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328 Striking quotes by 288 unique authors

The most striking feature of contemporary culture is the unslaked craving for transcendence. — Andrew Delbanco
Among the minor, yet striking characteristics of mathematics, may be mentioned the fleshless and skeletal build of its propositions; the peculiar difficulty, complication, and stress… — Charles Sanders Peirce
He wished someone in the course of history had thought of striking that word and all its derivatives from the English Language - happy, happier,… — Mary Balogh
Far away in Montana, hidden from view by clustering mountain-peaks, lies an unmapped northwestern corner- the Crown of the Continent. The water from the crusted… — George Bird Grinnell
The country through which we had been travelling for days has an original beauty. Wide plains were diversified by stretches of hilly country with low… — Heinrich Harrer
The earliest religious texts in the West ascribe to humankind both a prehistory and a destiny among the gods. M. David Litwa presents a striking… — Terryl L. Givens
The striking aphorism requires a stricken aphorist. — Alfred Polgar
From whichever angle one looks at it, the application of racial theories remains a striking proof of the lowered demands of public opinion upon the… — Johan Huizinga
Much more frequent in Hollywood than the emergence of Cinderella is her sudden vanishing. At our party, even in those glowing days, the clock was… — Ben Hecht
Some determined advocates of the vegetable system maintain, that the teeth and stomach of the monkey correspond, in structure, very closely with that of man,… — Sarah Josepha Hale
I know a man who, when he saw a woman of striking beauty, praised the Creator for her. The sight of her lit within him… — John Climacus
The parallels between 9/11 and Pearl Harbor are striking. In each instance there were warning signs before the attack, and in each instance our government… — Diane Watson
The Truth that is to be Realized may be summarized simply as the Realization that no matter what is arising, no matter how many others… — Adi Da
The Metropolitan Museum of Art some time ago held a display of contemporary art at which $52,000 was awarded to American sculptors, painters, and artists… — James Keller
Always have a book at hand, in the parlor, on the table, for the family; a book of condensed thought and striking anecdote, of sound… — Tryon Edwards
The creation of all those symbols and logotypes which are an ever more striking feature of the world in which we live calls for a… — Armin Hofmann
The secret of successful writing lies in striking the right keys on the typewriter. — Evan Esar
Probably the earliest flyswatters were nothing more than some sort of striking surface attached to the end of a long stick. — Jack Handey
I open with a clock striking, to beget an awful attention in the audience - it also marks the time, which is four o clock… — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Experiencing a massage therapy session is its own best advertisement for changing perceptions. A recent national consumer survey found Americans had overwhelmingly positive feelings about… — Bob Benson
I looked upon a clock to find the truth. The hours were passing like ivory chess figures, striking piano notes, and the minutes raced on… — Anais Nin
What is time? The shadow on the dial, the striking of the clock, the running of the sand, day and night, summer and winter, months,… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Most striking at first is the appearance of sudden illumination, a manifest sign of long unconscious prior work. — Henri Poincare
Writers, especially poets, are particularly prone to madness. There exists a striking association between creativity and manic depression. Why are more creative people prone to… — Nick Flynn
A. Douglas Stone, a physicist who has spent his life using quantum mechanics to explore striking new phenomena, has turned his considerable writing skills to… — Unknown Author

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