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Striking Quotes by Noam Chomsky
- 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,…
- 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…
- ...as long as individuals are compelled to rent themselves on the market to those who are willing to hire them, as long as their role…
- Bolivia is a striking example. The mostly white, Europeanized elite, which is a minority, happens to be sitting on most of the hydrocarbon reserves. For…
- French intellectual life has, in my opinion, been turned into something cheap and meretricious by the 'star' system. It is like Hollywood. Thus we go…
- Perhaps the most striking assault on the foundations of traditional liberties is a little-known case brought to the Supreme Court by the Obama administration, Holder…
More Striking Quotes
- In turning from the smaller instruments in frequent use to the larger and more important machines, the economy arising from the increase… — Charles Babbage
- Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true. — Honore de Balzac
- Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two… — Ambrose Bierce
- I think Benjamin Bratt is the most dreamy... he's dreamy! And I love the fact that he's got this Peruvian heritage; he's… — Sandra Bullock
- Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full of young people. A wonderful, striking combination. — Jonathan Carroll
- Golf is played with a number of striking implements more intricate in shape than those used in any form of recreation except… — E. V. Knox
- War is the most striking instance of the failure of intelligence to master the problem of human relationships. — Harry Elmer Barnes
- Last night, there came a frost, which has done great damage to my garden.... It is sad that Nature will play such… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
- According to the Captain of The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, striking your opponent or caddie at St Andrews, Hoylake or Westward… — Herbert Wind
- The advent of the rubber ball was instrumental in creating an entirely different method of striking the object. The solid ball required… — Harry Vardon
- Among the most striking things that I have learned is how much we have in common. I've sat down with people everywhere,… — Hillary Clinton
- He is not affected by the reality of distress touching his heart, but by the showy resemblance of it striking his imagination.… — Thomas Paine