Listening to Ofer Lahav talk about dark energy I'm struck that this is what it must have been like to hear Isaac Newton describe gravity in the 1680s.

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I'm struck by the tidiness of Um Ahmed's tent.

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And each time I visit a base or meet with members of our Armed Forces and veterans, I'm struck not just by the extraordinary sacrifices they and their family make to serve our country, but by all they do to help others right here at home in their own communities.

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I'm always struck by people who think, 'Well, it must be because I was just so smart.

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But there's a more general point here, which I'm increasingly struck by.

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"I'm certainly not star struck, " he added.

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From a technology perspective, I'm curious about how this struck you because a lot of stores - big box stores, for example - encourage customers to price compare and they say, we'll match or beat whatever price you see elsewhere.

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"On the basis of what I heard, the questions of the justices, the response of the participants, I'm very optimistic that DOMA will be struck down, " Pelosi said.

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I'm all for a dress code, but it has always struck me that golf's way of doing things was antiquated, punitive and not a little silly.

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