Quotes About Precision

Pool, it became clear to me, is all about angles. First, there are simple angles, as you must hit the cue ball to either side when you are not straight on.

I go through about two Fender mediums a night because I don't pick straight down; it's sort of sideways, and it shaves them off.

Be able to back up a car for a considerable distance in a straight line and back out of a driveway.

My only phobia is untidiness. My hair has to be neatly kept; my shoes are always clean. Everything has to be in a straight line, in its place.

I see a picture right now that's not parallel, so I'm going to go straighten it. Things must be in order.

There is a difference between being straightforward and careless.

Math is pretty straightforward.

Juggling is very, very straightforward; very, very black and white; you're manipulating objects, not people. And that's always appealed to me.

You have to have your feet in the right position to make a pass, a lot of small things go into making a simple, straightforward pass.

With Millais's paintings, it's microscopic; when he does hair, it's extraordinary: you can see every strand.

It's a strange world, the goalkeeping world.

Being a woman fighter, I can't just go out there and manhandle a girl, I need to be very strategic: Use my skills, head movement and defence, then seek and destroy.

I'd rather have quality over quantity. It's about perfecting each song and making sure it's what you want to do. And then even with what I share it's all very strategic.

Hold east of Appleton VOR on the 090 degree radial, 5 nautical mile legs, left turns, expect further clearance at 1630 Zulu, time now 1600 Zulu.").

Instrument pilots cannot descend from an en route altitude to an approach-level altitude or ultimately the minimum descent altitude when they wish.

Life punishes the vague wish and rewards the specific ask.

Simple works, complex fails.

What do you want?" is too imprecise to produce a meaningful and actionable answer.

The minimum effective dose (MED) is defined simply: the smallest dose that will produce a desired outcome.

Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away." –Antoine de Saint-Exupéry French writer, author of The Little Prince

Y el 99,9 por ciento de las veces no era porque no supieran disparar un arma,

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away.

The X1 Search program: instant, precision searching by independent criteria (not just Google-style search string goulash) to pinpoint my files and emails going back to the 1980s. As info explodes, and my memory doesn't get better, it's a godsend.