Sentences with phrase «struck by the thought»

I saw your talk at the last Inc. 500 conference and was struck by your thoughts about the evolution of business over the past 100 years.

I remember immediately being struck by the thought that it must have been a little devil who put that thought in her head (and don't get me wrong, I don't usually think things like that).

Finally by noon on April 12, a faint light broke through, and the captain was struck by the thought that the Benares resembled nothing more than a giant calcified pumice stone.

«All of a sudden I was struck by a thought,» Einstein later said.

Joan also wrote, «Every time I encounter an idea like unbundling, I'm struck by this thought: This is an idea that some folks think would be great in urban schools, but they'd never accept it in affluent suburban communities.»

Growing up, McCorkle was struck by the thought of the highway connecting «New York and North Carolina.»

When categorizing books by genre for BookBrowse I have been struck by the thought that a novel is simply a name for a book that doesn't fit neatly into any one genre.

After watching the DVD, I was very struck by the thought that Hillmann never even mentioned marking or any concurrent field work.

Not exact matches

I've spent a lot of time in commerce over my investing career, and I think the ability to build new brands is powerful but I'm struck by the percent of the market that Amazon owns.

I feel compelled to think of myself as an involuntary swindle to have been struck by it.»

This burst of candor may strike the reader as disarming or annoying, but either way, by the standards of the countless books that offer business or self - help advice, it's startling: The whole premise of such titles is that you know very little, and whatever you think you know is dead wrong.

Just think of how many times you've struck up a cocktail party chat by commenting on the food, though Lorton offers another example of the how food can catalyze conversation.

Though I do think that Yellen is incorrect to believe that suppressed interest rates are de facto stimulatory to the economy or the labor market, I'm pleasantly surprised by the tone she has struck otherwise.

By conducting policy in a transparent way and communicating what is important in determining the central bank's reaction function, I think policymakers can strike the best balance between a monetary policy that fully incorporates the complexity of the world as it is, while, at the same time, retaining considerable clarity about how the FOMC is likely to respond to changing circumstances.

In January, Uber contended with a #deleteUber campaign by riders who thought the company was trying to take advantage of a taxi strike at Kennedy International Airport in New York.

No escalation of tensions after Syria strike Markets breathed a sigh of relief this week after last weekend's strike by US, British and French forces on Syrian facilities thought to be associated with chemical weapons.

As always our thoughts go out to those affected by the wildfires and other disasters that have struck this year.

What the hell did you people think would happen if it were struck by lightning??

In thinking about my parents I am struck by the fact that they did not talk in clichés.

We are so infected by the prevailing atmosphere of thought, which assumes that nothing can enter our earthly lives from outside, that a great deal of what the New Testament takes for granted does not strike us as realistic or practical.

A debate in which the thoughts are not expressed in the way in which they existed in the mind but in the speaking are so pointed that they may strike home in the sharpest way, and moreover without the men that are spoken to being regarded in any way present as persons; a conversation characterized by the need neither to communicate something, nor to learn something, nor to innuence someone, nor to come into connexion with someone, but solely by the desire to have one's own self - reliance confirmed by making the impression that is made, or if it has become unsteady to have it strengthened; a friendly chat in which each regards himself as absolute and legitimate and the other as relativized and questionable; a lovers» talk in which both partners alike enjoy their own glorious soul and their precious experience — what an underworld of faceless spectres of dialogue!

These thoughts are prompted by proposals that the Court should strike down, on the basis of natural law, statutes that contravene nothing in the Constitution.

I think Zeus would be opposed to lumps of coal, as they tend to ignite when struck by lightening bolts.

Fixing your moral compass and belief in God's message to a text written by people (strike that, by MALES) that thought the world was flat, the sun (and entire universe) revolved around the earth, that comets were angels, etc etc etc is a cop - out.

Hume's claim that logical and real possibility are distinguished only by a habit of the mind (we are not in the habit of seeing billiard balls vanish when struck by other billiard balls, so we do not think that is a «real» possibility) is not universally accepted.

It strikes me with something akin to terror to think how we permitted ourselves to be taken in, silenced and neutralized, by the boyish grin and a trickle - down prosperity while resurgent racism, Rambo militarism, cultural philistinism, and unregulated, let - them - eat - cake capitalism swaggered across the stage on an eight - year run.

It is natural that, by reason of the exceptional contacts which have enabled me, a Jesuit (reared, that is to say, in the bosom of the Church) to penetrate and move freely in active spheres of thought and free research, I should have been very forcibly struck by things scarcely apparent to those who have lived only in one or other of the two opposed worlds, so that I feel compelled to cry them aloud.

Then, pious as it is to think of Him, while the pageant of experiment or abstract reasoning passes by, still such piety is nothing more than a poetry of thought, or an ornament of language, a certain view taken of Nature which one man has and another has not, which gifted minds strike out, which others see to be admirable and ingenious, and which all would be the better for adopting.

An equally striking illustration of the influence within the Protestant churches of the movement of thought of which Professor Dewey is the foremost exponent is the book by Professor Baker, Christian Missions and the New World Culture, to which reference has already been made.

But little did he know that Jesus, by submitting Himself as the willing scapegoat for all the violence, enmity, hatred, and evil of the world, was unmasking the power and dominion of Satan, and thus, defeating Satan even as Satan thought he was striking the victorious blow.

More generally, though, when one considers the volumes that have been written by political theorists and political scientists on the nature of political institutions, one ought to be struck by how little Bishop Wright actually seems to have thought about these institutions before venturing forth on the sea of political analysis.

His comments may strike some as too outrageous to engage, but I think they reflect widely - held (thought not typically as crudely - stated) sentiments regarding birth control, sentiments I've seen expressed more and more often by fellow Christians in recent years.

The centuries which witnessed the mounting vigor in the Catholic Church in Western Europe were also marked by striking efforts to think through afresh basic issues of the Christian faith.

it strikes at the heart of western capitalist thinking, the american dream, the need for empire... it will not be bought into by many and i find that very sad... it will however and indeed is bought into by some, and that make me very happy.

You would think I was delusional» No, there's an actual church that believes exactly that, also He had a twin, they were both born dead, but his mom held Elvis up to be struck by lightning and He became Lord.

BUY A PRINT OR ORIGINAL OF THIS CARTOON WITH OR WITHOUT WORDS I was struck by this notion last night when thinking about Lisa and me.

I think I stood there for a solid 20 minutes looking in the cupboards and staring into the freezer hoping that I would be struck by some ingenious idea.

Reading the cover flap, I was struck by several parallels, feeling as though I was reading about my life, my thoughts about my place in the world.

Again, just constantly being struck by how you think you know people and they just surprise you all the time.»

After learning a little more about the family and practices behind The Little Potato Company, I was struck by a few key things that I thought were unique and resonated with me:

I was struck by the sincerity and warmth in her words, whose wisdom always leaves me thinking.

Ranieri is just applying the old Italian concept by deceiving you think you have the upper hand and then strike you with devastating effect.

By the time they lose a match, I think their momentum will fall a bit, and that's when we should strike.

And to be honest, I think that a lot of the best players in the world could probably be called a little bit arrogant or difficult to deal with, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and many more, so the so - called revelations about the Arsenal striker revealed by our former right back Lee Dixon in a Metro report this week strike me as not very revealing or particularly important.

I think it would indicate that if they get a FB early in the count (because like I said, perhaps pitchers have gotten into the mindset of prioritizing getting a strike over early) then they will be aggressive early in the AB, and if they don't get it, then they will let the breaking ball float by for strike one or ball one.

As much as Arsenal fans love our Chile international star, Alexis Sanchez, I think we can all agree after the home defeat by Liverpool yesterday that he is not the answer for Arsenal in the central striking role.

my problem with his thought process still stems from the very first point you make (i agree with your take) going back through the Top 8th Gamecast play - by - play: - ground ball single - strike out - ground ball single fastball was sitting (most part) between 93 - 94 no mound visits have been used do you: A) go out to the mound (knowing he won't face Harper), pep talk him, leave him in for Kendrick with a 5 run lead B) put in Lugo (knowing he won't face Harper) I still don't see what Mickey was going for.

«In recent months we have all been struck by certain images that I thought were a thing of the past,» he said.

There is no doubt that Bale needs to get the hell out of Real if he ever wants to be the kind of player he once was... this isn't to suggest that he his skills have diminished, he simply isn't the fiery, determined and aggressive player that struck fear in the hearts of his opponents... the small fish in a big pond just doesn't fit his profile... I can't even remember the last player I've seen who has become so invisible on the big stage (maybe Pogba last year)... maybe it's a case of culture shock or maybe he wasn't able to handle the notoriety that invariably came with his big money signing, but regardless of how it happened this guy is a shadow of his former self... although I doubt he would ever come to a team in such disarray, he could quite easily fill the shoes of Sanchez, who ironically was in a similar predicament in Barcelona, as Bale would return to his favoured left side and would be given the same freedoms that have allowed Sanchez to flourish... ultimately I think the cache of wearing a Real jersey and competing for the top trophies would be too difficult to give up for a wannabe club run by suits who care little about those kinds of accolades

im just saying Mcgreogrs striking is wayy too advanced to not find khabibs chin several times, over lets say 7 minutes, and its like a REALLY good posibilty connor lasts at least that, by any metric, his durability and khabibs (lack of) early finishes at top level leads me to belive way too many chances for mcgregor to fold him, i actually think thats easy money but well see.