Quotes About Precision

I do not choose the right word, I get rid of the wrong one.

Nous écrirons : « Nous mangeons beaucoup de noix », et non pas : « Nous aimons les noix », car le mot « aimer » n'est pas sûr, il manque de précision et d'objectivité. […] Les mots qui définissent les sentiments sont très vagues; il vaut mieux éviter leur emploi et s'en tenir à la description des objets, des êtres humains et de soi-même, c'est-à-dire à la description fidèles des faits.

Let's face it, our memories aren't perfect. We don't get anything exactly right.

He has a splendid repertoire of 500 words. Why does he insist on using only 150?

There is nothing worse than a long, rambling text from a collaborator who uses a whole page to say what can be written in a few lines."

There is no possibility I have made a mistake. Everything that happens as a result of my actions is one of calculation and certainty. Everything happening is exactly what I predicted.

a precise, detached calliper-grip holds the stars and the quarter-                           moon in arrest:

Once you get past 100, it is all about not making a mistake.

Pastry chefs are very particular people - we like a controlled environment; we don't like an audience.

Overeem is really smart when he's fighting, had the patience to wait for the right moment.

What mistake all of us make when we are talking about a particular cricketer is that we say they are trying too much, the control is not there, there is no patience. These are cliched terms.

I have an obsession with details and pattern.

Women play a finesse game: a real pattern game as opposed to flash and dash, power and strength.

In official competitions there are mistakes you don't make or you pay for it dearly.

When you're a litigator, you write so much, so many briefs, over and over again, that you're kind of really focused on one document and have draft after draft, and really pay attention to every single word.

I think its very easy to try to launch things too quickly and do things too quickly and not pay attention to the details along the way.

I think in any writing you're paying attention to detail.

It's very difficult to consistently hit good iron shots if you get off to a bad start. That's why I'm always paying attention to my setup and takeaway.

Fats - very funny man, but every note that he played was like a pearl.

At Pebble Beach, even on your good shots, you've got to hit it to the correct side of the holes to save pars.

I'm absolutely pedantic about language; it must go back to my schools.

You should almost always draw in pen. It forces you to be confident. You can never erase, so it makes you really focus on your line and not wimp out.

I didn't take many penalties, but I never missed one.

I only ever had two options when taking a penalty. It was either going to the left-hand side or the right.