Striking Quotes

A late-model Chevrolet truck discharged a firearm into the truck, striking (Morales), forcing (Morales) to lose control of his vehicle and wreck. - Brian Evans

2005 will be remembered throughout the insurance industry for a series of incredibly devastating hurricanes. These storms were a striking reminder of the importance of strong financial equity. - David Anderson

[While they have ruled out any possibility of] a large bomb or a missile striking the aircraft... have not totally ruled out and will be looking at the possibility of a small charge placed on the center tank. - Jim Hall

[To this end, the two artists incorporated imagery from the band's past for the cover. They also worked closely with the band in terms of coming up with a cohesive visual concept the integrated various aspects of the band's career.] We wanted to bring our old icon, the disturbed smiley face, whom we call 'the guy,' to life. I came up with a concept that embodied what the record was about, the 'guy' leading an army of people from all walks of life and all colors of skin, with their fists raised in unison, as a symbol of unity, strength and defiance with an azure sky in the background, ... Being a fan of the SPAWN comic book series and the artwork that Todd and his company have done in the past, we could think of no better team to bring this idea to life. We are incredibly pleased with the piece, and think it is the most striking and certainly our favorite of the three covers. - David Draiman

[On the Supreme Court striking down a law barring] indecent ... I think we're better to have a crash program to develop an inexpensive software package for parents to allow them to monitor the sets for their kids. It is doable and the technology is available and it's legitimate for parents as parents to monitor what their children see on the Internet. - Newt Gingrich

[Most striking are the growing calls to extrude Islamists. Two politicians have advised foreign Islamists to stay away. Monique Gagnon-Tremblay , Quebec's international relations minister, retracted the welcome mat from those] who want to come to Quebec and who do not respect women's rights or who do not respect whatever rights may be in our Civil Code. ... I don't think they should be let in. - Bob Carr

[But Republican Arlen Specter (Pa.), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, also expressed irritation when Roberts refused to answer questions about several Supreme Court decisions striking down laws passed by Congress to help the disabled and victims of domestic violence.] Why not? ... Judge Roberts, I'm not talking about an issue. I'm talking about the essence of jurisprudence. - Arlen Specter

[But I have had nothing to do with his strikeouts. I have only watched them, and in so doing I got the impression that he was striking out more often. Checking the records, I found out he was.] When you get 100 walks and you do the production I have and you have an on-base percentage like I do... you don't really concern yourself with that. I don't, anyway. - Alex Rodriguez

*to Aang* You need to find someone who WAITS and LISTENS before striking. - King Bumi