Quotes About Precision

I would never use a long word where a short one would answer the purpose. I know there are professors in this country who 'ligate' arteries. Other surgeons only tie them, and it stops the bleeding just as well.

Carve every word before you let it fall.

A book should be made like a watch and sold like a sausage.

kufu means, as I have already explained, being without any suki (opening or flaw in terms of swordsmanship) or yudan (carelessness) and to become the thing itself.

There is an infinite difference between a little wrong and just right, between fairly good and the best, between mediocrity and superiority.

Just make up your mind at the very outset that your work is going to stand for quality... that you are going to stamp a superior quality upon everything that goes out of your hands, that whatever you do shall bear the hallmark of excellence.

Their notion of training was to march the men up and down in parades and reviews: these were nice to look at and gave them the impression of military discipline and precision, but as a preparation for a modern war they had no value whatsoever.

Properly speaking, there are no barbarian standards. Barbarism is the absence of standards to which appeal can be made. The varying degrees of culture are measured by the greater or less precision of the standards. Where there is little such precision, these standards rule existence only grosso modo; where there is much they penetrate in detail into the exercise of all the activities.

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. Hans Hoffman

The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of a gun.

The most perfect technique is that which is not noticed at all.

Those who don't play chess may tend to think of it as a tedious game, best suited to idle eccentrics and the elderly - people with vast patience and plenty of time to waste.

Truth is exact correspondence with reality.

A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team.

You'll be finished when it's done. And it's not done till it's done right.

And she did not have to ask if this was right, no one had to tell her, because this could not have been more right or perfect.

Perfect is close enough.

The more specific your questions the better. If you feel that you can't really continue the conversation without asking questions, you need to ask specific questions.

Effective storytelling is all about being as specific as you can and being as detailed as you can.

What are the three most important rules of the chemist?" This I knew from Ben. "Label clearly. Measure twice. Eat elsewhere.

I hate nothing more than doing things badly.

Too many people think speed is the hallmark of a good musician.

if I was going to do something, I should take my time and do it right.

There was a long pause as he cracked his knuckles one at a time. "What are the three most important rules of the chemist?" This I knew from Ben. "Label clearly. Measure twice. Eat elsewhere.