#strike

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on. ↗

— Ulysses S. Grant

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There is a class, moreover, by whom all these scientific theories, and more are held as ascertained facts, and as the basis of philosophical inferences which strike at the root of theistic beliefs. ↗

— Asa Gray

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It strikes me as very strange that whereas Tennyson could support most of Mr. Buckley's propositions about free trade, and the private sector, and private enterprise, Tennyson found no difficulty also in lending intellectual support to the idea of Women's Liberation. ↗

— Germaine Greer

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I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game. ↗

— Wayne Gretzky

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The life of the village became more and more affected by strikes and lock-outs. ↗

— John Grierson

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Animals often strike us as passionate machines. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

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The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain. ↗

— Horace

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The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have fallen. ↗