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Striking Quotes

For I often please myself with the fancy, now that I may have saved from oblivion the only striking passage in a whole volume, and now that I may have attracted notice to a writer undeservedly forgotten Picture Quote #1

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, like old banners, or everyday clothes, hung up in a sacred place Picture Quote #1

At first sight, his address is certainly not striking; and his person can hardly be called handsome, till the expression of his eyes, which are uncommonly good, and the general sweetness of his countenance, is perceived Picture Quote #1

There was something striking about her posture; something about the tilt to her head. She was like a beautiful and lonely piece of art, lovely but unreachable Picture Quote #1

There was something striking about a single key. It was like a question waiting to be answered, a whole missing a half. Useless on its own, needing something else to be truly defined Picture Quote #1

It was a basic plot in any number of her books: girl strikes out, makes good, finds love, gets revenge. In that order. The making good and striking out part I liked. The rest would just be bonus Picture Quote #1

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He is not affected by the reality of distress touching his heart, but by the showy resemblance of it striking his imagination. He pities the plumage, but forgets the dying bird Picture Quote #1

It being our duty to mortify... we must be at work. He that is appointed to kill an enemy, if he leave striking before the other ceases living, does but half his work Picture Quote #1

Liberals have a preternatural gift for striking a position on the side of treason... Whenever the nation is under attack, from within or without, liberals side with the enemy Picture Quote #1

Most striking at first is the appearance of sudden illumination, a manifest sign of long unconscious prior work Picture Quote #1

In truth the most striking figure for the relation of the two is that of the strong blind man carrying the sighted lame man on his shoulders Picture Quote #1

Some cultural phenomena bear a striking resemblance to the cells of cell biology, actively preserving themselves in their social environments, finding the nutrients they need and fending off the causes of their dissolution Picture Quote #1

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Nine and nine makes fourteen, four and four makes nine. The clock is striking thirteen, I think I’ve lost my mind Picture Quote #1

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root, and it may be that he who bestows the largest amount of time and money on the needy is doing the most by his mode of life to produce that misery which he strives in vain to relieve Picture Quote #1

When I first collected these authorities, I was desirous that every quotation should be useful to some other end than the illustration of a word; I therefore extracted from philosophers principles of science; from historians remarkable facts; from chymists complete processes; from divines striking exhortations; and from poets beautiful descriptions Picture Quote #1

We ought never to be afraid to repeat an ancient truth, when we feel that we can make it more striking by a neater turn, or bring it alongside of another truth, which may make it clearer, and thereby accumulate evidence. It belongs to the inventive faculty to see clearly the relative state of things, and to be able to place them in connection; but the discoveries of ages gone by belong less to their first authors than to those who make them practically useful to the world Picture Quote #1

An ordinary beginning, something that would have been forgotten had it been anyone but her. But as he shook her hand and met those striking emerald eyes, he knew before he’d taken his next breath that she was the one he could spend the rest of his life looking for but never find again. She seemed that good, that perfect, while a summer wind blew through the trees Picture Quote #1

Her form, though not so correct as her sister’s, in having the advantage of height, was more striking; and her face was so lovely, that when in the common can’t of praise she was called a beautiful girl, truth was less violently outraged than usually happens Picture Quote #1

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The clocks were striking midnight and the rooms were very still as a figure glided quietly from bed to bed, smoothing a coverlid here, settling a pillow there, and pausing to look long and tenderly at each unconscious face, to kiss each with lips that mutely blessed, and to pray the fervent prayers which only mothers utter Picture Quote #1

There were times when the fact of impending death seemed as palpable as the bed they lay on, and they would cling together with a sort of despairing sensuality, like a damned soul grasping at his last morsel of pleasure when the clock is within five minutes of striking. But there were also times when they had the illusion not only of safety but of permanence Picture Quote #1

I loved my friend for his gentleness, his candor, his good repute, his freedom even from my own livelier manner, his calm and reasonable kindness. It was not any particular talent that attracted me to him, or I anything striking whatsoever. I should say in one word, it was his goodness Picture Quote #1

Among the most striking things that I have learned is how much we have in common. I’ve sat down with people everywhere, discussing what was in their hearts and on their minds. And it doesn’t take long to find commonality, which is often overlooked, ignored, dismissed, and rejected otherwise Picture Quote #1

If democracy were to be given any meaning, if it were to go beyond the limits of capitalism and nationalism, this would not come, if history were any guide, from the top. It would come through citizen’s movements, educating, organizing, agitating, striking, boycotting, demonstrating, threatening those in power with disruption of the stability they needed Picture Quote #1

Heat can also be produced by the impact of imperfectly elastic bodies as well as by friction. This is the case, for instance, when we produce fire by striking flint against steel, or when an iron bar is worked for some time by powerful blows of the hammer Picture Quote #1

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It’s tough to strike out. Believe me. I hate striking out. It’s no fun. It’s embarrassing. But there really isn’t anything I can do. It’s just a part of my game Picture Quote #1

It is striking how much more seriously we are likely to be taken after we have been dead a few centuries Picture Quote #1

Nobody talks much that doesn’t say unwise things, things he did not mean to say; as no person plays much without striking a false note sometimes Picture Quote #1

Though color be the lowest of all the constituent parts of beauty, yet it is vulgarly the most striking Picture Quote #1

Stress is the demon in our society, stalking the cities and the countryside, striking down young and old and growing in strength daily Picture Quote #1

Golf is played with a number of striking implements more intricate in shape than those used in any form of recreation except dentistry Picture Quote #1

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For I often please myself with the fancy, now that I may have saved from oblivion the only striking passage in a whole volume, and now that I may have attracted notice to a writer undeservedly forgotten (Striking Quotes) 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, like old banners, or everyday clothes, hung up in a sacred place (Striking Quotes) At first sight, his address is certainly not striking; and his person can hardly be called handsome, till the expression of his eyes, which are uncommonly good, and the general sweetness of his countenance, is perceived (Striking Quotes) There was something striking about her posture; something about the tilt to her head. She was like a beautiful and lonely piece of art, lovely but unreachable (Striking Quotes) There was something striking about a single key. It was like a question waiting to be answered, a whole missing a half. Useless on its own, needing something else to be truly defined (Striking Quotes) It was a basic plot in any number of her books: girl strikes out, makes good, finds love, gets revenge. In that order. The making good and striking out part I liked. The rest would just be bonus (Striking Quotes) He is not affected by the reality of distress touching his heart, but by the showy resemblance of it striking his imagination. He pities the plumage, but forgets the dying bird (Striking Quotes) It being our duty to mortify... we must be at work. He that is appointed to kill an enemy, if he leave striking before the other ceases living, does but half his work (Striking Quotes) Liberals have a preternatural gift for striking a position on the side of treason... Whenever the nation is under attack, from within or without, liberals side with the enemy (Striking Quotes) Most striking at first is the appearance of sudden illumination, a manifest sign of long unconscious prior work (Striking Quotes) In truth the most striking figure for the relation of the two is that of the strong blind man carrying the sighted lame man on his shoulders (Striking Quotes) Some cultural phenomena bear a striking resemblance to the cells of cell biology, actively preserving themselves in their social environments, finding the nutrients they need and fending off the causes of their dissolution (Striking Quotes) Nine and nine makes fourteen, four and four makes nine. The clock is striking thirteen, I think I’ve lost my mind (Striking Quotes) There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root, and it may be that he who bestows the largest amount of time and money on the needy is doing the most by his mode of life to produce that misery which he strives in vain to relieve (Striking Quotes) When I first collected these authorities, I was desirous that every quotation should be useful to some other end than the illustration of a word; I therefore extracted from philosophers principles of science; from historians remarkable facts; from chymists complete processes; from divines striking exhortations; and from poets beautiful descriptions (Striking Quotes) We ought never to be afraid to repeat an ancient truth, when we feel that we can make it more striking by a neater turn, or bring it alongside of another truth, which may make it clearer, and thereby accumulate evidence. It belongs to the inventive faculty to see clearly the relative state of things, and to be able to place them in connection; but the discoveries of ages gone by belong less to their first authors than to those who make them practically useful to the world (Striking Quotes) An ordinary beginning, something that would have been forgotten had it been anyone but her. But as he shook her hand and met those striking emerald eyes, he knew before he’d taken his next breath that she was the one he could spend the rest of his life looking for but never find again. She seemed that good, that perfect, while a summer wind blew through the trees (Striking Quotes) Her form, though not so correct as her sister’s, in having the advantage of height, was more striking; and her face was so lovely, that when in the common can’t of praise she was called a beautiful girl, truth was less violently outraged than usually happens (Striking Quotes) The clocks were striking midnight and the rooms were very still as a figure glided quietly from bed to bed, smoothing a coverlid here, settling a pillow there, and pausing to look long and tenderly at each unconscious face, to kiss each with lips that mutely blessed, and to pray the fervent prayers which only mothers utter (Striking Quotes) There were times when the fact of impending death seemed as palpable as the bed they lay on, and they would cling together with a sort of despairing sensuality, like a damned soul grasping at his last morsel of pleasure when the clock is within five minutes of striking. But there were also times when they had the illusion not only of safety but of permanence (Striking Quotes) I loved my friend for his gentleness, his candor, his good repute, his freedom even from my own livelier manner, his calm and reasonable kindness. It was not any particular talent that attracted me to him, or I anything striking whatsoever. I should say in one word, it was his goodness (Striking Quotes) Among the most striking things that I have learned is how much we have in common. I’ve sat down with people everywhere, discussing what was in their hearts and on their minds. And it doesn’t take long to find commonality, which is often overlooked, ignored, dismissed, and rejected otherwise (Striking Quotes) If democracy were to be given any meaning, if it were to go beyond the limits of capitalism and nationalism, this would not come, if history were any guide, from the top. It would come through citizen’s movements, educating, organizing, agitating, striking, boycotting, demonstrating, threatening those in power with disruption of the stability they needed (Striking Quotes) Heat can also be produced by the impact of imperfectly elastic bodies as well as by friction. This is the case, for instance, when we produce fire by striking flint against steel, or when an iron bar is worked for some time by powerful blows of the hammer (Striking Quotes) It’s tough to strike out. Believe me. I hate striking out. It’s no fun. It’s embarrassing. But there really isn’t anything I can do. It’s just a part of my game (Striking Quotes) It is striking how much more seriously we are likely to be taken after we have been dead a few centuries (Striking Quotes) Nobody talks much that doesn’t say unwise things, things he did not mean to say; as no person plays much without striking a false note sometimes (Striking Quotes) Though color be the lowest of all the constituent parts of beauty, yet it is vulgarly the most striking (Striking Quotes) Stress is the demon in our society, stalking the cities and the countryside, striking down young and old and growing in strength daily (Striking Quotes) Golf is played with a number of striking implements more intricate in shape than those used in any form of recreation except dentistry (Striking Quotes)

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