Friction Quotes

126 quotes by 116 authors

It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that destroys machinery it's the friction. — Henry Ward Beecher
We need to understand that we are not each others' enemies in this country. And it is only the political class that derives its power… — Benjamin Carson
Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction… — Saul Alinsky
So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence. — John Abizaid
Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, and lessens the frictions of social contacts. — Clare Boothe Luce
To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else. Rather than speaking… — Dalai Lama
Om is the pointed piece and DhyÃ¢na (meditation) is the friction. — Swami Vivekananda
In war, while everything is simple, even the simplest thing is difficult. Difficulties accumulate and produce frictions which no one can comprehend who has not… — Carl von Clausewitz
Always work hard. Intensity clarifies. It creates not only momentum, but also the pressure you need to feel either friction, or fulfillment. — Marcus Buckingham
It's very hard to write about that which is always beautiful and pleasant and good. You don't get anywhere with it. There's no friction in… — Paul Bowles
Writer's block is a natural affliction. Writers who have never experienced it have something wrong with them. It means there isn't enough friction-that they aren't… — Stanley Kunitz
The Internet will help achieve "friction free capitalism" by putting buyer and seller in direct contact and providing more information to both about each other. — Bill Gates
In reality, moral rules are directions for running the human machine. Every moral rule is there to prevent a breakdown, or a strain, or a… — C.S. Lewis
With a contained environment, there is the promise of friction. And that is where the drama comes from. — Bruce Greenwood
I think LPGA players for a long time were afraid to say what's on their minds. But we're doing all the right things and there's… — Cristie Kerr
The eye can travel over the surface in a way parallel to the way it moves over nature. It should feel caressed and soothed, experience… — Bridget Riley
Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can't speak any foreign language, I don't feel out of place. I think… — Akira Kurosawa
The whole business starts with ideas, and we're convinced that ideas come out of an environment of supportive conflict, which is synonymous with appropriate friction. — Michael Eisner
Whether they really believe in their brave new world, however, is ultimately beside the point. They're building it. And in the friction-free future, jacked into… — Mark Slouka
That's why you and I had friction? God, I always thought it was 'cause, 'cause I fooled around with your daughter freshman year. — Ryan Reynolds

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