Quotes About Precision

She cared deeply about words and she hated their misuse as she would hate the clumsy handling of any fine thing.

As the six, in file, passed into the poorhouse proper they clicked off glances of disdain with industrial precision.

You will find that success and attention to details, the smallest details, usually go hand in hand, in basketball and elsewhere in your life.

Be quick - but don't hurry.

If you don't have the time to do it right, how can you have the time to do it over?

Minor details—like pennies—add up. A good banker isn't careless with pennies; a good leader isn't sloppy about details.

W turned on his heel and began walking toward the door at the far wall. And by walking I mean, of course, not moving at all, at least not to the naked eye, because his strides could only be measured in micrometers. His creaky legs made barely the tiniest of forward steps, so he'd taken four strides before I noticed any lateral movement at all. "I'll be right back." "Geologically speaking, of course," HARV said.

Why use a sledgehammer when a butterfly net will suffice?

The tiger lies low not from fear, but for aim. ~Wren

There's two things in life you cant take back... Words and Bullets. So make sure you hit what you aim at and make sure you mean what you say.

If you're going to do something, strive to do it better than anyone else. Do it all the way. If you're going to half-ass it, why bother?

What would life be without arithmetic, but a scene of horrors?

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Nothing is completely wrong in this world even the clock which has stopped working is correct twice a day.

Anyone can throw a jab, but it takes skill to land a punch and make it hurt.

Life is like a camera lens. Focus only on what's important and you will capture it perfectly.

had placed myself on the wrong side of her, she pivoted round me so skillfully that I found her arm resting on my own and fell quite naturally into her rhythm of precise and noble deportment. I yielded to this all the more readily because the Guermantes attached no more importance to it than a truly learned man does to his learning, with the result that one is less intimidated in his company than in that of an ignoramus;

La giornata era bellissima, smaltata e netta. Niente pareva lasciato al caso: punte e spigoli, tetti e antenne, grondaie e comignoli, apici d'abete e cime imbiancate. Come in una tavola fiamminga l'acuto sovrastava qualunque possibile rotondità. E pareva consigliasse di mirare in alto verso il turchese compatto del cielo, senza un sole che potesse sbiadirlo, né un volo d'uccello che potesse macchiarlo.

Even a clock that's broken is right twice a day.

If you can visualize the food on the plate before you start cooking, it means, inevitably, that you can be more precise with portions: how often have you prepared a roast dinner intended for six but ended up creating enough food for a dozen? Picture it on the plate first, and you'll not only get a better meal but save on waste as well—though do take into consideration the people who'll want second helpings.

Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought.

I also fell in love with Borges. He is a mathematician's writer. His short stories are like mathematical proofs, delicately constructed and with ideas laced together effortlessly. Each step is taken with precision and watertight logic, yet the narrative is full of surprising twists and turns.

Of course, physics prevents us from dividing things beyond a certain limit, determined by what is called the Planck constant. This is because, according to physicists, it is actually impossible to measure a distance smaller than 10-34m without creating a black hole that would swallow up the measuring device.

1. Consider all weapons to be loaded at all times. 2. Never point a weapon at anything you do not want to put a bullet through. 3. Never put your finger on the trigger unless you want to shoot. 4. Know your target and what's behind it.