Quotes About Precision

Just as food is a craft, great service is, too. It can take years to perfect the technical aspects of clearing a plate, carving tableside, or pouring wine, and a lifetime to master the emotional elements of service.

A painstaking course in qualitative and quantitative analysis by John Wing gave me an appreciation of the need for, and beauty of, accurate measurement.

I've never been one to go past 20 players on the wing. I'm always going to be the guy sneaking the ball through, to build and create something.

When I used to dribble, I'd be on the wing, and I'd control it with the outside of my foot - it slows the ball down.

Look, it's no longer about capacity, how many ships, how many air wings, how many battalions. It's about capability. If we dominate cyber space and know and can read the other guy's mail, and with a very accurate laser-guided munitions put it in this window or that window, it's not how much, it's knowing exactly where to pinpoint a target.

Against a team who are tight inside their area, you look to find combinations, the center with the wings or with shots from outside the box.

My only trick to having wing liner sharp enough to cut is be careful and take your time! I have hooded eyes, so I draw my wings more outwards as opposed to upwards so they accentuate my eye shape better.

When you are at the Olympic Games, it comes down to a ten thousandth of a hair between making the next round or winning a race or getting second or third.

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.

I come from the 49er, where there is a high error rate in the sailing but the best sailor still wins, and that's why I'm attracted to these kind of boats.

If you have to go back and spell-check the text you're about to send, you're saying too much.

I love it when fighters are textbook.

If you taste something, you're not at the maximum of your ability. What I think about in competition is temperature and texture. It has nothing to do with taste or emotion.

It is much easier to be critical than to be correct.

Joe Satriani is a methodical, and structured, kind of guy - thank God for that.

I sing in key, thank you very much.

I've said for many, many years, as long as I can ever remember, when I'm asked, 'Hey, what do you look for first in a quarterback?' The first thing I look for is accuracy, because the rest of it doesn't matter.

To become a striker, you need dedication, focus, and professionalism. When they pass you the ball inside the area, the first thing you think of is to score. To find the best way to finish.

The first thing you do before you take a swing with a driver is put it down and see how it looks to your eye. If you don't like how it looks, it's going to be difficult to hit a good shot.

Making duck calls is the hardest thing that we make, so there's skill involved, and they're all handmade.

Comedy is the hardest thing to get right. I remember a joke we did in 'What's Up, Doc?' that didn't get a single laugh. So we moved the shot a foot-and-a-half to one side, and all of a sudden, the laugh was there. It drives you crazy; the balance is so delicate.

Hitting's the hardest thing to do in sports.

I mean, the hardest thing to do, I think, in the NBA, is to put the ball in the hole.

The history of Test cricket will suggest if you hold the top of off longer than anyone else you will have success, in England particularly it's about owning the top of off.