Quotes of Impressive - somelinesforyou

“ That which is striking and beautiful is not always good; but that which is good is always beautiful. ”

- Ninon de Lenclos

“ One of the striking differences between a cat and a lie is that the cat has only nine lives. ”

- Mark Twain

“ There are thousands hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. ”

- Henry David Thoreau

“ A plain narrative of any remarkable fact, emphatically related, has a more striking effect without the author's comment. ”

- William Shenstone

“ One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives. ”

- Finley Peter Dunne

“ The amount of power freed by telling yourself you no longer choose to put energy into something can be remarkable. Be prepared for extra energy. ”

- Peter McWilliams

“ Never allow the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game! ”

- Babe Ruth

“ Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking. ”

- Oliver Cromwell

“ Never let the fear of striking out get in your way. ”

- Babe Ruth

“ Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often more impressive and powerful than argument. ”

- Tryon Edwards

“ There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. ”

- Henry David Thoreau

“ Make the iron hot by striking it. ”

- Oliver Cromwell

“ Nothing is so commonplace has the wish to be remarkable. ”

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

“ And 'tis remarkable that they talk most who have the least to say. ”

- Matthew

“ Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true. ”

- Honore de Balzac

“ When I talked, no one listened to me. But as soon as I acted I became persuasive, and I no longer find anyone incredulous. ”

- Giosue Borsi

“ Uttering a word is like striking a note on the keyboard of the imagination. ”

- Ludwig Wittgenstein

“ The Good Book — one of the most remarkable euphemisms ever copied. ”

- Ashley Montagu

“ Power does not consist in striking with force or with frequency, but in striking true. ”

- Honore de Balzac

“ One of the most striking signs of the decay of art is when we see its separate forms jumbled together. ”

- Goethe

“ The most anxious time was during launch, just because that is so dramatic. ”

- Sally Ride

“ If you make compelling television, they will come. ”

- Henry Winkler

“ You never know when you are doing something that is affecting someone. ”

- Martin Sheen

“ Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use. ”

- Earl Nightingale

“ Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back. ”

- Babe Ruth

“ Next to entertaining or impressive talk, a thoroughgoing silence manages to intrigue most people. ”

- Florence Hurst Harriman

“ When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst us. ”

- Margery Allingham

“ It's far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help. ”

- Judith S. Marin

“ The nice thing about quotes is that they give us a nodding acquaintance with the originator which is often socially impressive. ”

- Kenneth Williams

“ There are few more impressive sights in the world than a Scotsman on the make. ”

- James M. Barrie
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