heartbreaking work of staggering genius. Sometimes it's the only story you knew how to tell.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image