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328 Striking quotes by 288 unique authors

Perhaps the most striking feature of the [nonprofit] sector is its relative freedom from constraints and its resulting pluralism. — John W. Gardner
The most striking aspect of linguistic competence is what we may call the 'creativity of language,' that is, the speaker's ability to produce new sentences,… — Noam Chomsky
Mr. Darwin contributes some striking and ingenious instances of the way in which the principle partially affects the chain, or rather network of life, even… — Richard Owen
Often, the most striking and innovative solutions come from realizing that your concept of the problem was wrong. — Eric S. Raymond
I generally like very visually striking films. I love a lot of Stanley Kubrick's films. I would have to say 'Dr. Strangelove', which of course… — Dave Gibbons
In a future that portends stronger and more-frequent hurricanes striking North America's Atlantic coast, ferocious winds will pummel tall, unsteady structures. Some will topple, knocking… — Alan Weisman
By almost any measure, the world is better than it has ever been. People are living longer, healthier lives. Many nations that were aid recipients… — Bill Gates
Our voice resonates with life. Because this is so, it can touch the lives of others. The caring and compassion imbued in your voice finds… — Daisaku Ikeda
Yes, there are dangerous batsmen like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina. Yes, the bowling is striking form just at the right time but… — Sourav Ganguly
It was the first and most striking characteristic of Socrates never to become heated in discourse, never to utter an injurious or insulting word --… — Epictetus
Make the iron hot by striking it. — Oliver Cromwell
If we use common words on a great occasion, they are the more striking, because they are felt at once to have a particular meaning,… — George Eliot
In some ways, [the student anti-sweatshop movement] is like the anti-apartheid movement, except that in this case its striking at the core of the relations… — Noam Chomsky
Another editor. That thing behind his ear is his pencil. Whenever he finds a bright thing in your manuscript he strikes it out with that.… — Mark Twain
Being the most striking manifestation of the art of metal structures by which our engineers have shown in Europe, it [the Eiffel Tower] is one… — Gustave Eiffel
We believe that the world, too, can destroy apartheid, firstly by striking at the economy of South Africa. — Oliver Tambo
For books [Charles Darwin] had no respect, but merely considered them as tools to be worked with. ... he would cut a heavy book in… — Francis Darwin
Every computer divides itself into its hardware and its software, the machine host to its algorithm, the human being to his mind. It is hardly… — David Berlinski
While all of these are important and significant events, it is the United States foreign policy that furthers the advancement of freedoms and rights for… — Ginny Brown-Waite
In my opinion turkey is the most over-rated critter for eating purposes in kingdom come but the most striking example we have of the power… — Damon Runyon
When you ask people what it is like being part of a great team, what is most striking is the meaningfulness of the experience. People… — Peter Senge
In our civilization, there are permanent forms which are part of every epoch and every culture. They are not especially difficult to detect. A minimal… — Philippe Starck
Yes, yes, I'm coming. Right up the top of the house. One moment I'll linger. How the mud goes round in the mind-what a swirl… — Virginia Woolf
An iron rod being placed on the outside of a building from the highest part continued down into the moist earth, in any direction strait… — Benjamin Franklin
Kobe was hell-bent on surpassing Jordan as the greatest player in the game. His obsession with Michael was striking. When we played in Chicago that… — Phil Jackson

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