The life of the village became more and more affected by strikes and lock-outs. — John Grierson Copy Share Image
In the end, when you're writing a really good song, it strikes the right tone. — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
Make your choice, adventurous Stranger, Strike the bell and bide the danger, Or wonder, till it drives you mad, What would have… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The United States of America should be prepared to use military force to strike military targets of the Assad regime. — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
... possessiveness cannot accept; it cannot even strike a fair bargain; it has to confer. — Sylvia Townsend Warner Copy Share Image
If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be… — Aristophanes Copy Share Image
I still believe that even though 'The Empire Strikes Back' is better in innumerable ways than 'Star Wars,' 'Star Wars' wins. — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest… — Horace Copy Share Image
A man strikes you, make him bleed. He makes you bleed, you break his bones. He breaks your bones, kill him. Being… — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
I just think it's silly to be stingy with compliments. If you see someone and they strike you as beautiful in any… — Jill Scott Copy Share Image
Nothing is going to hurt this country - not bioweapons, not a nuclear weapon, not a terrorist strike - there is nothing… — Wesley Clark Copy Share Image
Since, during storms, flames leap from the humid vapors and dark clouds emit deafening noises, is it surprising the lightning, when it… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
It would strike me as ridiculous to want to doubt the existence of Napoleon; but if someone doubted the existence of the… — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
Witches, wolves, and moral friend There is horror that does not end War is waged and battles fought But have you stopped… — Nancy Holder Copy Share Image
Learn to control your emotions. Be able to glide through them. By practicing concentration exercises and meditation, you will find that when… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The roots of love sink down and deep and strike out far, and they are arteries that feed our lives, so we… — Merle Shain Copy Share Image
Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
any criticism heard secondhand sounds worse than it would face to face. Words spoken out of our presence strike us as more… — Deborah Tannen Copy Share Image
What does Reverence for Life say abut the relations between [humanity] and the animal world? Whenever I injury any kind of life… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
One of the deepest and strangest of all human moods is the mood which will suddenly strike us perhaps in a garden… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In a nation committed to better living through chemistry - where Viagra-enabled men pursue silicone-contoured women - the national pastime has a… — George Will Copy Share Image
With enough money and international coordination, we can push incoming asteroids out of Earth's path. We might even be able to bring… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
That abominable and sensual act called reading the newspaper, thanks to which all the misfortunes and cataclysms in the universe over the… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
“War means fighting. The business of the soldier is to fight. Armies are not called out to dig trenches, to throw up… — Stonewall Jackson Copy Share Image
People write because it seems like it'll be an easier job than carpet laying, that they might meet more girls. And they… — Warren Zevon Copy Share Image
Right-thinking people are not supposed to discuss any meteorological or geophysical event - a hurricane, a wildfire, a heat wave, a drought,… — Joel Achenbach Copy Share Image
In black Africa, one does not strike, one does not express, one walks right. — Yannick Noah Copy Share Image
Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me. — Herman Melville Copy Share Image