“We oppose and abhor the damnable practice of wholesale abortion and every other unholy and impure act which strikes at the very foundation of the home and family, our most basic institutions.” HomePracticeInstitutionsFoundationStrikesAbortionWholesaleHome And Family Author:Ezra Taft Benson
“Time is the nervous system of narration, whether factual or fictive. If it gets confused some of the minutiae of human nature are certain not to work, not to glow, not to strike home.” IfsHumansHomeCertainHuman NatureStrikesNervousConfusedNervous SystemFactualNervousnessNarrationMinutiae Author:Glenway Wescott
“I remember the 70s constantly being winter in Manchester and the Irish community in Manchester closing ranks because of the IRA bombings in Birmingham and Manchester, and you know the bin-workers' strike, all wrapped up in it... They were violent times. Violence at home and violence at football matches.” KnowsHomeRememberCommunityViolenceFootballWorkersWinterStrikesViolentClosingBombingManchesterBirminghamIraFootball Match Author:Noel Gallagher
“When traveling, I usually keep a notebook: when home at my desk, the notebook serves mainly to remind me how little I saw at the time, or rather how I was noticing the wrong things. But the notes do spur memories, and it's the memories I trust. The wine stain on the page may tell me more than the words there, which usually strike me as hopelessly inadequate.” MayLittlesHomeMemoriesSawsPagesWineNotesStrikesDesksNotebookInadequateWrong ThingsNoticingStainsSpurs Author:Jonathan Raban
“The whole city gives you the impression of impermanence. You have the feeling that one day someone is going to yell, "Cut! Strike it!" and then the stagehands will scurry out and remove the mountains, the movie-star homes, the Hollywood Bowl--everything.” GivingWholeFeelingsHomeFunnyStarsCitiesCuttingOne DayMountainHollywoodStrikesImpressionRemoveLos AngelesBowlsMovie StarImpermanence Author:Allan Sherman
“Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.” HomeMovingBaseballStrikesPlatesPitchingBaseball PitchingThree StrikesHome Plate Author:Satchel Paige
“I go to see plays all the time, and whenever I see Chekhov, I'm amazed at how this Russian play strikes home to me living 100 years later in New York City. I'm drawn to him because of his way with characters and their relationships with each other.” WayYearsPlayCharacterHomeCitiesNew YorkStrikesNew York CityAmazedChekhov Author:Neil Simon