How to request a random row in SQL?

Question

How can I request a random row (or as close to truly random as is possible) in pure SQL?

Answer 1

In MSSQL (tested on 11.0.5569) using

SELECT TOP 100 * FROM employee ORDER BY CRYPT_GEN_RANDOM(10)

is significantly faster than

SELECT TOP 100 * FROM employee ORDER BY NEWID()