Strike Quotes

848 quotes by 693 authors

It was a typically British birth... I was three at the time. They had a strike in the maternity ward... I came out in sympathy. — Bob Hope
We learn best - and change - from hearing stories that strike a chord within us. — John P. Kotter
There is no limit to childishness, if a person starts attacking the other one, they just strike back. Your weak point? Secret? They won't avoid… — Unknown Author
Minds, like parachutes, function better when open, but, like fists, they strike harder when closed. — L.E. Modesitt Jr.
A rational man acting in the real world may be defined as one who decides where he will strike a balance between what he desires… — Walter Lippmann
Plot is people. Human emotions and desires founded on the realities of life, working at cross purposes, getting hotter and fiercer as they strike against… — Leigh Brackett
Strike the dog dead, it's but a critic! — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
According to the dictionary, knock has two definitions: "to strike something with a sharp blow," and "to find fault with, a harsh and often petty… — Marvin J. Ashton
Tito Santana is like a cue-ball. The more you strike him, the more english you get out of him. — Bobby Heenan
My reality was that if there was a defenseless player, if that person didn't touch the ball, I would not hit them. I was not… — Willie Lanier
Look for where the sky is brightest along the horizon. That reflects the nearest river. Strike out for a river and you will find habitation. — Eudora Welty
Lighting does occasionally strike and occasional the result isn't a corpse. — Tillie Olsen
If you feel yourself to be a full member in the world, you probably won't turn to writing, because other methods of communication, more direct… — Margot Livesey
In any case, the bayonet isn't as important as it used to be. It's more usual now to go into the attack with hand-grenades and… — Erich Maria Remarque
The policy that can strike only while the iron is hot will be overcome by that perseverance, which ... can make that iron hot by… — Charles Caleb Colton
A dash derives from "to dash," to shatter, strike violently, to throw suddenly or violently, hence to throw carelessly in or on, hence to write… — Eric Partridge
If the mass of people hesitate to act, strike with swiftly and with boldness, the brave heart that understands and seizes opportunity can everything. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I am very much aware of the visual side of things. I do a lot of photography. I often take Polaroids of things that strike… — Helena Christensen
A tremendous strike which hit the defender full on the arm - and it nearly came off. — Kevin Keegan
We are wide open and vulnerable and in all likelihood an activist judge will strike down our Defense of Marriage Act, our state law against… — Michele Bachmann

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