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.

There are very few human beings who receive the truth complete and staggering by instant illumination. Most of them acquire it fragment by fragment on a small scale by successive developments cellularly like a laborious mosaic.

In a capitalist society persons who create capital like Michael Eisner are given the staggering rewards.

One in seven Americans lives without health insurance and that's a truly staggering figure.

One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the staggering cost of higher education.

What charitable 1 percenters can't do is assume responsibility - America's national responsibilities: the care of its sick and its poor the education of its young the repair of its failing infrastructure the repayment of its staggering war debts.

I mean there is amazing amount of oil and gas and other resources out beneath the sea. It's staggering.

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.

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

Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering.