#staggering

The fact that life evolved out of nearly nothing, some 10 billion years after the universe evolved out of literally nothing, is a fact so staggering that I would be mad to attempt words to do it justice. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#attempt #billion #evolved #fact #i

The first thing I did was give up sweet tea because I drank so much. I'd start drinking at lunchtime and wouldn't set it down until I went to bed. When you calculate how much empty calories and how much sugar I was consuming, it was staggering. So I haven't had a glass of sweet tea in three years. ↗

— Paula Deen

#bed #calculate #calories #consuming #did

Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#capacity #caused #depth #develop #empathize

It's a staggering transition for high school students that found they could study five hours a week and make As and Bs. ↗

— John Gardner

#could #five #found #high #high school

Our nation stands at the crossroads of liberty. Crushing national debt, rampant illegal immigration, insane business regulations and staggering national unemployment are pushing our nation into unchartered territory. ↗

— James Lankford

#crossroads #crushing #debt #illegal #illegal immigration

Time Warner has been managed for the short term. This has damaged the company's fundamental competitive position and its prospects for growth. This approach has cost shareholders a staggering $40 billion. ↗

— Bruce Wasserstein

#been #billion #company #competitive #cost

People with fertility problems are not alone. It is a very very common problem for couples today. I've seen statistics that are just staggering. ↗

— Michael Zaslow

#common #couples #fertility #i #just

Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering. ↗

— R. Buckminster Fuller

#case #either #i #i think #sometimes

Like many alcoholics, I was a staggering woman in a chic apartment, sick and utterly disgusting. ↗

— Mercedes McCambridge

#apartment #chic #disgusting #i #like

Before Barack Obama took office, it looked like that pride could have vanished forever, but today, from the staggering depths of the Great Recession, the nation has had 29 straight months of job growth. Workers across my state and across the country are getting back the dignity of a good job and a good salary. ↗

— Ted Strickland

#back #barack #barack obama #before #could