Startling Quotes

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As any editor will tell you, startling newsroom revelations are generally met with queries about where the information came from and how the reporter got… — Graydon Carter
Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when it manifests in political or… — Leonard Cohen
The physical voice we use in prayer need not be great nor startling; even should we not lift up any great cry or shout, God… — Origen
That small circle of earth became a second home to both of us. Gardening boring? Never! It has surprise, tragedy, startling developments - a soap… — Paul Fleischman
The fact that this chain of life existed [at volcanic vents on the seafloor] in the black cold of the deep sea and was utterly… — Robert Ballard
Sciences usually advances by a succession of small steps, through a fog in which even the most keen-sighted explorer can seldom see more than a… — James Jeans
I may conclude this chapter by quoting a saying of Professor Agassiz, that whenever a new and startling fact is brought to light in science,… — Charles Lyell
No matter how one approaches the figures, one is forced to the rather startling conclusion that the use of firearms in crime was very much… — Colin Greenwood
Because of her, he had learned to look for the birds - the darting flight of wild canaries (yellow sun on yellow wings), the chesty… — Terry Kay
The science and technology which have advanced man safely into space have brought about startling medical advances for man on earth. Out of space research… — Hubertus Strughold
To the hard of hearing you shout, and for the almost blind you draw large and startling figures. — Flannery O'Connor
Father, we thank you, especially for letting me fly this flight - for the privilege of being able to be in this position, to be… — Gordon Cooper
Only some radical change can divert the downward course of my spirit, some startling new place or people to arrest the drift, the drag. — Tennessee Williams
Right up till the 1980s, SF envisioned giant mainframe computers that ran everything remotely, that ingested huge amounts of information and regurgitated it in startling… — Walter Jon Williams
A number of studies of homeless youth in big cities put forth a startling statistic: Depending on the study, somewhere between 30 and 40 percent… — Margot Adler
It has become apparent that art can have a startling impact without really being or saying anything startling â€” or new. The character itself of… — Clement Greenberg
During the investigation evidence of the vulnerability of women in the modelling profession was startling and models are at high risk of eating disorders. — Denise Kingsmill, Baroness Kingsmill
In a few years, men will be able to communicate more effectively through a machine than face to face. That is a rather startling thing… — J. C. R. Licklider
It's a bit startling to achieve global recognition before the age of 30 on account of your sister, your brother-in-law and your bottom. — Pippa Middleton
Over the years, I have learned that every significant invention has several characteristics. By definition it must be startling, unexpected, and must come into a… — Edwin Land

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